New satchel bags

These are my new style of satchel bags - these are
100% cotton canvas 340g uni bag, durable, ideal tote fits standard laptop
- enzyme washed for contemporary look and soft finish
- comfortable wide shoulder strap, flap with magnetic stud closure
- inside two roomy compartments, one large zip pocket; outside large zip pocket
- bag approx. 35cm tall x 48cm wide
I made this one for myself

and I'm putting this one in my online shop

 

  

 

The Poky Little Puppy returns....

Who doesn't love the Poky Little Puppy?  Well this time I've used a page from an old copy of the book and put it with a panel of Japanese Kei Honeycomb fabric.  The fabric and paper is covered with PVC to protect it.  This bag is made from canvas and is not lined.  It has a 10cm wide base and is 30cm wide and 22cm high

Birdies

  

 

  

  

I love this birdie fabric, it's a Japanese cotton, so I've appliqued some singlets and t-shirts and they are now in my online shop.

I love op shops!

This is my new outfit and I got it from the local Salvos shop.  The dress was $4.00 and I bought 2 mens' ties and sewed them together to make the belt.  You've got to be happy with that....

Yummy cake

 

 

This cake is so nice - Ricotta, Fig and Chocolate.  The recipe is from an ABC Delicious cafe food book and it's from the Lotus Eaters Cafe in Cygnet, Tasmania.  They have a facebook page which is here .  If you would like the recipe let me know.

Owl Collage

I had this owl in a purple frame but it didn't look right so I painted an old wooden frame white and remade the collage onto bigger paper and added the moon and some falling leaves.  I like it a lot more now...

Shadowboxes

I love making these - I mostly put these in the Pod Collective shop  - Butteflies hand cut from Japanese Chiyogami paper in the black shadowboxes and the blue and white is a pretty decorative paper I found in my paper stash...

 

  

 

More Storybook bags

I am loving making these!!

Alice in Wonderland 

 

 

 

Pussy Willow

  

 

 

 

The Jetsons

Little Red Riding Hood

I have been quite excited about making this bag and I'm really happy with the result.  It was so much fun making it, from finding the old book at the Salvos store and designing it and putting it all together! The handles have boning in them to make them stand up, the outside is covered in pvc to protect the book pages and it has a magnetic closure inside.  Can't wait to try another theme next!  Maybe 'The Jetsons'?!?  or maybe some cute kittens......

Drawstring Purse

I finished this purse today - it's an Amy Butler 'Drawstring Purse' pattern, love the fabrics and the Japanese wooden button on the front.

New jewellery - twist necklaces with unique and unusual beads

I wanted to start the year with something new, so this is my new line of jewellery.   After sourcing some interesting and unusual beads I have found some beautiful ones that make the pieces unique and not something you will see dozens of.  Each piece is different and features a mix of hand made, ethnic beads and crystals including pottery, glass, ceramic and porcelain, and many other types with natural gemstones, Indian, Japanese Tensha beads and Swarovski crystals.  The beads are on a very strong brown cord which is approx 90cm long.  You can twist the necklace around itself and have a different look every time you wear it.  These will soon be available in my online shop and also at the Pod Collective Market Place shop at Boyne Island. 

Creative bags

 One of the bags I just put in my online shop - I love making these with baby canvas and Japanese fabric for the strap with some hand stitching too.  This one has a really long strap so you can wear it across your body.

Card for a special boy

I made this card for my friend who has just had a gorgeous baby boy called Loye.  I used some brown gingham and ironed it on with Vlisofix and the picture is from one of my old golden books with some ribbon and button embellishments

Collage

I saw this red frame today and straight away saw an owl collage in it using an old percussion textbook I found at the op shop.  Here it is and it's now in my online shop too.

New Fabric and exciting things

I was so excited today when this parcel arrived with this gorgeous fabric and some sewing tape, buttons and tags, can't wait to make something....

Linen purse

I've been dying to use some linen and the Japanese wooden buttons I bought so made this today and put in my online shop...

Satchel Bags

Here are a couple of satchel bags I finished today for my online shop

New Glass Tile Pendants

I just finished my first new year batch of glass tile pendants

On my desk

Watercolour drawing of a Sturt's Desert Pea flower I did in 2005, some recycled vintage atlas coasters, little stuffed owl, kokeshi doll badge and some rock my friend Mel from W.A. gave me....

A little sketch

a friend gave me a sketchbook for Christmas so one of my New Year Resolutions is to actually use it.... I bought a visual diary in 2004 and have only used about 5 pages of it, so this year, I WILL use them!