Preview for S

This is yet another Yvette New York Sling that I'm in love with!

I get so many different streams of business- many of my orders are from friends of friends, clients that post their purse on Facebook is also a great source of exposure for me but the ones that always touch me (and still surprise me) are calls or emails from people who saw someone in a store or in their daily lives that was wearing a purse that I made so they stop the person and track down my information. I cannot put into words how humbling that is for me!

This is the case with "S" who saw another Yvette sling on my girlfriend Jen A. and called me to order one. It was really fun to come up with fabric combinations for "S" because she has an adventurous color side but also really wanted her purse to be an everyday bag that she can take to work and works with everything. I am a color JUNKIE but this black and white combination struck me when I put it together and really made me take a second look at making some more monochromatic work in the future. The home dec fabric is heavily textured and is so sturdy but super soft- I just love it!

"S", thank you so much! Hope you enjoy it!!

xo-

holly

I don't post personal stuff too often on my blog but I have a few coming up that are just too good not to share. A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of going to the first sewing circle event that some fabulous friends of mine and I pulled together and it was pure heaven! Wine, friends and making stuff.....mmmmm...makes me smile just thinking about it.

When I arrived home that night my husband shared this shirt with me. Our now 4 year old daughter (she turns 4 today!) had spent a couple of hours while I was gone "making" Daddy a fantastic shirt. She yanked down a sweater of his out of our closet, climbed up into my accessories bowl and found herself an entire packet of bobby pins and this out-of-control, amazingly cute and clever, bobby-pinned Daddy shirt is what she emerged with.

The creativity our little girl has always astonishes me. I watch how often she is drawing and painting and I would say a good average is 5 hours a day that she spends making stuff (about the same as I do!) I'm so thankful that God has blessed us both with the passion to create and I sure hope that help keeps us close as both of us get older.

Playing dress up with fairy tale classics- Little Bo Peep costume

My friend Jenn brought up to me a couple of months ago how cool it would be to get dress up clothes that were not always Disney princesses, made of itchy fabric and usually downright tacky...instead inspired by the original fairy tales and classically pretty and fun.I was HOOKED by the idea and have spent the past weeks pouring over fairy tale books, dissecting my daughter's dress up clothing and looking at costume patterns.

I plan on doing several characters (if you have any ideas with one you would like to see please email me!) but Little Bo Peep was always at the top of my list. I noticed how dress up "pants" were lacking in my own daughters dress up arsenal. I also realized that my daughter is completely nuts about wearing aprons when she is playing tea party so I thought Bo Peep was a great place to start!

Everything about the outfit is easy-peasy- the pants are lightweight and elastic so young ladies can get them on and off with no problem. It can easily be washed, it's all cotton and very soft and comfy.

I really want to keep these reasonable because I don't think dress up outfits should cost a fortune ;) and role playing is such a rich experience for children. I also think they will make wonderful and unique birthday gifts (which is what this order is for) so I don't want to price them out of that range. I hope to keep all of them around $35-$45, most of them in the high $30 range.

Little Bo Peep comes with the pants and the full apron- the white shirt underneath is NOT included. Little Bo Peep will be $42.


I hope your birthday friend enjoys this "M"!!! Now I need to find the time to make one for your little "m" because I KNOW she will appreciate it ;). Xoxo- holly

Crossbody and shoulder strap on the Multitasker style

This bag I actually made over the summer for a client named "M" who wanted both a shoulder strap and a messenger strap. She enlarged the Miss Karen's Multitasker so this is almost but not quite the diaper bag size and the messenger strap is removable. I adored her adventurous sense of color!

The Miss Karen Multitasker with these specifications and size is $58

Miss Karen's Mini-tote

My friend Karen always inspires me when I'm making purses because she is insanely cute and also crazy organized in a way that makes me want to copy everything she does. This style is wide but thinner so the size seems small but it maximizes space. The entire front is a band of outside pockets (which I am finding are a must have on my own purses!). My intent here is to have a tote-ish purse that you can fit a lot into and stay very organized but not so large that it gets intimidating.

This particular one was made for my friend Julie on her birthday ;)- who I know God put into my life as much for her friendship as for her amazing example to me!!

Miss Karen's Mini-tote is $52

My favorite handle!

It's probably getting repetitive now me saying that I have a lot to post and very little time to do it. After my semi-break over the holiday (I didn't sew for 3 days in a row!!!) and the end of my teaching art (for now) I realize more than ever how I need to simplify sometimes.....so tonight I'm going to try and get a few more bags posted that I made before Christmas with very little narration from me (gasp!).

This purse is the first style that I made for Autumn (her new one I will post soon)-except this time I added the gorgeous wooden handle that I love so much I want to swallow it whole! The little dips on the front of the bag are pockets....so clever- I got this from an actual pattern so I can't take credit for it.

The Autumn Shoulder Bag is $52