On Saturday night we were going to go to a concert to see A Perfect Circle, so I wanted to get a small bag finished up to carry my phone and wallet. I had been meaning to make something like this for awhile now, and am pretty happy with how it turned out. I made […]
In early 2017 I had made a black purse that I loved. After going back home for a benefit (whereby I made two other purses for it) I was offered some moola for my black purse. I knew she really wanted it and would ask me again for it, so I sold it to her. […]
Leather tassels on purses can be a great accent. They can go on the zipper, or just hang off the handle. I also use these for my keys. I tend to have large purses, and it is much easier to find my keys when it is attached to a bit of fringe. This is how […]
As part of the Admin team for Sewing Pattern Testers, I sewed up the free bag designed by Angie Hebert. She wanted one in leather, and having much leather, I complied! I also needed to finish sewing up some small pieces of fabric I was sent by RP Custom Fabrics. These are a small size […]
Purse #2 is DONE! Procrastination is a life skill that I am well acquainted with, so of course, I waited until the last minute to get this done. I wanted to make sure it turned out nice, though, and I think I succeeded. The leathers are both lambskin. The royal blue is an embossed leather, […]
Here is the first bag for the benefit auction in a few weeks. This is my bag pattern that I have been using to make most of my purses. I should maybe make a tutorial or something on it, huh? This one is made of the following: Green pigskin leather Gold lambskin leather Green Bay […]
My old black pleather purse has seen better days. As it is pleather, the handle piece tore off, and I had to resew it on. It looks like crap, since the pleather now has a hole in it. It was time for a new real leather purse. This is black Mirabella cowhide with a black […]
I was hoping to get this gift made over my holiday break from work, but I just did a lot of reading and resting. I needed that, but now I am stressing on getting projects done that I have volunteered to do. This is what I need to finish up this week: Sample sewing some […]
We are at a point in our familial gift giving, that many just want to exchange for the kids and not do anything else. We are getting some gifting back, but for the most part the adults are not interested. I miss it. I do have a cousin in California that always sends something nice […]
One of the neighborhood “moms” that I grew up with was looking at my handbags I made recently, and was admiring them. She is going through some tough times right now, as she has been dealing with a rare skin cancer. At this point she is hoping for 4 years. I wanted to make her […]
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