Thursday 31 October 2013

Christmas here we come!



Busy busy busy in the RedPeg Studio.
Christmas pressies aplenty. Getting ready for December markets and also doing a big stock-top-up at all my outlets and Galleries in preparation for the gift giving season.


I posted off some work to a gorgeous shop in the Blue Mountains this week called Bespoke and Found. The shop is right up my alley in that its all about recycling, upcycling and handmade.
Sophie stocks jewellery, gifts, recycled fashion, art, homewares and much more.
Well worth a stop at Leura if your in that neck of the woods, I know I'll be dropping in as soon as I can.

A bit closer to home, I've also now got some work in Pambula, a cute little boutique called Eve.













Friday 4 October 2013

Leather purses, get your leather purses here!



I've been carting these wonderful leather swatches around for a number of years now and decided it was time to get them out and start stitching.
I've made a few bags in the past but never really had a good sturdy design, I'd just fumble through and make everyone different from the next. While they were unique and I did a couple of custom orders I struggled to come up with a good design that I could just cut up and make with all the wonderful pieces of leather.

This week I thought I'd try purses.............

This is my lovely old Singer machine.
She plods along and stitches through the leather with ease.

A basket of scraps.
Nothing is wasted, this will all be incorporated into the bags......
Recycled to the very last!

I found my 'G' Stamp and got all stampy!

I've designed a style of purse-wallet, which is both practical and spunky and can be used by both men and women.

The purses are made up of two main compartments (coins and notes) and a middle section for credit cards, license etc.
There is even enough room to slip your mobile phone in too. 
This is my purse.
I've been using it all week, making sure it 'works'.
Good News! It does AND the lady at the post office said, "hey, nice wallet"!

Want to see more?
These little guys will be for sale at the Candelo markets on Sunday, as with the usual RedPeg jewels and the wonderful Pearl and Elspeth creations.

Stay tuned, the GabBag chunky leather shopper is next..............