Archive for January, 2007
January 21, 2007 at 7:07 am
· Filed under Accesories, Blogs and sites I like, Crafts, Fabrics, bags, handmade
Although I’ve called my sister, Marines, for her Birthday, I can’t stop feeling guilty that I just left her a message. Our difference in time is about 4 hours and it is quite difficult for me to call her at a decent time. Even after all these years.
So, I am just going to post pictures of my everyday bag. This is the Madras Bag. Made with vintage fabric I found at the Alameda Antiques Fair. I lined it with a beautiful orange satin fabric I bought at a closeout sale. It has an inside pocket I can put my keys and cell phone. The Flower is made from felt I bought at Britex Fabrics in San Francisco. Yummy!
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January 15, 2007 at 5:08 am
· Filed under Crafts, art, handmade
Inspired by some artwork I saw at The Gardener, I drew these and send one to my Father for Father’s day last year.
The rest became an exercise on creativity, since I hadn’t been doing any photography at the time. I drew one of these a day for about 2 months and gave them away as our 2006 Christmas Cards. Now all my friends and family have an original CRH drawing. They are all made with archival color inks on Fabriano watercolor paper. Que los disfruten…
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January 9, 2007 at 4:53 am
· Filed under Accesories, Blogs and sites I like, Crafts, Fabrics, Travel, bags, fashion, handmade
Here’s the travel tote. It is made from store-bought turquoise felt and multi-color thread. I made all the wiggly designs on the felt and used a light blue cotton fabric for the inside. It has two pockets making it a great bag to travel with. Check it out! We were in Beautiful Puerto Rico for a wedding and could not resist the colors of Downtown Hatillo that matched so perfectly with the bag. Notice the bag has a flimsy bottom. I have fixed that with a piece of corrugated vinyl/poly board. Now the bottom is stiff and somewhat water resistant.
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January 8, 2007 at 5:58 am
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I copied the pattern for this bag from a Kenneth Cole bag I bought a long time ago. The guard at the entrance to the De Young Museum loved it and I almost sold it to her right then and there. Well, not really, she was working… This is another one that my friend Adrianne bought for another gift.
Enjoy,
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January 8, 2007 at 5:57 am
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This tote was inspired by my neighbor Adrianne, who is all into cammo prints. My friend Rebecca got the fabric and I did the sewing. Voila!
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January 8, 2007 at 5:50 am
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Here is, yet another bag. This one was an experiment on reversible bags. One side is furry and the other is linen printed w/black & white leaves.
Check it out! My neighbor bought it for a friend who collects cow things.
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January 8, 2007 at 4:24 am
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I know this is not the best photo, but it is the only one I took. I just made a very simple bag by attaching ribbons to the top and bottom of a square tote made from fabric swatches my friend Rebecca gave me. I also attached a button and a loop on the top to fasten. Sofia and Isabel, my nieces, loved them.
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January 8, 2007 at 4:15 am
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This is the first bag I made. My Friend Kerry and I went to a “closing sale” and found a piece of this rubbery knit along the shimmery polyester I used for the inside. I reinforced the handle by attaching another piece (red) on the outside to the handle and the body of the bag. Does this make sense? Well, just a little funky bag for a funky artist. Enjoy.
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January 8, 2007 at 3:53 am
· Filed under art, handmade
I know, I know…I am a little too late or a lot earlier this year.
This is a very tiny Christmas Tree I made for my Mom, who loves the holiday.
I made one for my Sister, Tere, but didn’t take pictures of it before giving it to her.
It is easy to make, but patience helps since the beads are small and the wire thin.
Enjoy it and let me know what you think.
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January 1, 2007 at 8:07 pm
· Filed under Accesories, bags, fashion, handmade
I wish you a great New Year full of creativity and health. I know I have been pretty lame with posting in this blog, but maybe this year I’ll be better.
I just wanted to show you the last bag I made last year, one I hope you enjoy.
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