trade thursday : KatieCrafty

I am sucker for many things, including pouches.
So I am soo happy when KatieCrafty said yes
to my trade offer. Her pouches are just neatly
made, fun, bright and strong. Love them!

Go to KatieCrafty's for more awesome totes and
pouches at http://www.etsy.com/shop/KatieCrafty
Thanks much to swap with me!

me and crafts: some old stuff

i love tote bags therefore i make several kinds of them.

not that i sew them since i don't do machine sewing,

but i love picking up the fabrics, design them, thinking

of words of pictures that i will embroidered or silk

screen on them and such. 

and i make wristlet clutch once from a vintage fabric

for an office job. it's supposed to be a benefit bag for 

a drugs free NGO in Indonesia. i really am happy with

how it turned out although afterwards i don't know 

when will i ever make such a clutch again.

i love vintage hankies. i made that pillow cushion

with two big hankies and a white pom pom. it

turned out so cute! but at the same time i realize

that to find the right size and motifs of hankies that

perfect to be mix match together is definitely not

easy. therefore i haven't make any until now.

me and favetsy: tomokotahara

I admit that I don't like knitting and everything from

woll is make me uncomfortably itchy. Maybe because

I live in a tropical country with hot weather all the time.

But, I do love knitted stuff. I always, always fall for

corsages, bags, throws and tablecloth, those in granny

kind of style.

Therefore when I found this featured etsy seller,

Tomoko Tahara, I quickly fall for her and her craftworks.

I adore the way she explores their color and styles.

Oh my! So pretty! Great color mix and simple pattern

yet very detailed. Don't you think?

Tomoko also loves Balinese dance and she loves

to walk around her neighborhood for cat watching.

Oh isn't she interesting?

Go check her shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=64710

me and pom poms

These tote bags were made from vintage dresses with a row of

pom poms for the lining. Some of them are still available to be

purchase if you are interested.

In search of a good spot and background

This is a wall on my front yard. My late cousin painted

them with his artwork as if it's something pretty to

remember him by. I tried to take pictures of several

totes I made in it. What do you think?

Oh that oil cloth tote in the second picture

is my favorite this week. I am really, really

happy with the result and I will definitely

make more of them for my craft shop.

The first one I made from a vintage dress

where I put some green and white pom poms

to accessorize it. I really, really love the roses

motifs in it. While the third one is my zine distro

tote. A good friend draw the artwork for my

birthday present. I love tote bags!