Sunday 2 October 2011

Another Handmade Monday

The week seems to have flown by since the last Handmade Monday and i don't seem to have achieved very much - i blame the glorious weather. Seems a shame to spend the evenings sewing indoors when i could be outside catching the last few bits of summer warmth!

But i have managed to finish a few things and list some of my make-up bags on my folksy shop.



I had a bit of a panic before my last craft fair that i needed to have some cheaper items available in case folk didn't carry much cash, and there wasn't a cashpoint in the village. So i went into mass production (well, i made seven!) to get these finished. Although they all follow a similar pattern, each one is unique - turning them around so quickly was easy really because they were so enjoyable to make. And it was quite satisfying to see a small 'stash' of items piled up at the end of the day.....

18 comments:

  1. Unusual fabric and like the contrasting centre strips and charms

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  2. Wow - these are super stylish. I'm a bit afraid of working with zips - must have had a bad experience when I was young! These are lovely and it's a good idea to have a range of priced items. Well done and enjoy the sunshine

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  3. wow these are lovely! off to check out your folksy site! x

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  4. They are gorgeous! Love the linings - they add that little touch of luxury. Love the little charm too! Good luck with them at the fair x

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  5. I love these little make up bags Helen - especially the burgundy coloured one. I think I'm getting Christmas obsessed now as am thinking they would be a good idea for gifts and you could put something appropriate to the person inside. Mich:)

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  6. They are lovely Helen - such a nice idea to add the charm to each one. Lovely colours

    Jill

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  7. oh! what a lovely bunch of handbags! you have done really well! i admire your sewing work. i remember when i wanted to sew a pencil case for one school boy, i struggled with putting the zip neatly.love the tags and charms on them! its what girls love!

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  8. Your bags are lovely. Perfect for a fair stall.

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  9. Helen, these are really nice bags, I love the different combination of colours and fabrics.
    Your Folksy shop is looking good too.

    Jan x

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  10. I like those fabrics! And zippers. I don't know how to put in zippers yet, that seems so difficult. Very nice. :)

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  11. oh my...they are beautiful! I love washbags, I probably have 5 yet rarely go away!And these give me serious washbag envy...

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  12. These are lovely, and impulse buys a total must! I love the touch of adding the charms. An excellent gift for anyone! Well other than the old man perhaps ;)

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  13. Your bags are lovely (especially the purple)and I love the star charms. But I have to say - I really love your tags!

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  14. Thank you everyone for your really lovely comments. I'm a bit new to zips too so spent a while looking on the Internet. These were some of the easiest zips to do -much easier than zipper pockets for bags.

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  15. I really like these... using the stripe and the embellishment just lifts them so far above the others - great job :)

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  16. You need to do a zipper tutorial! :)

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  17. I love your make up bags, you certainly were on the production line with them weren't you? I love thw way the fabrics work together. Tried to comment several times yesterday to no avail, fingers crossed for this time

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  18. nice work. Now you can use this b2b products directory for bulk handmade bags import & export business.

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