having too much fun...
for weeks and weeks now i have been creating bits and pieces of things for a little etsy shop i hope to open in the next few weeks...
but this weekend, i went to a fabric store in seattle with dana, and i found a fabric that i adored (you know that feeling? when you see a fabric you just want to drape yourself in, sleep in, curl up in?), so i decided to make something just for me...i have been so excited thinking about artfest that i decided to make a bag for artfest. something bright and cheery to signify how excited i am and how much the experience last year and looking forward to this year means to me.
here it is:
a little closer in so you can see all the colors (oh i want to just bathe in these colors) and a glimpse of the "patch" i created:
and here is a close up of the little fabric patch i made for the front (it is quite a bit easier to read in person); i bet you can guess that it is my favorite part:
i had never embroidered anything really, let alone letters, until yesterday. i love how it turned out. oh and just in case you can't tell, it says, "i am abloom."
a little glimpse into the pockets inside. there is one for my cell phone, another for my ipod, one for wallet and little bag of stuff i carry in whatever purse i am using, and another pocket divided in two so that one side can hold my favorite moleskine side that i carry with me everywhere and the other side is for whatever the else i want i guess:
yep, i am having way too much fun in my little room...
creating, from the little room
Reader Comments (20)
How beautiful! It's a total happy bag! You can just feel it's going to carry creativity and cheerfulness wherever it goes!
I can relate to your description of fabric even though I absolutely cannot sew. My mom, my aunt and my Grandma used to go on shopping excursions and come home with delicious, glorious fabrics. You could just drink up the colour and dine on the textures!
i left you a comment on this on your flickr. in a nutshell: i'm in love. love it.
Liz, you are so talented!!!! I absolutely LOVE this purse! GLORIOUS!
Can't wait to see your etsy shop...
what a great bag - wonderful fabric! i'll be looking for your bag at artfest so i can greet the person holding it :-)
Oh, wow... too cute! Any chance you will be making any of those for your Etsy shop? :)
oh, LIZ! how amazing is that bag? and i loved how myou personalized it (moleskine pocket?) for yourself...the fabric...the embroidery: "i am a bloom". you ARE.
i want to give it a shot now...this made me happy.
This is just beautiful. You are going to be happy every time you use it I bet.
Barbara
this is gorgeous!
i'm so happy you are
opening an etsy shop!
good for you...
:)
and i love the words...
so perfectly spring.
I love that fabric! The lining fabric too!
liz you rock! this is just adorable. i just wanna eat those colors up!
this is sooo adorable! beautiful inside and out... like you!
i love that you sized up the pockets to fit your stuff.
can't wait to see more on your etsy...
Vx
I cannot wait to see your etsy girl. I hope there are a lot of bags such as these.
If I find out I am having a girl I will be putting in a special order for her room, like I told you the last time we spoke (way too long ago).
Love you - you glorious creative mama.
Liz.. your bag is WONDERFUL... awwww... Fabric... just GOTTA LOVE IT!
xoxo
Liz, Its wonderful and SO you! I love the fabric and design and can't wait to see it on your shoulder! You are infinitely creative and wonderful and I am quite sure I will locate something on your Etsy site that I will love.
Such a cute bag! I love it!
that bag is absolutely fantastic .. .all that beautiful pink and blooms, happy happy :)
so very lovely!!
Beautiful bag, beautiful fabric!!!
It's adorable!!
i heart this bag. remember when you were talking less than a year ago how you wanted to learn to sew and now look at you girl? guess you won't be needing the tutorial to make pj bottoms. (=
I want to buy a bag! Now now now as my son would say about a new star wars game.