This thing just kept morphing all afternoon until it turned into this: "Hot Pants Valentino Tote Bag" Don't ask me why 'hot pants' came into my mind, other than the back of the bag really does look like a pair of pants. HA! Well, this is totally different still from the others, so we'll see if it flies. This one was very difficult only because of the vinyl not being as pliable as some. It's very tall and actually gets more slender as it comes up to the top - fairly feminine I'm thinking. Has a magnet inside for closure. Absolutely NOTHING would fall out of this! Hope you find a good home, Hot Pants Valentino! :)
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Had a rough start on this one yesterday, and turning it right side out after forming it into a box was probably the hardest one I have done to date. Sort of wanted to punch it. :) But that certainly wouldn't have gotten the job done. So here is how it sits this morning with hopefully a better ending to it later today. The difficult part is at least completed, and the fun and bling can begin! Get a little creative today and think outside the box!
Here is the next project on the drawing board. Just a shot of the Valentino vinyl banner that's been getting designed in my head for over a week. Hopefully this one will turn out very posh and sophisticated. There is a black and gold satin brocade that was purchased especially for this bag's lining. I really hope my head isn't trying to overachieve on this one. So it's just GOT to be next in line and get it out of my brain. HA!
Remember the post with the three paintings? Or at least knock-off prints of paintings canvas? One really is a real painting, the other two are prints on canvas. Well, I took one of them, squared it up nice and got THIS out of it! I couldn't be happier with the end result for my first try at a market bag. This guy is big enough to carry a dozen ears of corn, 3 onions, 6 tomatoes, head of lettuce AND that fantastic sour dough bread the Mennonite women make at our local farmers market. I'll bet it would even hold a bunch of fresh cut flowers, a jar of local honey, a gift of handmade jewelry for a loved one AND a dozen cookies. This bag even got my husband's stamp of approval. Now we need to come up with a name for this little division of TygerLily. Got any good ideas worth sharing? If you do, try to get the name Bonnie worked into it somewhere. I have my reasons.
Thanks for looking and ENJOY this wonderful weekend!! There are times when one must just stop and smell the roses. Since all of my supplies have not yet arrived for one of my other ventures, I decided that a little fun with another restyle of a designer banner could get accomplished. This LaFont banner started out being about 2-ft by 4-ft in size and is made of some type of nylon or polyester fabric. The colors on the back are absolutely gorgeous. With only one imperfection to the whole banner, it was easily hidden with a trendy patch and an Arc de Triomphe ironed on. That added just a little more 'French'-ness to the bag. When it was complete, I remembered all the fun flower clips and voila! Guess I'm a sucker for those flowers, or could you tell. :) This bag could actually get used for a purse or handbag as it's not as wide as the others. It does have 4 gold feet on the bottom (not in picture) and deep pockets on the front only. You know, that old lipstick thing again. Thank you for taking time to look. Every day is a new experience - LIVE OUT LOUD! It's worth it.
This was the next banner that I had cut down, so it needed to be done first. It morphed and morphed as I worked on it. There was just too many cool things on the banner that just could NOT be cut off or discarded. But it was way too deep, so that's why there is a pocket that circles all the way around the bottom. You know, a quick place to stick your lipstick or something. So here is my remake #2 - the OGI Bag. There are 4 buttons - front and back and on both ends to keep that long old pocket in place. And you may be asking why the pink flower hanging on the pocket? Well, on the back of the bag is the model's bright pink lipsticked up lips. It just screamed for a BOLD flower.
This is a one of a kind, there won't be another one like it on the face of the earth. And thank you for checking it out! The Finale......... This bag reminds me of a girls' strappy top, and it made me smile when it was complete and I set it up to photograph. Thinking maybe the 10 hours of construction on this was honestly worth it! So now it's time to get out some yarn and sit with Bill. I wonder what we'll watch, Hitler or food? I get the TV at 8 for the finale of Celebrity Apprentice. It's a fair trade.
Have a wonderful evening everyone - and do something for someone - sure makes you feel good about life. Weekend Rundown: Australian Order accepted and shipped: Check Michael Miller Pink French Postcard Portfolio: Done and Listed Michael Miller Blue French Postcard Portfolio: Done (not listed) Poky Little Puppy fabric art portfolios: 3 completed (none listed) All that brings me to this! I think I've overdone it a little as I'm sure this is NOT what my co-worker really wants......... OK, so you can see that this thing is as big as my CHAIR! I do believe I've overdone it. But this is going to be one awesome tote bag when it's completed. There are at least fourteen zillion pockets and cubbyholes inside of it. Once it's completed, there will be a silk hydrangea flower stuck into one of the seams (I purposely left a 'buttonhole' in one area). Anyhow, back to the sewing room for me, now that the 24 layers of that bag are now securely put together. I will have to think of a different type of hobo for my friend. How could I have been so off on what she wanted? Oh, well. Back to the drawing board. But that's sometimes the most fun - the planning part.
Now go get creative already! :) Yes, at noon today, the arduous work of redesigning that Pendleton vest into a tote bag is complete - AND listed. I have signed off on it.
As you know, I found a VERY expensive Pendleton knitted golf vest last weekend at a price I could not refuse. No, I didn't purchase it to wear it - so get that thought out of your brain immediately. :) But I wanted to show you a little time line in my creative process today in transforming a new knitted vest into a one of a kind tote bag - a TygerLily original with no pattern, just rulers and a little experience under my belt. Hopefully this looks like a visual tutorial with limited sub-titles. It's almost finished - handwork is all that is left. But this old dog is tired. This one wore me to a frazzle. But I accomplished something, and it's my own design.
Until we meet again............... |