Pimped out

I think my husband is generally pretty proud of the work I do. I think he likes the attention I get form the locals here...and praise from customers. Mostly I think he just humors me.
A couple of times however, he has mentioned that I should do this or that...usually stuff I don't do. Like manly tool bags...and other things that just aren't done of pretty wools with appliqued birds.
Most recently he told me that Bryan wants me to make a cover for his iTouch. These are the kind of requests I don't take seriously, I just ignore them and hope they go away. This one didn't. Every weekend when Wayne came home from work I heard... "Have you done it?" "Have you worked on it?" and... "Bryan is waiting!"

GeeeeeEeze!

So I took some time today...figuring a suit & tie theme would have to be manly enough for Bryan's itouch cover. Honestly, I am happy with it! It has a wool suit body, lined in a funky 70s tie fabric with a leather wrapped button (also off a suit) as a closure.



I think I'll even make a couple more of 'em and see how they do on Etsy.

Stuff

Before Etsy I made stuff. I sold it at local shows, in a couple of shops and even at a local Bed & Breakfast. I made lots of stuff... I made dolls and bears, Christmas ornaments, yard signs.... tons of stuff.
As I got older, and my house filled, I lost my appetite for stuff...and took a break from making it. I had even mostly cleared it from my house. Stuff is clutter...who needs the added chaos?

I have decided everything doesn't have to have a utilitarian purpose. I did indeed intend to make only useful things...that would be used up and worn out. But after I finish one of my little plush creatures and I feel a warmth spread through my whole being...I know it has a purpose.

Pictured here is my new Turtle love. He is made out of several colors of repurposed wool, from a pattern in my 60s Womans Day book of plush animals. I have made alterations...that I think actually made it easier to put together....and piping around the edge of his shell.

Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

After the overwhelming success of my last craft show I made the decision to keep making my bags for just one more year, and kinda hit it hard this last year attending every show I can... just to do it! I'd like to have a clean living room, and I am sure that before long... if my bags are as great as everyone tells me they are... it will catch on and Walmart will start making fake copies. :)

I knew this would happen, I am just glad I got to witness it.... and I wish I could read Italian! I was wasting time going through the stats on my Flickr account... it is fun to see where people click from. I found that I was in a blog. That's always fun!
See it here!
http://leideediyrbag.myblog.it/archive/2008/11/22/giacca-o-borsa.html
I feel a bit of pride in seeing this... almost as if I were the teacher....

Off to finish the bag I meant to post on here today.