"Orange" You Glad Fall is Almost Here! Treasury

Another pleasant surprise today, my Tapestry Clutch was featured in a Treasury.  My third Treasury!

The treasury, "Orange" you glad fall's almost here!  by
tpbakery features a collection of Fall inspired items in warm hues of orange.  I do love orange.  

Tapestry Clutch - Bottom row, far left

The Mini Messenger

Over the weekend I took a break and decided that it was time to experiment with the mini messenger bag that I have been itching to make. 

 I think it's perfect for Autumn and although it's small, don't let its size fool you as you can carry your phone, wallet and keys. I used a dark gray suede fabric and  a heavy weight black cotton canvas interior that has a subtle pebbled texture.  Under the flap - you'll find two exterior pockets while inside there is another pocket to hold your keys, cell phone and I-Pod, etc.  For a closure, I decided to a magnetic snap to secure the Flap.  I also added an adjustable strap that is long enough to wear cross-body or if shorten to carry as a shoulder bag.

My order from my handbag hardware supplier in China finally arrived so there were no more excuses. I had purchased smaller hardware than I usually use for the regular sized messenger bags so that I could make a narrower adjustable strap.  I love the cross-body look!

 

All in all, I am happy with the results, but I am sure that I will be tweaking the next one,  I think I may make the flap a little longer and perhaps add a zippered pocket instead of the slip pocket, or perhaps I will make both.

You can find the Mini Messenger here.

Plaidly Autumn Treasury

A lovely thing happened today. 

 I received a convo that my Plaid Larger Messenger bag has been included in a Treasury, making this my second Treasury in the past few weeks.  Smartly titled, Plaidly Autumn, by fiveforty, please visit and enjoy, perhaps this one will make Etsy Front Page.

Plaid Larger Messenger Bag  - bottom row, second from the right

More Fabric Madness

More fabric Madness you ask?

My friend has a contact with a great fabric wholesaler down in Miami.  She and another friend of ours (who I will call V) went down there this week to purchase some fabric.  Since I wasn’t able to partake in the fabric adventure, V took pity on me and armed with my fabric swatches, did the shopping for me.  Not only did she pick up some replacement fabric for me, she also found a few new fabrics for me to try out.  Where would we be without our i-Phones. So, 26 yards of fabric later, here we are.   

Cotton twill, in burgundy, denim blue, olive and army greens and a brown maroon, as well as some suede in Grey and two lovely plaids….I dream of messenger bags.

So Busy....

It’s been a busy past few days.  I have been trying to catch up on some orders for various messenger bags that came through my “Back to School” marketing efforts and being ill for two weeks did not help the HMMills cause.  Oh well such is life, yes?   

Once these orders are completed, I have a new bag that I want to try out so perhaps I will have photos of the finished product after Labor Day.   

Okay, now back to work.