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A beautiful unique bouclé fabric Shoulder Bag and Cosmetic Pouch Set

22 Saturday Oct 2016

Posted by carentaylor in Bags, Creative Patchwork and Applique, Totes

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Applique, Artist and crafter, Artistic creativity, Boucle fabric, Brass D Rings, Buttons, Carens canvas and craft My ETSY shop, Cotton fabric, Crafty creations, Flower Buttons, Fun with fabrics, GRABABARGAIN2016, Hand quilting, One off designs, Polka dot fabric, Shoulder Bag and Cosmetic Pouch Set, Stripy fabric, Synthetic wadding, Unique Designer handcrafted items

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A Unique Boucle Shoulder Bag and Cosmetic Pouch Set

Whilst crafting away on the lovely Shoulder bag above, my Dearest happened to pass by as I was attempting to turn the long handle, by no means an easy feat!!…given the thickness of fabric and narrow two inch wide gap to send the 30 or so inches through. At some point in my concentration and brute force, I seem to remember hearing, ”…trying to lay an egg love??…” To be fair laying a whole clutch of them would have been easier!! But persistence paid off in the end 😉 LOL…That, and having just cleared the local haberdashery of all their large D Rings meant I just needed to make another little bag set!

The quite conservative exterior, gives way, to…a blast of happy, stripy colour inside. All fully lined, even the internal zipped pocket! So, makes for a perfect shoulder bag and pouch set!

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Sandwiching synthetic wadding between the boucle and stripy cotton fabric gave a lovely soft, hand quilting effect, with just enough texture to make the bag even more interesting

After finding a couple of super large buttons during my haberdashery scouting trip, I couldn’t resist, and, found it matched perfectly in colour to the pink and black polka dot cotton fabric I had in my stash…something about spots and striped shouldn’t be together??!! Anyone else remember their mother drilling that info to them at a young age?? Anyways, I set about creating a large turned boucle flower to applique as the central feature with the button being used to anchor all in place. After adding the internal zipped pocket, to form three main compartments, and the small open pocket, perfect for keys and the like, and a magnetic clasp, I then added the polka dot binding before joining all together with the lined matching gusset, which also houses the D Rings for the long shoulder strap. Once all the hand stitching was completed and the binding turned back, some small left over pieces of fabric made their transition into a little cosmetic pouch, also with a little turned through boucle flower detail and simple stud fastener.

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Soft Quilted loveliness…Bursting with… ‘Happy Colours’!!

What a wonderful way to brighten your day! Every time you open up into the colourful interior, gives a happy boost to the day!…Or, is that just me??!?

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The simplicity of the reverse, though, still showing up the gentle hand quilting texture effect.

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Lots of love, lots of hand sewing and all at a super amazing promotion price !! Packaged and ready for shipping!! It would make a lovely unique gift for someone special perhaps?! As The Festive Season, creeps ever closer….. take advantage of my Etsy Shop limited discount voucher code …….!!!!

GRABABARGAIN2016 Is THE 15% discount voucher to use on all orders over £20.00 GBP (sorry, doesn’t apply to shipping fees) in my Etsy Shop, running only until the 1st December, 2016!!! So, Grab A Bargain while you can 😉

Okay!! I only have another 16 D Rings left!!…Wonder what will be next then?? Maybe I will have to shelve my bag designing for a week or so, as I get to grips with a commissioned meter high gigantic stocking 😉

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Posh peg pouches – New handmade designs – by me for 2014!

09 Wednesday Apr 2014

Posted by carentaylor in Creative Patchwork and Applique

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2014 pegbag designs, Applique, Art, Artist and crafter, Artistic moment, Arty, Button flower border bag, Button flowers, Crafty creations, Crazy woman!, Creative crafting, Cute peg bag creations, Decorate with buttons, Designer pegbags, Different, Embroidery, Felt applique peg bags, Fun novelty hand crafted fabric creations, Handsewn garden scenes, One off designs, Original, Peg bags, Peg storage solution, Posh peg pouches, Quality decorative items, Quality handmade crafts, Tiny wooden pegs, Unique original designs

Posh peg pouches! New handmade designs for 2014. Each and everyone different. MY ETSY SHOP Caren's Canvas and Craft

Posh peg pouches! New handmade designs for 2014. Each and everyone different.
MY ETSY SHOP Caren’s Canvas and Craft

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Trying to keep up with WordPress over the last couple of weeks has been hard. I have been SEW busy!!! As a result, I haven’t been able to visit blogs I follow quite as often as I would have liked, for which I apologise.

Over the last weeks, I have been creating new picture designs for my unique posh peg bags/pouches, cutting a mountain of little pieces of felt and hand-stitching them in place. Each and every one I have made (and will make in the future) is different – no two will ever be the same, making them all the more special for the purchasers.

Without even having had time to upload them before now here on WordPress, and only a day up on my Etsy shop, some are already winging their way to washing lines across the UK. It really is a case of ‘‘If you like the one you see – get it quick!’‘ As it won’t ever be reproduced exactly the same again.

It really is peg bag season, a couple of days of warmer winds and some sun seems to have gotten the whole world looking for peg bags! And, I’m very proud of my designer (fully lined and with a little wooden hanger) peg bags and their handmade quality. So well made and unique, they are made to last for you for years (As long as your jealous neighbour doesn’t take a shine to it and sneakily remove it from your line!) My fingers are down to the last layer of skin almost, but I love making them, I just don’t ever want to seem to stop (but that’s me all over – why stop at one?)…as you will see below 🙂

Posh peg pouches/bags 2014 designs

Posh peg pouches/bags 2014 designs

Posh peg pouches/bags 2014 designs

Posh peg pouches/bags 2014 designs

Posh peg pouches/bags 2014 designs

Posh peg pouches/bags 2014 designs

 

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Springtime inspired Handmade patchwork and quilted button flower tote/bag

03 Monday Mar 2014

Posted by carentaylor in Bags

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Art, Artistic moment, Arty, Button flower border bag, Buttons, Caren's canvas and craft, Colourful springtime tote, Cotton fabrics, Crafty creations, Creative crafting, Designer tote, Fabric handmade bag, Handmade and designed patchwork bag, Handmade creations, Multi-pocket feature design, My Etsy Shop, One off designs, Original, Original craftwork, Patchwork quilted tote, Quality hand-crafted items, Springtime, Springtime inspired, Unique creations, Unique ideas

Springtime patchwork bag design

Springtime patchwork bag design available on my Etsy shop for a limited time!

One burst of sunshine was all it took! I was inspired to create something which just shouted Springtime! and here it is.

Based on a similar theme from one of my designs (the last one was Autumn/Harvest colour themed with rich warm colours!) this goes to a new level of fresh, bold and vibrant = Spring!!! Well it does in my book anyway 🙂

The colours I chose for this new little tote, you may have guessed, are based around Springtime bright blue skies, fresh tender foliage, colourful crocuses and delicate cowslips (Primula flowers) in grassy meadows. The fabric Used for the straps/handles just had it all,it was up to me to source the other fabrics to coordinate.

I had a wonderful time rummaging around my favourite fabric shop, making my mum dizzy, as I flitted from stacks of fabric to mountains of material. Eventually, armed with just what I wanted, as I could already see the finished piece in my head, I had small amounts of each one cut by the shop assistant.

Much sorting, measuring , cutting and assembling resulted in two little patchwork panels, both with a plain cream border in the centre. perfect for adding one of my button flower borders. Into my buttons I dove, routing around until I came up with the perfect combination of little buttons. After stem stitching a grass line I added the stems and then buttons., now to hand quilt over the entire two panels. As ever I like to add a little extra to my creative pieces, this one got a coordinating button flower border on the front of the internal multi-pocket too. Things should be just as special on the inside as on the out! Even though most won’t know its there, the new owner will! 🙂

After a final frenzy of assembling the straps and the magnetic clasp flap were all put in place, it really did turn out like I had imagined – Springtime!

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Back of springtime bag design

Back of springtime bag design

Springtime bag inside multi-pocket

Springtime bag inside multi-pocket

Inside multipocket springtime bag

Inside multipocket springtime bag

 

 

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