I can't believe I never posted this!

When my the Sister in Law found out she was expecting a little girl she asked me to make her a diaper bag similar to a picture of a purse she had seen.  I welcomed the challenge and made this bag for her.  I was so excited to take it to her I forgot I hadn't taken any pictures before we left home.  Since I didn't really have a pattern for it I knew I would need some good pictures to reference later.  Because really, who can resist such an adorable bag!?  I have to make myself one someday.



The dimensions are similar to the other size of diaper bag I make, but this bag has a wider bottom and so it sits a little nicer in my opinion.  I made this over a year ago and I still love looking at it.  Hope you enjoy the 'Ella' too!

Hanky Giveaway

I have an awesome cousin that has a blog where she gives pretty cool tips and project ideas. I think she is amazing. She has a giveaway going for something that completely caught my eye what with my love of fabric and all. She is having a giveaway for some vintage hankies. You have to check it out! http://iholdallthecards.blogspot.com/2011/11/vintage-hankies-giveaway.html

My new Love

So sometimes I can't help myself when it comes to fabric and certain color combinations. What can I say? The whole reason I started making bags for people was so I could have an excuse to play with fabric and not have to spend all the money associated with it. But I do have moments of weakness. This moment started with my need for a kindle cover. I didn't want to spend a ton of money on a cover that wasn't cute and I couldn't find one that I liked for not a ton of money... notice a theme here? Then I got creative and decided I could make my own cover and it would be darling to say the least. I went fabric hunting and I knew I wanted to do something with yellow, I just had find the right one. I walked around until I found one that spoke to me. So I picked it up and came home and made my cover.

Well, before I knew it I 'needed' a new purse. And wouldn't you know I still had some of that fabric left from my cover. Perfect! I added some grey and yellow to it and I am in love with the result! I am normally a brown kind of person but I am completely won over by this grey! I am working on a diaper bag for my sister in law right now with the same shade of grey and I can't wait to finish it so I can share it with you.

I am constantly amazed at all the room these bags have and how much they hold! I was at the store the other day and the cashier asked me if it was a diaper bag. I said no, it is my purse, but it holds just about everything. Inside my head I was thinking... you definitely don't have kids do you?

Pears and Flowers

I made these two bags for a lady that picked out her own fabric and sent it to me. They are all corduroy fabric. I have noticed they have some pretty cute corduroy fabric choices in the stores as it is fall now. I have to say I love all things fall and fun corduroy prints fits right in there. I am working on some fall table runners right now and can't wait to share them with you when they are done.

Kailey

My niece is getting baptized this weekend and I am super bummed that my family won't be able to make it. She is ALL girl so I thought I would make her a ruffle scripture tote for her big day. I am so proud of her and her decision to be baptized!

Scripture Totes

A friend of my sister was in need of some new totes to take their scriptures to church in. I was more than happy to make up a little bag for them based on my usual design. I had so much fun playing with the ruffles and lace! This little tote would also be a good mini purse. Depending on how much stuff you carry it could work for you too! It has six pockets on the inside and is 7 inches tall, 8 inches wide and 4 inches deep. Such a perfect little size!

Here are the bags I made for them:

Mom: She wanted pink and black and cream. I am in love with this style. I even like it without the flower on it! Just think of all the possibilities!

Daughter #1: Originally she wanted blue since it is her favorite color. Then she looked at my blog. How can you resist Zebra and Hot Pink?!Daughter #2: Her favorite color is green and she loves animals with big eyes, enter the fun polka dots and owl print. Such a fun combination!

Two new ones

I had two friends request that I make them a little bit bigger version of the standard bag. I love the new size! It's a few inches taller than the standard and an inch wider. What a difference that little bit of extra room makes! Here are some pics to see what they requested.

I never get enough of green. What a great color! On this one I made a side pocket big enough for a water bottle since she always carries one in her purse. What custom pockets would you like?This one has made an animal print lover out of me. OH my! I can't even say how much I love this bag. I am now on the 'hunt' for some super cute animal print of my own. I had some scraps left over and couldn't help myself. I can see my niece toting this little beauty around!Don't all little girls want to be like their mommy? Truly glamorous!

I can't get enough of these two!