It's only been about a month since I made my first purse but somehow, it feels like I've been doing it for much longer... So far, I've made about 6 purses total, but I'm hoping to make that number a bit bigger by the end of the week. The tough part is trying to find time with my schedule...
First off, I work from about 9ish to 6ish at my day job (it helps pay for my new fabric addiction, as well as, you know, rent and food, lol). The commute is pretty brutal and takes about an hour and a half each way, so that's about 11 to 12 hours of my day already. Then, four times a week, I do fitness classes at Dhoonya Dance and Physique 57 to keep me from getting to be too much of a pudgy pudgester. Saturdays, I do fabric runs where I explore a bunch of shops to get inspired, and buy any necessities I may need.
My biggest problem is that I am so excited to finish the purse that when I start (which is usually pretty late to begin with), I want to keep going until I'm done, and then I'm up until 2 or so making the finishing touches and then basking in the prettiness. lol
How I love the prettiness!
A look at some of the ones I made so far...
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| The purse that started it all! |
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| My first attempt with an antique brass frame! One of my good friends (who was the recipient of this purse) spent an entire weekend in Mexico with this little clutch in tow! So flattered! |
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| Inside, I used a light pink silk charmeuse...btw, I love my labels! :) |
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| My "Helloha Pretty Purse!" I made this from a dress I loved to wear when I was a teen. I feel a little old knowing that in about five years, I can probably call this vintage!!! |
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| Lined with silk charmeuse, and my second attempt at pockets! (which are a pain, but the functionality makes it all worth it, I think!) |
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| My first attempt at an all silk purse! |
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| The fabric I used for this was a printed "ombre" silk chiffon. The blues gradated, starting with a light, almost gray, blue and ended with a navy blue (not shown here). |
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| My latest: a simple but elegant black silk chiffon purse with dusty rose raw silk lining. |
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| Larger pocket to fit the kinds of stuff you want quick and easy access to (i.e. cash, cards, lipstick....). |
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| My two smaller silk clutches together... |
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| The Love & Sunshine: First Edition Collection. I made six, but only four in my possession... |
I'm still slowly building an inventory for people to shop from, but have started taking custom requests if you have ideas about what you want and can't wait to see what's out! I've already got a few customers waiting in the wings, but I'm going as fast as I can! :)
Wishing you a week of Love & Sunshine! (even though the forecast is calling for rain!booooo!!!)
Joyce
