Bags and Pins and Girly Things

Butterfly Cigar Purses

2011-03-02T09:45:00.000-08:00

These are made by Melinda Bradshaw and are available at MMB PhotoGraphics.

Beautiful Bird Purses

2010-03-28T17:31:00.001-07:00

fabric bird *available*, originally uploaded by Createarian.

This adorable handmade bead purse was created by Dorothy Christian aka Dot and are available from her Etsy Store Createarian. Be sure to check out Dot's adorable blog My life, my values, my art in addition to checking out her Flickr, all of which is incredible :-)

Handmade Christmas Bunny Pins and Brooch

2009-12-09T07:49:00.000-08:00

Fae the Winter Fairy Bunny Brooch

This adorable little bunny is from Joey Ramone AKA Andrea Micheloni. Joey is super creative and her little beauties are available at her Etsy Store "Joey's Dream Garden" named because Joey "had a fantasy that somewhere there is a magical garden where I can grow dreams, just like you can grow plants. And as you know, every dream is a whole world in itself."
Check out Joey's blog and Flickr for more fun.

Miku the Christmas DressUp Bunny

christmas tree pins

2009-12-08T20:55:00.001-08:00

christmas tree pins, originally uploaded by Glass Elements.

Getting into the Christmas Spirit, these fused glass pins from Marja Huhta, at her Etsy Store Glass Elements.

From Form Crocheted

2009-11-22T23:45:00.001-08:00

purse, originally uploaded by MarianneS.

This Is from MarianneS's Flickr Photostream.

Marianne who lives in Estonia is a self diagnosed fiber addict, and the time spent working with her craft has payed off. She has a great Etsy Store full of fun things~and there's a blog Heegeldab where there is even more.

Mini Bag

Tast Week 6

Purse Cookies

2009-11-14T21:32:00.001-08:00

Thirty-one brand purse designs, originally uploaded by Polka-dot Zebra.

This is from Polka-dot Zebra's Flickr Photostream. Aren't these awesome!

Grace Bros mannequin parade

2009-11-09T22:14:00.001-08:00

Grace Bros mannequin parade, Sydney, November 1936 / Sam Hood, originally uploaded by State Library of New South Wales collection.

I found this amazing picture while browsing Flickr. It's from a Negative, and is part of the State Library of New South Wales. The Note under the picture reads "Note: The modern bra (brassiere) was "invented" in Paris in 1889, 120 years ago". Can't imagine life without them..

Button Lovers Necklace

2009-11-04T09:37:00.000-08:00

Notions Necklace

Found these little beauties at website Lushlee where "Ange collects and shares ideas, design, beauty, interesting things, and inspiration from everyday life." Notions Necklace is sold at Anthropologie

where their "mission is to offer a one-of-a-kind and compelling shopping experience that makes women feel beautiful, hopeful and connected."
This is a must for the Button Lover in all of us. Love It!

Just for Fun Cupcake Purse

2009-10-29T20:08:00.000-07:00

From the Judith Leiber Collection at Neiman Marcu s. It's the Strawberry Cupcake Minuaduiere and goes for
over $4K.. Fully beaded with rose and light pink Austrian crystals...Ou la la

And in case you didn't know.. a Minuaduiere is "A small ornamental case for a woman's cosmetics, jewelry, or personal items that is often carried as a handbag." from Answers.com

Having A Alexander McQueen Moment

2009-09-10T15:16:00.001-07:00

DOGTOOTH WEEKENDER

This Alexander McQueen Design is one of my favorites. It's a "Large soft-sided weekend bag in signature dogtooth wool with black leather upper and handles. The bag has short handles and a heart shaped padlock fastening with key."

WOW

Clutching to Alexander McQueen's Skulls

2009-09-10T15:08:00.000-07:00

RED ORNATE SKULL CLUTCH

Alexander McQueen skull clutch in red statin and brass cut-out shell depicting birds and flowers. The skull has black Swarovski crystal eyes, teeth and studs, with Red leather interior.

RED KNUCKLE DUSTER CLUTCH

Red whip snake knuckle-duster skull clutch with Nappa leather lining. Skull and Swarovski ring detailing in dark silver, with river pearl eyes.

Aren't these totally amazing. Alexander McQueen's website is so much fun.

London's Union Jack Handbag

2009-09-10T14:51:00.000-07:00

Alexander McQueen Union Jack Clutch from Bag Chic. So cute! This is a "Multicolored Union Jacket box clutch with gold hardware. Alexander McQueen clutch has patent leather detailing, a pearl and diamanté encrusted skull clasp fastening at top and red leather lining."

Amazing Artist Designed Purses and Jewels

2009-09-02T21:19:00.000-07:00

I first found some of these beautiful designs at Bored Stop.
These amazing Wristlets and Jewels are created by the Polymer clay Artist Kathleen Dustin. Kathleen is simply amazing. She has been working as artist for 30 years. She works with her intuitive side and lets nature drive her.

She is "often also asked, "Why purses? Why don´t you make figurines or sculptures?" The reason is because a figurine or sculpture just sits there collecting dust. You aren't supposed to touch it. But because these purses are functional, you are supposed to touch them, caress them and examine them. Your life is enhanced because it´s wonderful to carry beautiful things around with you and use them. And that is what I want my creations to do."

Check out her Website where her incredible creations are available to purchase.

Coin purse Beauties

2009-08-29T18:30:00.000-07:00

These fabulous beauties are from Viv at Hens tooth. The bottom one is made from vintage french fabric. These coin purses can be found at her Etsy store. Viv Loves working with mixed media materials of both fabric, and findings of all kinds. Viv's blog Hens tooth has tons of her beautiful work for us all to enjoy. Love It~

2009-08-28T08:04:00.000-07:00

I found this at Crafts For Housewives . (Awesome place to find all kinds of goodies)Where you can find links to tutorials.

Nifty Tie Purse

2009-08-28T07:23:00.000-07:00

DevoreJones Designs

This Nifty Purse is made from recycled ties and is from Craftpod yet another awesome craft site, where you can find a bunch of different tie crafts.
You can find DevoreJones Designs at her Estsy Store.

Recyled Plastic Bag Purse

2009-08-27T09:51:00.000-07:00

Recycle Cindy is at it again with her Recycle genius. Go to her webiste at My Recycled Bags and your find the whole scoop on how to make one of your very own. Cindy Rocks!

Great Place For Purse Sewing Patterns

2009-08-27T08:51:00.000-07:00

You can find Amy Butler Patterns and Fabric at JubysDaughter's Esty Store. Love It~

Adorable Wristlets by Lemon Tree Tales

2009-08-24T10:45:00.000-07:00

These adorable creations are from Tami at Lemon Tree Tales . Tami Levin lives and works in Sunnyvale California and is inspired by her own muse a fairy named Lemondrop. She has a blog, 101 Fairy Lane , a website Lemon Tree Tales. and even an Etsy Store .Oh, so much fun..
Tami specializes in Cloth doll making, quilting and sewing and seems to have an endless supply of creative desire to discover more. Lemon Tree Tales is full of art and inspiration, while tami shares her artistic process and creative energy and fills every spare moment of her time making what she loves. Go visit Lemondrop and Tami at Lemon Tree Tales. You'll be so glad you did~

Handmade to Perfection

2009-08-22T20:23:00.000-07:00

These fabulous purses were designed by Aki, who founded the company Oktak.
Aki, a Tokyoite living in the heart of Manhattan, NYC has an extensive line of handmade handbags and purses at her Etsy Store.

Artful Mixed Media Purse

2009-08-22T20:16:00.000-07:00

This piece of artwork is made by artist Marsha Schwartz, of Cedar Key, Florida.

knit Isabeau Purse

2009-08-22T20:11:00.000-07:00

This cute little purse is at craftzine.com
with instructions at Chez Plum.

The button is so cute~

2009-08-15T18:57:00.000-07:00

It's amazing what a little Milk Money can do. These awesome wallets are made out of recycled juice and milk containers. These wallets are made by Milkmuny and can be found at Treehugger and are from designer John Schreiber.

Thirsty For Some JuICy Wallets

2009-08-15T18:40:00.000-07:00

Juicy bags from Keetsa

These juicy wallets are from Nigels Eco Store

These Juicy wallets are from Great Green Goods

These are all made out of recylecd juce containers, made by green consious groups.

Most Exspensive Purse In the World

2009-08-14T20:45:00.001-07:00

These are from the website New Luxury Items. Priced at 52 Thousand dollars, only 24 have been made. It's designed by Marc Jabobs for Louis Vuitton, and of course they are hand sewn in Paris.WOW

Your Favorite Tshirt Becomes Your Favorite Bag

2009-08-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

I'm on a mission to find cool Tshirt bags. This one is from Cut out and Keep. I found a pattern at Rachel Stuart Designs.

Skateboards To bags

2009-08-10T19:56:00.000-07:00

These really Cool bags and earrings are from Designer Beth Hicky of Beck(y)New York City. These are from her Skat8 Bags collection and are made from recycled skate boards.

The Perfect Vintage Brooch

2009-08-08T19:30:00.000-07:00

This beautiful Piece of Jewelry Art is from the Blog of Katofmanycolors and is available at
Kats Etsy Store. It would look so good, in so many places...

I could so see it on a Cute Vintage Handbag...

Today I'm Feeling VinTaGe

2009-08-08T10:59:00.000-07:00

These Presious Beauties are from the website The Vintage Handbag. These three are from

Enid Collins and Collins of Texas. Go to the site to see more gorgeous-ness~

Bambo Beach Beauty

2009-08-06T08:18:00.000-07:00

Over at The Long Thread you'll find all the how-to's on making this Bambo Beach Purse. It was part of their Make It Monday's. Instructions even have photo's to help with each step along the way. Check it out, You'll be glad you did~

Bag in A shoe

2009-08-05T12:23:00.000-07:00

These are from the blog Jpajuni. Some cool stuff to discover.

Clutch To Love

2009-08-03T20:27:00.000-07:00

These adorable clutch purses are from Briana Edelman Designs and you take your pick from her gorgeous Etsy Store. Even the batting in the purses is made from recycled plastic bottles. What's not to like? and Oh yea, she has an awesome blog BrianaE Designs

Challenging You To Create Your Own Purse

2009-08-02T20:55:00.000-07:00

These three incredible purses are from the blog The Purse Project. This is a fantastic blog with tons of ideas, links, and tutorials. I can't wait to get started on making my own.

The Beauty in Rags

2009-08-02T05:51:00.000-07:00

"Pink Flowers Vintage Chenille Floral Rag Quilt Purse/Tote"

This little piece of perfection is from Julie who lives in the midewest of the US. She and her husband Paul (She makes the rag purses, and he weaves rag rugs) have an awesome blog >

P and J Crafts and they have tons of stuff at their Etsy store and you can even find them on flickr.

Recyled Inner-Tube Messenger Bag

2009-07-30T07:06:00.000-07:00

I found this while visiting Denise's blog The Seasonal Cottage, which is a blog full of great finds. Denise found this recycled tire bag (Cobra Messenger Bag) at Global Exchange . It's made from old truck tires and part of an El Salvadorian Fair Trade Group, working for the betterment of their community.

Recyled Cassett Tape CLam Clutch Purse

2009-07-30T06:37:00.000-07:00

This is just amazingly inventive. It is a clam clutch crotched from old cassette tape interwoven with lacy ribbon yarn. This is from Cindys (aka Recyclecindy) blog My Recycled Bags,
which has all the how to's. Awesome. Check out this cool blog, You'll be glad you did~

Hand Made Crochet Baby Flip Flop Thongs

2009-07-30T06:24:00.000-07:00

I found these cute little Baby Sandle Thongs from the blog My Recycled Bags

I had to share this adorable discovery. This is from You Can Make This. These baby Flip Flop Thongs area so cute!

Tote Them Apples

2009-07-30T06:11:00.000-07:00

This adorable hand made tote is from the awesome blog The Purl Bee. It is full of knitting, sewing and quilting tips, projects and yes they have a store! You'll find step-by-step instructions for making this durable delight and many more on this fun filled blog. Be sure to take a visit there, You'll be glad you did~

All Wrapped Up

2009-07-29T17:42:00.000-07:00

This is a Large J'adore Baghaus Bag.

Canvas with a Scarf.

Save the World Purses

2009-07-29T07:34:00.000-07:00

These awesome "Confetti Recycled Juice Wrapper Purses are from Save The World Designs.

Handmade Bags R Always the Best

2009-07-25T15:28:00.000-07:00

These two bags are from Diana at her blog Heartland. The top one is "heavy weight brushed cotton" and the second one is "created in part from an antique feedsack textile from Northrup King Seed Company."Check out Diana's Handmade totes, bags and more at her Etsy store.