what I was up to all day

Josh and i found this quote on the Internet this morning while listening to the sound track of the lion king. I was instantly inspired

I sat outside at a table in the sun with my music and my fabric paint. it was soo nice out! believe it or not this took me all day to finish..lol

I HAVE SO MANY GOOD IDEAS

custom made for miss Bridget at $30

beautiful paisley design with dark blue contrast on the outside, with an animal safari batik lining, completed with a paisley pulley for the pocket!

-thanks for your purchase bridget :)

The Breakers at Higgins Beach, tote.

There are a few new features to this bag, decorative buttons, and colorful straps for spring, a removable hard covered bottom, (awesome tip from Michael! :] ) and a zippered interior pocket instead of an open exterior pocket. This one has nice wide space inside so you can really see all your stuff! the straps are sturdy and comfortable too. I painted this because this tote is a present for my Aunt Sue in Florida, and we had many memories at Higgins! I hope she loves it.

Hand painted sunflower makeup bag

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back to work!

These are the bags I will be making for the next 2 months, there is another style i am working on right now as well, but I'll post a picture of it when it's finished. I chose this kind of bag so that i can paint on the front if i want to :)

and im also making little cosmetic bags as well.

2009- bring me fun, love and productivity

happy new year!

I'm now all color coordinated and organized for the new year, which is wonderful news since I have a new sewing machine as well! there is an empty bin under my table, and I've made it my goal to fill it with painted hand made bags by the end of this year. its so much better now that all my fabric is visible. It makes it much easier to brainstorm ideas when I can see what I have to work with.

Same goes with my polymer clay stuff. its all organized and ready for me to dive in and create! lately I'm super inspired by Anthropologie's home decor. now i want to make door knobs, switch plates, cabinet handles, and silverware handles out of sculpey clay! we will see what comes out of this.

I've been busy

jade rose quartz and turquoise made from sculpey clay

Mrs. Elephant, filled with fluff and lavender, and rice in the hands and feet. for my 1 year old niece!

Calla lilies for Jesse

flower fossil necklace

made this pendant out of sculpey clay this summer. Used real flowers from my back yard to make the molds. I finally put all the pieces together for Yelena's birhtday present <3

first sold bag! $35

first sold out of anything I've ever made, in fact! yae yae

travel money!

cosmetic bag project

laughed a lot while working on this with my mom. following a pattern I found on the net, which was obviously European, with lots of foreign terminology. I love spending the time with her on projects like these. I want to make more and perfect them! I have lots of ideas! love those..

yay for more bags!

The Kanji symbol Fuki, which means fortune and well being, is an image of a stone jar filled with food or wine. When Plenty of wine and food is stored we feel comfort and have confidence in the future.

This bag was finished in one day. A few mistakes, but I am very happy with it. Happy Birthday Tobie!

Green Man Bag

This is my second bag! and this time I bought the canvas bag at the craft store, sewed in the lining, and the pockets, and the handle. painted the outside with Acrylic paint.. the HLB designs thing on the back was a last minute decision, I may or may not stick with it. I might not even be doing this in a week. but I hope I do! again, if you want one.. I'm selling them now! :)

Tree of Life

poor old tree

mankind is so mean to thee

we cut your flowers, we burn your limbs

but beautiful you will always be.

Oil on canvas

Richardson - Demers wedding 8/8/08

I need to learn how to use flash to my advantage for indoor photos! it's frustrating when you feel clueless.. but I used what I knew, and got a few good ones out of the bunch!

A reign of green upon this life

water color... fun, but definitely a challenge!

these are the things that come out of me on the days when I don't get out of my pajamas.

Happy 19th Birthday Joshua! <3<3

graham cracker cake that I made for josh today, Its the first time I have made a cake with tears! I think it turned out okay.. im just really excited about the teddy grahams on it :) yummm

buddha bag

I bought this bag at Good Will for 2 dollars. It was just a blank canvas bag,

so i decided to paint on it, and here it is! the yellow background is done in screen printing ink,

and the buddha is done in acrylic. If i ever decide to paint a border or ad to it, ill post a picture of it. I really enjoyed doing this and I may want to do it again sometime. If you would like a bag painted, comment to this post or email me, (email is in my complete profile) and we can work something out!

Baby room mural

This is a mural I did for my sister's baby in November last year. Fairies, bamboo and a panda!

I've done a couple other children's murals and such, but can't find any pictures of them.. bummer.