Handmade Monday Week 8 - Bags, Fabrics and Cushions

Welcome to week 8 of Handmade Monday run by Wendy of 1stUniqueGifts. I feel quite a sense of achievement to still be joining in with the challenge of weekly blogging and still being spurred into keeping up with my sewing because of it.
Have to admit failure on The March Hares listing club on Folksy though, managing only to list for 5 days of the month!!!! Maybe try again in April!!
So this week was a positive sales week for me. If you popped by earlier in the week you will know i did a fair on Tuesday at Blooms Garden centre in Rugby and did really well. 4 bags sold and i now have 5 on order so a lot of sewing going on in the evenings after work at the moment.
Before doing anything new this week i finished off a bag i had been making from some left over William Morris fabric i had from a customers order earlier in the year.
As yet i havent put flowers on the front as i'm not sure they will look as good on this fabric and am wondering whether to try a small bow instead. As that bag was finally finished i visited The Bramble Patch and spent rather a lot on fabric!! It probably is a much dearer way of making things when i only buy by the quarter but it means i can always keep fresh with different designs and colours rather than mass producing the same product all the time and getting bored by what i do.
So i got some more dotty and daisy fabric but also some blue, red and even pink corduroy.

Preparation is the boring part so i cut, pinned and sewed darts in all of them at the same time, and also the linings.

Then the best bit, sewing them together!!

So that's the bases done and next job this week is to do all the pelmets.

As well taking all my new stock to the fairs last week i took some of my old stuff as well and put on at a bargain price just to destash.

Among these items were the bolster cushions i made a couple of years back for kids. Filled with small polyester beads they are brilliant cushions for kids, especially on long car journeys.

And i did well and sold half a dozen and even had a lady asking if i could make her one in chicken fabric, which i have!!

Now to clear up the mess on the floor!!!

Thanks for popping by and dont forget to pop by 1stUniqueGifts blog and see what other clever crafters have been up to this week.

Until Next Time.

xxx

Craftjuice Tuesday - ACEO's

Welcome to this weeks craftjuice Tuesday.
This weeks subject is ACEO's.
So what is an ACEO?
In short, collectable pieces of art always measuring 2.5ins by 3.5ins but created in any medium, paint,pencils,inks and now wood,fabric, clay etc.
Their size is of importance as it's the size of a standard trading card.
They can be displayed on mini easels, or hung or even just collected and stored in albums.
Not something i would probably collect myself but some on craftjuice have certainly caught my eye recently.
Below are my favourites this week.

PANTSANDPAPER on Folksy has a few ACEO's in her shop. Pop by and take a look and while there have a look at all her items. By far my most favourite shop on Folksy.

Another lovely fabric designed ACEO by Bodkinandbead again on Folksy.

This one has a rather nostalgic feel to it with an old fashioned printed photo,vintage buttons and ribbon. Anyone for tea? This tea pot is one out of a set of 5. Check out Handcrafted ACEO's on folksy for the other designs.
Love daisies. Love the colours of the meadow.

LOVE this Daisy Meadow ACEO by Lynnwoodcrafts on Folksy.

And finally this campervan is absolutely brilliant by Beadsbydesign. It can be found her shop on on Folksy under her shop name Ra RA Bazaar along with some other lovely pieces

Thanks for popping by.

Until next time.

xxx