Clutch

This is a custom piece that I made for Liev's incredibly awesome Aunt Rachel...she generously gifted me with some stunning brocade and requested a small clutch bag "as she carries very little"...









The bag is eight inches wide at the opening, ten inches wide at the bottom, and five inches deep. There is a hinged spring action metal frame in the interior at the top.

Batik

I acquired some bamboo handles and I wanted to make a smaller, simplistic bag.



It is 15.5 inches long, 10 inches wide and 10.5 inches deep. There is a center divider inside the bag, which is made from a vintage white and mulberry-colored batik.



SOLD

Asian Tapestry

This is my personal fave...the pictures do not do this bag justice.

The fabrics are absolutely breathtaking and substantial- one side is a woven landscape tapestry, and the reverse is a sturdy cotton broadcloth.





The button is vintage- from the 1930's.



Due to fabrics, this bag is dry clean only.

SOLD

Something a little different...

I wanted to try something a bit more structured...

This purse is made from a floral/fruit print woven brocade with leather accents and a leather carrying strap.



The poly lining is a pale silvery rose that matches exactly with the brocade. The bag shuts with a gold magnetic closure.



Dimensions:
14.5" wide
9" deep
13" base
22" strap



Due to fabric and construction, this one of a kind item is dry clean only.

Change of pace

This entry is to prove that I actually do knit/crochet on occasion, and sometimes it's more substantial than a gauge swatch.

My friend Toby once mentioned a few winters ago how bitterly cold it was outside, and I got this brilliant idea to knit him a scarf....not just any scarf, but something nice and dorky that showed his love for Transformers. When I casually asked if he preferred the good guys or bad- he mentioned an Autobot preference, so I set to work.

Looking back- I would have used bigger needles (I thought my fingers were going to snap off before I was even halfway there), but making the insignia was surprisingly simple, and intarsia is not as scary as it looks. I am *shocked* that I finished it, knowing how spaced out I get with projects. Rhiannon has since requested that a black scarf with the Decepticon insignia come to fruition.




(thanks for the pics, Toby!)

New style in grey

This is one of the small bags. I shortened the handle considerably- from thirty-two to fifteen inches.- allowing it to be carried in the hand as well as on the shoulder.

The plaid is a cotton blend, and the brushed grey is a cotton/poly blend. I also incorporated two pockets into the front of the grey side of the bag, as well as a small hidden cellphone pocket into the handle on the plaid side.

The button is new and hand painted.