Amanda's Bag

My sister-in-law Amanda loves Harry Potter. And since I made a Star Trek bag for her husband I naturally had to make a Harry Potter bag for her. And since she loves Gryffindor I did the bag in a red and gold stripe with a Hogwarts patch on the flap and the lining fabric is actually HP fabric and has all the house crests on it. I think it turned out pretty great, complete with a wand pocket under the flap. Cause if you're going to make a Harry Potter bag, it has to have a wand pocket. Especially when the person you're making said bag for has a wand. (You shouldn't be surprised - I told you she loves Harry Potter!)

International Trendsetter?

Well it's been exciting in the world of etsy - I've already had 4 sales and 1 custom order through my store and it's only been a few weeks. And I even got a mention from Rachel on her blog about the Lily bag she ordered. It was my first 'official' sale and it was very cool to get my first order from the UK - it made me feel, as my sister Laura put it, like an international trendsetter!

I've gotten a few ideas about some geek-chic paper bookmarks and 1920s-esque headbands and am looking forward to getting to work on those this weekend.

Lilies of the Hudson Valley Bookmarks

The Lilies of the Hudson Valley Book club requested some lily bookmarks for this Christmas. They didn't specify colors or anything they just asked for 5 bookmarks with lily charms. So I thought it would be neat if each bookmark was inspired by a different type of lily. So I made a Stargazer Lily, Tiger Lily, Lily of the Valley, Turk's Cap Lily, and Rosella's Dream Lily and I hope the Lilies of the Hudson Valley enjoy them as much as I do!

Beth's Bag

Beth picked out her own fabric from Elegant Stitches (love that store!) for an Isabelle bag. I think it's lovely - and especially love the contrasting colors with the orange thread on the aqua fabric. It's pretty cool because I don't think I would have bought these fabrics, so I love when someone else picks something you wouldn't have thought of... it stretches your creativity a little that way. Anyway the point is I think it's adorable!