Friday, 7 August 2009

New Handmade Tote Bag and Butterfly Garland

This is the latest handmade tote bag I have made for myself. I have made use of a cosy woollen scarf that I accidentally felted slightly in the wash (woops - a wool wash setting is not always gentle enough!). The flowers are a really lovely cream wool that I only have the tiniest amount of. The centre detail is a jumble of differently sized and shaped cream buttons. The main body is a sturdy denim fabric and I have used the selvedge edge as a feature.


This butterfly garland is a new product that I am considering adding to my NOTHS shop. It is difficult to take a good photo of it where I have it hanging at home but it lives at the end of the curtain rail by the patio doors.
I am hoping to create a small range using different fabric motifs. This product is a great way to use up fabric scraps that are too small to be used on other items.
This one was a little fiddly to make but once I have created templates and have produced a few garlands I am sure I will get up to speed.


2 comments:

Madison Mae said...

I'm not sure if this is the right place to enter the competition, sorry if it's not.

It was very difficult to choose a favourite as everything here is so gorgeous, you are so talented. If I had to narrow it down I would say the butterfly bag as not only do I love all things butterfly related, but its the kind of bag I would love to have, when I can ditch the nappy changing bag I am tied to and use a proper non nappy filled bag!

Claire Hurd Design said...

Thank you for your lovely comment Madison Mae. I love butterflies too and hope to develop some more butterfly designs soon. I hope you will pop back when you are ready for a pretty bag that is just for you!