Making Handbag Fabric out of a Hedgerow
A New Fabric Design in the Making After the success of my Meadow Collection of fabrics, I felt that I should try to develop another fabric print that is exclusive…
A Man’s Guide to Buying a Handbag
How to buy a handbag for your wife or girlfriend and get it right! It's that time of year again. You can try to ignore Christmas, but once they're playing…
How the Tara Bag got its name….
Most of my more recent bags have got names, and a number of people have asked me how they end up with these seemingly random choices: Fiona, Fely, Carolina and…
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.…
The Handmade Fair site
Back to the Sewing Machine
Well! Wasn't The Handmade Fair at Ragley Hall fun? Driving into such an amazing location was stunning. Ragley Hall itself is gorgeous, standing on a hill overlooking glorious rolling parkland…
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…
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,…
Mixed Messenger Bag
New Year, Preparing for Showcase 2017
Happy New Year to you all! I hope that 2017 brings peace, happiness and gorgeous bags into your life. January has started with a bang for me, as I am…