Miaou

Bar the odd blip, I’m now back into taking commissions (the clothkit skirt being one of them!). This week I had a bag to make, and had a wonderfully vague brief (she wanted a jeans bag, but the lining was to be “funky”, that’s all I had to work on!) - which both thrills me and makes me nervous at the same time! Anyway she is very pleased with the result:

This time I added a magnetic closure and an interior pocket for a purse or phone:

Do please contact me if you would like your own version!

I finally went off to Wick this afternoon with seven (yes, seven!) handmade bags for the Made In Caithness shop. They were very well received so fingers crossed they sell well! Here they are, some being ably modelled by Eilish because they looked a bit sad and floppy on my table.

This is my crochet shoulder bag (remember all those little yo-yo’s?)

And here is a close-up (I lined it with a light denim):

This one is a lovely (if a little floppy) shoulder bag made from curtains (as if you couldn’t guess, but I rather like the colour!)

I put a matching pocket inside:

I’ve made this bag three times now! I like this version though - these handles remind me of maltesers … yum …

And a sneaky peek inside …

And another pair-of-jeans-made-into-a-bag (I’ve had lots of compliments about my own one!)

And another close-up for good luck:

Now the sharp-eyed amongst you will note that the two bags I put in my last post, plus the four in this one, do not make seven. No, sirree. However, the seventh one is a knitted one, exactly the same as this one, so there seemed little point in taking a picture!

I’ve got lots more ideas, so more bags on their way soon I think.

A tired old pair of jeans …

And a charity shop dress?

Huh? Huh?

A new handbag of course!