Cat & Mouse Zip Top Tote
The Tale of a Cat & Mouse Zip Top Tote
Once upon a time, there was a Cat & Mouse Zip Top Tote Bag. It lived happily with its owner in County Clare, and for the most part, behaved impeccably.…
Off to The Handmade Fair at Ragley Hall
It's been a very busy few weeks, as I increase my stock levels in preparation for attending The Handmade Fair at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire in England. Trying to get the…
Meadow Messenger Bag
How the bags get made
I was fortunate recently to be visited by a photographer, Julia Dunin, who was tasked by My Creative Edge to photograph the creative process that results in my bags. Julia…
Naked zips
Zip it up!
Sometimes I have the chance to make little coin purses. These deceptively simple little purses are made from the recycled jeans zips and little pieces of my bag fabrics. But…
Zips for purses drying in the sunshine
Divided by a Common Language
I have to start with this picture of zips from jeans drying in the sunshine yesterday. This is the start of the purse making process. The zips are cut from…
A quick (and I mean quick) video
I'm often asked how long it takes to make a bag, so here you go - all 32 seconds of it! I can only dream of this being the reality,…