Just Messin' Around

So, I have bags and bags full of small scraps of leather and suede that have been waiting patiently for me to think of some exciting way of using them all up.  I think I've made a start.  I decided that I could not make it through the weekend without giving this new design a try.  I think it's a good start.  I love the colors!  This one is now up for grabs.  I'm thinking that I will be making a few more of these in various colors and sizes, some with snaps, others with buttons,  all kinds of cool new stuff!   Thanks for looking:)

More New!

I finished up this crazy metallic green and black cuff and I think I might be in love with it!  I had such a great time with it!  Now it's hangin' out in my Etsy shop, waiting on it's new home:)

More new things to come this week too!

The newest thing though is my insomnia is back full force thanks to Linus' discovery of Leah and Emily the beta fish.  He is relentless at trying to get to them in the middle of the night.  Poor little fish.  Thank goodness that I wake up so easily!  I have rescued their little fishy booties about three times a night every night for the last week or so.  So now,  I am wide awake all night again.  Dumb, cute cats suck sometimes.
 

New Stuff!

I finished up a few things over the last couple of days, including this large pouch wallet

this coin pouch

and this one too!

I've been working a lot lately and trying to figure out these darn kiss lock frames.  I think I have finally got it though!  

I hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday and hope your weekend is even better:)

I'm going to go sew up a pile of billfolds so I can sew up some more of these little kiss lock thingies.


Enjoy your day!

New Stuff!

I have a couple of new things to share. I have been lucky enough to get to work pretty consistently the past few days and have actually made a small dent in the piles of leathery goodness that occupy my work space. It feels good to just jump in there and get going! So I share with you a new billfold and a new pouch/wallet design. Still working on the pouch design, it needs a little something, but I like it! Today I am finishing up a new travel wallet and a small envelope wallet to share with you tomorrow. Yipee for being productive!!!! Hopefully, I will have a lot more to share with you in the next few weeks:)

New Designs or More of the Same?

That is what my dilemma is this week. I am all done with crazy paperwork stuff and moving on to some intensive sewing projects. Mainly for me, I am in desperate need of bigger, stretchier clothes these days, has something to do with that whole being pregnant again thing. (Yes, I finally get to spill the beans! thirteen and a half weeks and excited, nervous, happy, overwhelmed, and of course sicker than a dog:) So I will be making a couple of skirts for myself, and a top or two. Should be fun. I miss sewing for myself. So, finding the time to sew for myself on top of stocking up my shops, and coming up with new designs is a bit much right now. I am pretty happy with the designs I have established already, but I always want to challenge myself more. So I continually think of improvements or new designs. It's driving me bonkers! I guess I will take the day to clean-up, organize, and get those thoughts all put in place in my head. I am sure I will eventually come to a decision..............and then I will probably change my mind...........again!

Cuffs and Other New Stuff

I have been battling some sort of yuckiness the past few days and my Christmas projects have been put off. So with a lovely icy storm coming in from Alaska, the kiddo and I have been stuck inside for the last day or two. I decided to use that time to play around with my projects and think about some new items for my shops. I am playing around with some new cuff designs, very similar applique work to my wallets and upcoming handbags, and they look pretty good! I have one now that I am playing with, I will be adding some beads to it and figuring out a new closure for it. I love how the button and loop looks, it is extra comfortable during wear, but, some people just aren't in to that whole button thing. The cuff I have posted here is a little on the small side so the closure doesn't look fantastic like the others. So I will try a snap, and an elastic closure for my next few.

The handbag I am putting together is coming out great. A mixture of purples, mauves, and brown. Lots of texture, and a nice shape. I am messing around a bit with one of my older designs to make it a little more appealing. I am hopeful that I can put a few together to list in my shops when the new year comes. I am just so excited about new designs that it is hard to concentrate on just one. I hope everyone likes the new stuff. I am definitely having a great time coming up with new items.