Back to the Sewing Corner

I finally have time to start my craft show items for 2010. To get back into the swing of things, i have created an up-cycled tote from a piece of beautiful faux fur that was like new that I saved from a favorite coat that was only two years old, but the lining was beyond repair. I washed the coat to see if the fur would hold up and it laundered beautifully. With the fur that I salvaged, I created this beautiful bucket bag that has decorative cording for straps, fastened with gold grommets. The bag closes with a button and loop closure. Inside, I added some pockets for small items. The bag measures 14 inches across the top, 9" high, and is boxed at the bottom with a measurement of 4" x 10". The drop measures 16" when hanging. This is truly a one-of-a-kind designer-styled bag. If you would like to see more one-of-a-kind bags, please visit my shop on etsy.Oh yes the button is a beautiful pearl finish on gold to give the bag an extra touch of elegance.

Getting Scrap Happy

A time to Sew and a time to reap....
Today I have been working on my goal to use those beautiful pieces of favorite fabrics I have left from former projects.This is about the fourth bag I have made from this wonderful red vintage drapery/upholstery fabric. I even found the tag still attached to this piece that has the original price. Wow. Those were the good old days. This was originally from Boston Store, Erie, PA. I bought a lot of this fabric from ebay a few years ago. This tag has the original price of $1.27 per yard. This was very wide fabric too. Worth much more today, for sure. Does anybody collect old vintage price tags? Might make a great new collection item?

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This bag will be offered for sale on etsy. It is made from my own pattern. The large 8" lucite purse handles have glitter molded in. The floral pattern looks like large red roses, dahlias and football mums splashed with pink.

Upcyled, Recycled Old Shorts To New Handbag

PINK, GREEN, YELLOW, PURPLE

The colors just jumped out at me when I found this pair of striped denim shorts, like new, at the local thrift store. And I had a small remant of pink rick-rack in my stash that has been begging me to use it on something. Lined with yellow cotton print with tiny pink flowers, and a hidden magnetic snap. I used brass d-rings at each end of the handle so a key clip can be attached if you like. It is available now in my etsy shop.