well I couldn’t help myself, once I had that idea, I had to do it! I really like it, I think it has worked very well, it is made from silk and velvet, lined with natural linen, The handles are silk on the outside and linen on the inside, and it has a magnetic closure […]
research and development is something that I think every creative person should find time to do, but to be honest rarely gets the chance, or is that just me ? But this Sunday I managed to start work on an idea that I have had for a while, so here is prototype one, A little […]
Thank you to all the lovely comments for my last post, and to Lyn, you should hear me!!! I sold three bags last night, and I was really interested that two of them were as such repeat designs, so I will make making another one of each of those, which of course will be slightly […]
I have been thinking about what to make, how to do it, and I guess most importantly, how to sell it. For me Etsy is still the best place, about half my sales have come from outside of the UK, and the ones within the UK are not ‘local’. I do have friends who buy […]
I love the combination of these two colours, even though before I would never have considered the two together. At Christmas I bought John this print, and I love it, I love the design, the colours, the simplicity. So from this inspiration and music I’m listening to, I am working on ideas for some bags […]
hmmmm….. if I have all of these, what do I need? some linen? a-ha, what could that be….. hmmmm… oooo… now do I put something on that? oh yes, I do. Sorry I’m writing like I’m talking to a 2 year old! Sorry about that! What do you think, I have lots of odds and […]
..it is funny what can inspire you, for me it has been the front cover of this months edition of Country Living, as soon as I saw it I could see a bag using the colours and shapes : ) Working on this, and two more linen bags, more couture than everyday, though I have […]
