BAG LADY

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2010-12-11T10:00:00.000-08:00

Bugs n Bags n Oth...

Curated By: NightSkyJewelry

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Indie Design

I have great day today! My two items on front page on etsy and and ArtFire too! Maybe first time :)

WHEN LEUKEMIA WANTS TO WIN...

2010-11-28T13:19:00.000-08:00

Again excuse me I have been absent for so long - I fight all time, it is never ending battle!
I work of course too, but have small rezults, it isn't easy when doctors call me all time to hospital, when give chemo, check my blood so often. I'll never use to this, I get scared every time getting bundle of nerves.
But... I don't let leukemia to rule! No! I'm only owner of myself, leukemia is only persona non grata!

Today I want to show a piece of my "workshop", because it isn't true workshop, isn't comfortable, because is small very much. Everything on 10 metres square, my machines, materials, tables, other furnitures and me. I must work there for now, and don't complain too often. Hope soon will be change, good change and dreams come to reality!
I miss to visit your blogs!

IN LOVE WITH BLUE

2010-04-25T01:48:00.000-07:00

I discover slowly blue. Special denim blue. I'm surprised how is nice. Yeah, I love this all sky colours!

CRAZINESS...

2010-04-23T12:26:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have been absent for so long! I work like crazy, work a lot, maybe too much, but... I have earn, so no choice. I live in such strange country, our work and time is really cheap, everything else isn't, so...

It doesn't hurt me, besides I love be busy!

Making bags is exciting and sometimes creative. Sometimes because not often I have special, great ideas for handbags.

I try be active on Etsy, there are POLEtsy, Polish team, I'm proud belong to this!

Here is our blog:

http://poletsy.blogspot.com/

Yeah, it is exciting too!

Something good happened, something is changing...

WAITING FOR GREEN WORLD

2010-03-22T12:53:00.001-07:00

I'm back to making bags - at last! I'm exctited and happy, it was horrible time when I worked so slow only on small stuffs.

I need colours, need so much, that make colourful bags - maybe too much, but arround is still grey, grey.

I wait first green leaves and miss!

MOM'S CROCHET

2010-03-14T00:08:00.000-08:00

My mother doesn't like do nothing, is still active and looks for something to do all time. She likes to knit or crochet. Now she is crocheting more because loves free form! I sew this together and she likes rezult too. Because she cannot stop will be more, and more free form fashion. I have ideas luckily! With her leg is still better (was badly broken) so she crochets with joy.

EASTER COMINIG SOON!

2010-03-07T00:26:00.000-08:00

I'm late with everything! So go, go, go! I must notice soon will be Easter, so I did this egg cozies - I hope cute.

Everyday is work day for me now, so I miss holiday to rest and have fun with this. Few movies wait to watch, few new book too!

Yeah! I wait spring so much, so much! Is late like me?!

SHABBY CHIC BROOCHES

2010-03-05T10:51:00.000-08:00

At last! I did brooches series - maybe the last, because I make handbags now! I dreamed to make something shabby chic style, and did. I'm quite glad of this really, maybe will be back to do more later.

I wait for spring time so much, feel energy already and feel better everyday, besides my eye still isn't good.

SILK BIB NECKLACE

2010-02-28T06:25:00.000-08:00

It wasn't so easy, special back side ... but I'm stubborn and didn't use glue, I don't like this way.

Why I did silk necklace? Why not handbags?

My eye isn't good and I have to exercise really both now. Eye was closed so long time! Now is damaged, besides must to learn watch again.. so easier for me is do small stuffs.

Is still better, so I hope soon work fully. My spring/summer collection is late, what to do? I try no worry, I have keep my joy and go, go!

SMALL ITEMS, SLOW STEPS

2010-02-21T07:40:00.000-08:00

Such a success: I can work, but slowly still. I do - it is the best exercise for my poor eye, wish will be better soon.

I'm making this small cute pins and my dreams have to wait! Be patient isn't my strong point, but I try to be.

Yes, I work hardly on my personal character really...

GREEN JOY

2010-02-15T11:38:00.000-08:00

It was stronger me! And I did: here it is - green linen bag, very big one, believe. It is first time when I used this colours together. Green and pink! Green like hope, pink like joy. I miss spring time so much, missing drives me mad really!

And what else? I fight of course! Fight to feel good, fight leukemia and my eye problem. My right eye was damaged by shingles and now I have troubles. Besides I have work, seems I'm workoholic but happy very much.

PINK ME UP!

2010-02-12T11:50:00.000-08:00

Still is something what disturbs me work on bags - bags need more time, more activity, so I make small funny stuffs: brooch, try make necklace. Everything will be of course done of fabric. Fiber art is my profession, I would like to be back and do more.

Dreams... Yeah! I have! And hope!

I made this brooch in pink to up my mood, but believe: pink it is smile!

So... so.. keep smiling! What is life worth with no smile?

PLANTING THE TULIPS

2010-02-04T11:33:00.000-08:00

I wait for spring time, oh wait so much! We have strong winter, lots of snow, really over yard arround! I hate cold time, hate be chilled all time!So... I make spring myself. I'm groving tulips, even green, even blue and other strange colours.Spring comming soon! With flowerty handbags! I wish to show in few days.

SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BLUE

2010-01-27T01:15:00.001-08:00

Winter slows me down. Shopping takes a lot time, every step out too... I make my spring bags collection slow, I quite don't believe winter will be over! Such a bad mood!
This fower brooches were done to make nicer atmosphere in my studio. I want create more and more textile jewelry, because fiber art is my huge love!
Why I'm not one of this amimals which sleep during the winter? Why?

WORK DAYS

2010-01-10T08:23:00.001-08:00

Every New Year is so excitining! It is secret, because we don't know how will be this time.

I have still problems, but must work and slow do: small stuffs like brooches and bags. I'm so happy making handbags, but dream be back to fashion.

I wish to work more and try: a lot spring/summer designs wait!

HAPPY, LUCKY NEW YEAR!!!

2009-12-31T14:03:00.001-08:00

Dear Friends,

I'm sorry be absent so long time, but today I'm not going to complain, was happened too much for me, for my family and it wasn't nice.

Now I need huge power and belief that New Year will be better, even I expect: must be better!

I wish you a lot good luck, a lot joy and good health!

Thank you for your all nice comments, I'm grateful very much. I didn't visit your blogs but really I miss do!

Lets make New Year great!!!

Regards,

Maggie

UP-RE-CYCLING

2009-10-11T02:18:00.000-07:00

Upcycling gives new quality of old stuffs, I did change only. I had brand new purse - got it, and of course must change it. And I did. Now is larger and has better quuality, nicer interior.

A lot faster is making new bag from begining, but sometimes I need to play.

I try imitate I don't notice autumn weather, cold days - I love warm and sunny!

BEING BUSY WITH...?

2009-10-04T03:08:00.001-07:00

I have quite sure: I'm workaholic! And I like this addiction very much. It is so imporant part of my life, but of course not only.

Work, designing makes me happy, I forgot about everything working.

Now is busy time, Xmas will be soon and now I have more custom orders. I like challenges and sometimes order is challenge, but is labourious too. Usually I make short series of handbags, but to make one takes a lot more time. One of a kind bags are special, truly unique and I dream to make more, more often.

AS IS USUAL...

2009-09-27T05:05:00.000-07:00

I work hard and silent. Really no time to write, to meet people?! I realized that it is bad way, we all need other people, we are sociable animals!

I make funny bags now, bags with stories, like fairy-tales.

Few years ago I created jewelry, now I'm going be back but first are bags, bags!

I wish soon will be ready my handbag tutorial, a lot question 'how to sew the bags' pushed me to do this at last.

FIGHT DEAR, FIGHT!

2009-09-12T13:27:00.001-07:00

Still troubles, obstacles, limits! How I hate this, but must work, must work more, because this troubles are expensive. I make small stuffs, it is good panaceum for my poor nerves. I have a lot funny brooches, but didn't take photos, my camera has bad days too!

I have my joy, is impossible to lose that!

BACK, MAYBE?

2009-09-06T12:04:00.001-07:00

I still have troubles with my new HP laptop, I was naive thinking, that it will be good?

I work of course, and try have fun. I hate fight stupid obstacles, but it is life, this great life! In one hand joy in second surprices, not only nice.

Instead complain I make my bags and try be back to my profession: weaving. We will see what happen soon.

Thank you all for this nice, warm words for me! I'm extremly introvert, but I love people!

Regards!

LAPTOP IS DEAD!

2009-08-14T14:08:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends, I'm sorry to silent, but my laptop (really brand new...) needs be fixed - I never think, that this tool is like hand!
Wish to have it back as soon as is possible...
Kind regards for all You!

RED SKY

2009-07-29T06:28:00.000-07:00

It was yesterday: red, very much sunset, heavy rain too...

to forget weather I play with my "toys" and make next and next brooch... Yes, I have be back to my handbags, I have to....

Seems I'm lazy?

WEATHER IN BLUE

2009-07-27T06:15:00.001-07:00

I dream to see blue sky, not this dark, heavy clouds! I noticed, I work slowly now, like lazy girl.

This jeans handbag is done of my dress - recycling, but really looks nice to me. I'm going to make more hippie, bohenian handbags, because personally like very much. My friends like too.

I wish you good weather, let's make it!

SUMMER TIME, THUNDERSTRUCK TIME...

2009-07-24T01:13:00.000-07:00

No good weather here, is raining even now and will be next thunderstuck again. My mood went down, to the bottom, so I make "candies" - something nice to up my private atmosphere and share with friends. Yes, share smile and this cute brooches.

I'm on Etsy and still feel there new... try guess how to do sales, how to behave. I'm worker type, not saleman, besides know that a lot depends on advertising. To advertise myself?! Oh, it's a pain!

Yes this world isn't good for shy people, so I teach myself to be brave. Hmmm... I'm brave in life, but on business I feel like baby!

BROOCH AGAIN

2009-07-15T13:43:00.000-07:00

Next brooch. It is my form of rest this summer, seems... I have busy summer, maybe later will be time for nice lazy days! I like this thought, like very much!

BALLOON FLY

2009-07-13T13:29:00.000-07:00

Yeah! I dream to be colourful, light and huge balloon and fly all over the world! Meanwhile I work, hard work. I'm not going to complain, it is my job, but a bit pity, that will not be summer rest this year.

I work on fall/winter collections, and this give me joy. I can enjoy always something new!

It is prototype: wool fabric bag with velvet and silk satin appliques.

SUN!!! SOLEIL!!!

2009-06-30T01:06:00.001-07:00

I wish to stop rain and invite sunny weather! I love son and always is too less. What when days are grey and wet?!

Maybe it is the last summer bag. Is huge.

I wish you all nice summer! We can make ourself!

FEW DAYS

2009-06-28T14:13:00.000-07:00

I have always bad days befor I have go to the hospital to check my blood. Yes, for many people it can be fun, but I get dizzy and so nervous, that cannot work... so I do something simply. Simply like this sain roses.

I was in hospital, doctors examed me, blood was checked and test is good. I'm happy, because no chemo now, next text in two months!

I feel great, I'm strong very much and will work again singing!

MILITARY MOOD

2009-06-22T06:46:00.000-07:00

This bag fits my mood. I fight really not very good mood, because weather isn't nice at all. I fitht my job, because still have too much work. I fight leukemia and, luckily, have success for now, I'm strong very much!

Shoulder bag isn't serious at all, silver thread is my joke. Personally I like this style, I'm not serius at all. I like to have fun and make fun! I'm crazy optimist!

THE DESERT ROSE

2009-06-14T08:49:00.001-07:00

Linen is great fabric, I like even smell of raw grey one. Pity on the photos doesn't look good, but really every linen handbag is special.

I put here applique of special kind os satin with a lot copper hues. Rose looks like was done of desert sand.

I miss summer, sunny weather hot very much!

NICE WEATHER? WANTED!

2009-06-04T13:36:00.000-07:00

We have really bad weather, is raining, is cold, is dark! My mood is horrible bad, I want to howl! I have hope that will be better soon! If not... For now even lovely work goes slow, my energy sleeps?

LITTLE HANDBAGS

2009-05-31T13:08:00.001-07:00

I make always small bag for big one. This small is always surprise - for me too. Everybody likes gifts, and I think it is really funny for both sides!

I'm going to make really cute beach bags, only few, finishing this season. I have look ahead and start with fall/winter handbags. I'm impatient and excited because I have so many good bags ideas and wondeful materials!

I love my job very much and have always fun, even this work isn't very easy but brinks me a lot nice moments.

SUMMER & CO

2009-05-28T08:45:00.000-07:00

Yes! Again this same shape, and perhaps not last. I did break from summer colours and nowI have dark bags - dark like our days now - messenger bags.

Is raining, May's rain is such a healthy :)

LIBERTY

2009-05-12T13:37:00.001-07:00

Next handbag this same shape, but girls love it so I do. I'm crazy about cotton fabric with small, small flowers pattern and collect this. One of this bags will be mine, because is green! Green will be never boring for me.

I'm ready to make a few yellow bags for summer, and will start to think about next season.

FLOWERY HANDBAG

2009-05-09T02:41:00.000-07:00

I like this shape and my customers seems too, so it will be not the last. I like this red kind of brown colour and use a lot special with black.

Winter/summer bags are special, a lot more colourful, even bright too much, but sun makes everything nice and appropriate. It is sure, it isn't time to be grey mouse, very good time to try new personal style.

Dear Visitors, I'm grateful very much to know you, to knowing slowly your blogs, such many interesting places, every with different climate! Thank you very much! My English isn't good, but I understand a lot more than I can tell.

ROSES KISSES

2009-05-06T14:16:00.001-07:00

I work on new bag series, one shape many colours. I never feel bored, it is so exciting to make bags and try to guess, if girls will like this!

Every bag has brooch, I have a lot fun making funny pin up!

BLUE AGAIN!

2009-05-03T14:09:00.000-07:00

It is another wristlet with roses. Strange, but I like it! Besides I'm green girl - I love green colours, each hue.

From not so long time I like to have small wristlet in my huge casual bag - it is nice when I have unexpected meeting in cafe, expected too :) Small, cute or ellegant handbag always makes good impression on everybody.

THE TOUCH OF ROSA

2009-04-29T12:41:00.000-07:00

Satin is very special, has a soft touch, like flowers petals.

I will complain: my digital camera takes "flat" photos. I tried everything but can't get good rezults. This bag has appliques 3D, but I don't see this effect on this photo! Really pity. It's high time to look for new camera!

THE SET

2009-04-28T11:32:00.001-07:00

Usually I don't show what was hiden in the big bag - it will be nice, hope, surprice for new owner! I like to give the gifts, small pieces of joy. The smile is worth so much!

So keep smiling!

THE MORNING DREAMS

2009-04-24T11:50:00.001-07:00

I have always difficult start of days... Mornings are lazy, so lazy and slow. On morning I designing, or make "simply" bags. When I can't wake up I go out to jogging. And of course ocean of coffee! Luckily now days are longer and longer. I love natural lightning and of course work long, very long. My day finish is about 2AM often. I'm owl, it is sure. Very busy one.

TIRED OUT? OH NO!

2009-04-19T07:21:00.000-07:00

I do handbags for living. Sometimes have too much to do, so are difficults days. But is joy of doing this bags! Special I like to make gifts: small wristlets, cute clutches which will hide in big bags :) I love funny surprices!

Sunny days invite me out, so I do! I walk and run a lot now - have a lot energy! Is spring, spring great time!

LINEN FABRICS

2009-04-17T13:21:00.000-07:00

I have huge stock of linen fabrics, yeah, still smaller, because I work and make bags: big totes and tiny wristlets. I have a lot my own, personal wristlets, I keep always one in my handbag.

PURPLE PURSES

2009-04-15T12:36:00.000-07:00

Next small purses in purple. It is a bit "difficult" colour; too much can be depressive. I like purple accessories. I work on cuffs, I like bracelets and do this for myself often.

CUTE, SMALL HANDBAGS

2009-04-13T12:39:00.000-07:00

What about this small handbags? I like them, they look like jokes, so small, really funny! Spring, summer time is great for not serious bags. Warm weather makes me kid besides I'm kid all time!

MESSENGER BAG

2009-04-09T14:07:00.000-07:00

Yes, I love green colour very much! And like simply shapes too. It is ordinary messenger bag - ordinary is shape, special is decoration and details, besides hight quality!

I work, work making smaler bags too now.

PREDATORY SHE!

2009-04-02T13:32:00.000-07:00

This bag is crazy like me! I'm thorny too :)

If you have sence of humour, and you are brave - have fun !

I'm working so much - it is good luck to have job which you love. It is good luck to see that peopole appreciate my stuffs.

Yes, I love good jokes and crazy ideas. Expect more!

WILD ME

2009-03-31T10:14:00.000-07:00

I make few new collections of bags, for next season too, but still like summer bags. This handbag is small and great for evenings when we need only few stuffs in bag.

When I'm finishing bag I'm usually glad of it very much, later will be criticicism time...

No time to stop, more bags are in progress!

Happy, happy spring time! Every day is nicer!

MORE GREEN!

2009-03-29T04:22:00.001-07:00

At last, at last came nice, warm day! I quite don't believe, forgot what spring weather likes.

I did custom order, I'm glad special of green bag. Green is my lovely colour and I'm all green.

Happy spring!

MORE SUNSHINE!

2009-03-27T15:44:00.000-07:00

Spring is so slow this year! Maybe it is my impression only, I'm tired of this cold grey time which we call winter. Yes, tired and bored of this, so I did again this linen bag, now with small cluth.
Yellow, I like this colour. Maybe will make more yellow, orange bags ?
Who knows, everything in my studio is spontaneus! Oh yes! I must make green bags too! Green like young leaves, like grass, like ... joy!

LINEN & LACE

2009-03-24T02:32:00.000-07:00

Everything beacuse I love linen very much. Small cluth, really wristlet bag with linen laces and wooden beads. Is lined with two poctets.

Yes, I dream about summer now, now when no spring yet!

BLUE SKY, BLUE MOOD

2009-03-23T13:33:00.000-07:00

First bag it is my shopping bag, second will be great for summer! Beach bags must be huge and spaceful. I like blue colour last time. I miss blue sky, sun, something green arroud.

Help!!!

THE PEACOCKS

2009-03-22T12:55:00.001-07:00

I did this bags of exotic, primitive cotton fabric and poly. I'm glad of effect - bag is very light and very strong too. I do always small purse - gift :)

Both bags are very nice inside, have pockets.

For this season will be more peacock bags. This birds and special feathers are decorative very much.

I work and soon will be a lot new handbags, colourful very much. I'm tired of cold, grey weather. Can you tell me, where is spring, warm sun?!

THE FLYING CARPET

2009-03-21T11:39:00.000-07:00

I'm waiting to see the spring time! Waiting and working hard of course.

I did velvet bags series. I prefeer this fabric and use a lot for my designs. But I like linen and noil silk too. I like very much this special feeling of "raw" fabric with nubby texture.

Yes, will be a lot interesting, hope, bags. This season belongs to big, roomy bags in mamy colours.

Why Flying Carpet? Because looks like done of old carpet.

I'M BACK TO BLOG!

2009-03-20T12:42:00.000-07:00

My Bag Lady blog I’ve been ignoring for so long time! I really enjoy my come back.

I work a lot now. New season, new handbags! They are handmade, so I need to start befor, now I make a lot autumn bags! Besides I make still new summer too.

Lets start again! Welcome spring time!

BIRDLY AND LOVELY

2008-11-13T14:12:00.000-08:00

I test bags myself. I keep prototypes and use. This bag - wristlet, is really fantastic! I love it very much. Mine is green, because green, hmmm... is green :)

But must say, this colour is great too; deep russet with black.

I like birds very much, so expect more bags with funny birds soon!

INDIAN SUMMER

2008-09-25T09:24:00.000-07:00

Another wristet. Velvet and cotton, embroidered with gold thread.

Lets enjoy the last sunny, warn days.

GREEN KISS

2008-08-23T08:52:00.000-07:00

Wristlet bag is always with me! I have one in my casual bag. Sometimes as an cosmetic bag, sometimes as an ellegant purse. It is my the best friend special I have unexpected nice meeting in restaurant or cafe.

MORE CLUTCH BAGS

2008-08-03T14:17:00.000-07:00

I'm finishing fall/winter collection and working on 2009 spring, but did this last summer small purses.

CLUTCH BAGS

2008-07-22T12:10:00.000-07:00

Last time I make clutch bags, very different. Today I show this colourful very much.

LINEN STORY

2008-07-18T12:55:00.000-07:00

I like "raw" grey linen very much, and like work with it. It is true pleasure, so I had a lot fun making this bag, and small cluth bag too!

BLUE ROSES

2008-06-27T09:46:00.000-07:00

Small blue clutch. I did it by chance, found this roses, found fabric and put together...

Inspired by folk

2008-06-25T08:09:00.001-07:00

Inspired by Polish country paper cut out.

SUMMER, BEACH BAG!

2008-06-22T06:19:00.000-07:00

I like this bag very much. I like very big bags so much! This was made with linen fabric and appliqued with very nice batik.

ANOTHER FOLK BAG

2008-06-22T03:17:00.001-07:00

Slavonic folk look style.

NEW LINEN BAG

2008-06-15T02:49:00.001-07:00

Small photo shows shape. True OOAK bag. With nice interior with 3 pockets. Zipped.

MY OLD LOVELY BAG

2008-06-06T12:43:00.000-07:00

It is my old personal bag, very big one. Linen, leather, wool and wooden beads. Still looks great!

BLACK BAGS

2008-06-05T08:07:00.000-07:00

Black top colour forever? For many girls it is colour number one!

HOT AFRICA

2008-06-04T04:43:00.000-07:00

The first is idea, sometimes stays long time in waiting room to change into the bag.

KNITTING

2008-05-28T12:37:00.000-07:00

I love knitting, but now bags take all time!

MORE SUN, MORE PLEASE!

2008-05-26T22:22:00.000-07:00

All this grey days drive me mad, so I make sunny bags! I use linen which is the best for this season and always a very nice fabric. Besides I love the colour yellow!

APPLIQUES, MY PASSION

2008-05-24T23:38:00.000-07:00

In my workshop a lot cut out colourful pieces, will be appliqued bags. It is what I like very much. Sometimes people ask me where I find my ideas. I can say truly , that from... scisors, because ideas come when I cut, cut, cut! Ususally I don't use patterns so every bag is different.

Jeans Bag

2008-05-24T15:03:00.001-07:00

A cute bag that has been animal tested - on me! Very comfortable to use and can carry about 2,5kg in spite of not being very big. It has funny fabric charms from quilted patchwork print.

BEACH BAGS

2008-05-22T22:55:00.001-07:00

Spacious enough to contain all our beach gear:) Comfortable and very, very light with big pockets inside. It is one of a series of bags in many colours! Each of these has nice textile charms.
100% cotton.

SUMMER BAGS

2008-05-22T12:16:00.001-07:00

Our weather is so capricious, but I can promise: summer will come! Sure! With flower power and colourful bags. Here is a 60's pattern motif with a nice round shape.
What doesn't like an ideal summer bag? It must be light, big – even very big, and joyful!

EMBROIDERED BAG

2008-05-22T12:13:00.000-07:00

like embroidery very much and do it often, but I'm not a fanatic of cross stitch , especially classic and realistic, but I did some of these items too...
It will be a bag series – hopefully interesting.

More sun!

2008-05-22T12:09:00.000-07:00

Yellow was made for summer! I make a lot yellow bags for this season – soon they will be on Etsy!!!
There are so many hues of this nice colour – everyone can find their own preference.

Don't Afraid be Colourful!

2008-05-17T23:50:00.001-07:00

Summer must be colourful and and will be. We can be nice and quite strong competition for the flowers!
This season bags must be like big butterflies.

HIPPIE, BOHO

2008-05-16T11:54:00.000-07:00

Folk over and over again?! Is there somebody who can be bored with folk styles? Bacause are so many folks... so many inspirations. Folk is really classic. It's changable of course and every season is different.
Today I'm showing folk - bird appliques on cotton cord with an oriental style: embroidery, appliques, untypical shape...

Flower Power!

2008-05-12T00:38:00.001-07:00

There are a lot flowers patterns this season. Flowers are great– can there be something nicer?
These bags are really very big, so the shapes are simple.

Batik Bag

2008-05-11T12:23:00.001-07:00

Batik has been done for ages. Indonesian batik art is very famous. The art of dying textiles always fascinated me and I started to collect fabric.
Authentic batiks are so beautiful! They can be very complicated, but I like the ”primitive”, raw look.
My collection is quite nice and I can make a lot very special bags.

How does one make a bag?

2008-05-11T05:01:00.000-07:00

Many girls ask and ask me... It is very easy and very difficult question – you will never know before you try!
Sewing bags is a lot easier than sewing clothing but is laborious. Sometimes very much.
So... make a trial! Experimenting is the best way. If at home you have a lot cloth, choose somthing what you can waste without regret and get started! But cloth is not the most important material for the bag! Not at all! Most important is imagination. We all have creative imaginations. We must believe that we have. If you haven't a sewing machine – don't worry! Think about time when people did everything by hand. After all bags aren't so big!
Of course you can copy somebody's idea, but why to make the same? You can be the owner and creator of a unique piece of art. One of a kind. The only one in this world!

Bags: Spring 2008

2008-05-11T01:52:00.001-07:00

Valentino

This spring's bags are very „independance”, colourful. We need to look if they fit our clothing. Of course we know this baroque style very good, but now is really explosion of very decorative bags! They tell us: have fun!
We already love XXXL size, so we can enjoy! What we carry inside it is our secret!

Not for Kids Only!

2008-05-11T00:06:00.001-07:00

Funny bags. Must everything be serious or glamourous?
A sweet style, but who doesn't like teddy bears, Sue? Appliques and patchwork.
Of course I like to make special bags for small ladies too, they are very difficult customers :) so demanding!

Missing summer time...

2008-05-11T00:04:00.001-07:00

Summer demands big bags! It is a must!
This bag was made with linen fabric – my love. It was printed with exotic flowers and looks great. A lot better in real life than can be shown here.
A summer bag must be light too – inside we must put sometimes a jacket or cotton sweater just in case the weather changes. This bag has such subtle colours, it is really exceptional. Usually my summer bags are bolder!

Rings

2008-05-11T00:03:00.001-07:00

It is still spring but this bag's colour remind us of autumn. My lovely colours: reddish-brown and black. Handmade emboidery on the cotton cord.
Cord bags are very nice really and I do a lot. This fabric is special and bags look like brand new for a long time.

Summer will be...

2008-05-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

Last year I bought these wicker bag handles, but they were of such bad quality that I had to change my idea.
This same shape, two bags. I like crazy summer bags very much. Even in the center of city summer can be nice and full of joy, so bags must be fun too.

Kitty Cat

2008-05-10T23:57:00.000-07:00

I have been doing cat motifs for two seasons. I like cats, besides I haven't any, haven't yet...
How does each bag begin? I usually do a sketch. I draw everywhere. Sometimes I find small pictures on stores bills... Very often ideas wait a long time – I have too much and never can guess which is the best! Some of ideas mellow with age...

Light Moods

2008-05-10T00:44:00.001-07:00

At last it is spring weather, so it is nicer to work and we need to see light colours and funny projects.

Spring Time

2008-05-09T05:19:00.001-07:00

At last it is spring weather, so it is nicer to work and we need to see light colours and funny projects.

Appliques, my Passion!

2008-05-09T05:15:00.000-07:00

By hand and with a sewing machine, this technique has so many possibilities. Imagination is the only limit! We can make really unusual stuffs using small and bigger pieces of very different materials. It is very interesting method, quite like embroidery but a lot faster.
I don't use patterns, if very seldom, so every bag is unique.
In the picture is my personal bag at the moment, which now is over a year old and still looks like brand new.

Silk & Company

2008-05-09T05:12:00.000-07:00

If somebody will ask me, 'What is the best fabic for making bags?” I reply, 'Best? I really can't find one! Bags can be done with every fabric! Because there is a way for every one, even "difficult" fabrics.
I like to use materials of the best quality, like silk and cashmere. Silk bags are like poems, but work on them isn't easy. It is a challenge, so it is worth doing!
Today I show another "old" bag from a past collection: silk, velvet and beads. Sweet luxury item.

Bag, Beads, Thread...

2008-05-08T15:08:00.001-07:00

I like very much to play with different materials when I make bags. And what is easy to guess, I love to collect materials. I love so much that it is an obsession! I have too much everything!
this is one of my first bags sewn with fabric. It was done by chance because I had a lot of red beads and they were everywhere so it upset me! It was spontaneus idea and I was glad of the result. Besides I hate to embroider with the thinnest needle...

Fabric's Beauty

2008-05-08T15:06:00.000-07:00

A lot of my designing starts from the fabric. Yes, first the fabric, then the design of the bags, to match it. Here is strange connection: great goblin fabric with quilted cord. I like to use contrasts very much: luxury and ordinary, shiny and matt...
I don't like pink very much, but this hue is very nice one. Doesn't the bow looks coquettish ?

Retro - 60's 70's

2008-05-08T15:03:00.000-07:00

I love the design from this epoque and later, 80's too. I dream to make remake the prints of the most interesting patterns now. Of course not literally the same, but I can design using this style. There are a lot problems with printing, but I'm stubborn and need to see success! The World belongs to stubborn mules!
For now a bag with original fabric. A very big one. This season's bags are very colourful and no need to match bags to clothing! It can be fun, colour game! Enjoy!

Difficult Spring's Begining

2008-05-08T14:24:00.000-07:00

Just now we know everything about this season, but I'm thinking about the next... next spring of course! This year's collection, I mean Haute Couture, gave me a lot excitement. My collection is quite nice, and is based on 60's and 70's paterns. I hope to show the 'flower power' style too.
I am thinking to make a small "eco" summer collecion too. It is really the last minute, but my dream is so strong! Polish linen is something very special. I love this fabric very much.

With Bags Throw the World!

2008-05-08T14:14:00.000-07:00

The first fabric bag I did for myself, was very special, and of course I have it now! On the street girls asked me where I bought it... and I started to think a bit... but not a lot!
One day I met somebody who told me: make bags! Girls love to have a lot them!
And really, I thought: why not?!
It was begining of serious bags adventure.

Knited Handbags

2008-05-08T14:11:00.000-07:00

I like kniting very much, especially something original and difficult, but my first bags were quite simple. Of course I did some inventions making bags nice, light and "stiff" with special kinds of linings. It took a lot of trials and experimentation to invent this, believe me!
This photo shows one of my first bags this kind.

Early Experiments

2008-05-08T14:07:00.000-07:00

Next was adventure with selling on the streets. Tourists cites in Poland are full of pupils who must visit, know own country. They aren't bad customers but need cheap stuffs, so... I did a lot small, cheap chrocheted bags. Girls loved this and buy. More complicated were knited bags. I haven't a lot photos from this years, I didn't care about documentation, pity.

A Pinch of History

2008-05-08T14:01:00.000-07:00

What happend next? A lot of learning, so much experience and still more: applied art is my destiny.
Long road: tailoring, weaving, knitting, jewelry and so... plus a mule's stubborness to make everything perfect. No end of learning, it is permanent!
Of course I made bags too, but moust for myself and a bit for friends. Girls love bags, but I didn't notice. I didn't think about it really? But one day...