I have all these leather samples... 
as I mentioned. A bunch of them are a weird rounded/triangle shape with a grommet at one corner. I finally had a vision of how I could use them with out having to cut them and use them as is. It's sort of a little pouch or evening bag... depending on the materials I use it could be casual or fancy. I am still working on the assembly and technique. I figured out a nice stitch for the edging and the how of putting it together. I tried to do a little embroidery detail using the interior fabric but I'm not thrilled with the look. I don't have a free motion foot for my machine and I'm trying to cheat. I think that with a different interior fabric (with a different design) I might have better luck. They need to have a more "finished", "professional" look... I need to figure out a better material for the strap (ribbon possibly or elastic?), and a label or tag for them. They are a cute little wristlet and I'm excited about finding a use for those weird shaped samples. Any ideas for what to call them? How much would you pay for one? It's only taken about 1-1.5hrs to make one... so it would be pretty easy to get a whole bunch done in a few days. -My time to work on projects is limited to about 45mins at a time... thanks Oz. So, I know it's hard with out seeing them in person, but I'm happy to hear any suggestions/critique!!!
I was invited to join in a "boutique" party at a friends house (Karen our doula). She has invited two other artist, besides me, to come to her house and show/sell there work. I'm excited! She's going to invite a bunch of her friends and I will invite the few people that I know. With any luck I will be able to sell some of my Bagbag's (or take some custom orders) and these pouches if I can get some made before the party.
2 comments:
I love the lining! And I would be more inclined to buy one that was just plain leather on the outside (rather than embroidered), because I like simple bags, so I don't think it's bad to not embroider them if that's not coming out how you want it to.
I'm not sure how much something like that would go for. $25? $30? Depending on how big it is. I can't quite tell.
How hard/expensive would it be to use chain for the strap? That would look cool. I've even seen chains with ribbon wound through them recently, which can also look nice.
Hope you sell some at your party!
those would be cute little girl's purses, too! irene loves a little bag to put her treasures. I like the cord wrist strap that you used - I would want something comfortable for my wrist but sturdy enough to get a hold of - ribbon seems too light.
-laura
Post a Comment