Anchor purse

This adorable anchor purse is made from a soft cotton fabric and is great for keeping small items in.

Use it as a handbag organiser. It's big enough to keep phone and sunglasses in and means that smaller items in your bag can be kept in one place.

The bright colour means it's easy to locate in your bag. And the cute anchor print makes a great gift for a sailor or for a sea lover.

It's lightly padded and lined in a geometric indigo blue Japanese fabric. There's a navy blue zipper closure to keep everything safe.

This also makes a great little makeup bag. It's made from 100% cotton so easy to wash too!

 

Beside the sea

This time last year we were in heavy lockdown, stuck indoors and dreaming of one day being able to live a normal life once more. We are now almost there! During the first lockdown I designed this collection for Makower UK where I channeled an English beach vibe for my inspiration with buckets and spades, beach huts and coastal towns in mind. I used a loose, painterly style and am loving the outcome. This collection is now available on fabric and I can't wait to start making up some summery items with it.

Beach babe

It's almost the end of April, but it's feeling really chilly here in Blighty! I'm dreaming of long hot summer days and so decided to make a selection of beach-inspired items to cheer me up. They include beach huts, anchors and sun specs, all in shades of red, white and blue, and all with a fab red and white polka dot lining. These items are all made using fabrics that I designed for Makower.

This cosmetic bag is made with a fun beach hut fabric.

Beach huts are the quintessential British beach item and are often set out in rows along the beach front in brightly painted colours. Above you can see the original design.

I love an anchor design and this one comes in either a cream version or a navy blue version, in two different sizes. The small coin purse is perfect for storing small change or earbuds. The large coin purse is big enough for small change and credit cards.

Below you can see the original design for the anchors.

I also added a fab little tissue holder made from a multi colour spectacles fabric. 

Cheeky Leopard shop

Fabric Friday

I've been a busy bee today, preparing for my Open House event on Tuesday evening as well as making more items to put on my Etsy store. I often mention how much fun I have putting fabrics together, and today I have been focusing on the most popular fabrics. Customers love the cats and the elephants, as well as the sausage dogs. The anchors are a lovely classic design on a vibrant red. I have shown each fabric with the lining that I think suits it best and tomorrow I will be making them up into iPad cases and coin purses, as well as some gift sets.

Watch this space!

The sausage dogs are really jolly on the orange ground and I love the floral detail in their bodies.

The cats are the most popular and I thought the yellow polka dot lining made a fun combination.

The anchors work so well with the blue and white polka dot lining.

These elephants are very sweet. I've chosen a red and white star lining to go with them.

Who wouldn't want a penguin fabric iPad case?!

Fave fabric Friday

This Friday's fabric selection is a lovely summery combo of nautical naughtiness. Navy blue anchors on a cream ground are so fresh and summery and I'm thinking of making it up into a summer tote - perfect for a day by the sea. I'll add a contrasting navy blue and white polka dot cotton for the lining.

Nautical naughtiness in Sweden

We are currently enjoying a lovely summer holiday in Sweden, a country we knew nothing about before coming here. It's been fab so far with hot weather, good food and lovely people.

I am always on the lookout for inspiration for new design ideas and the latest is the nautical look. I've come to the perfect place! We've seen a lot of nautical-inspired items, from this lovely sunny porthole window, to the flush of a toilet! See bottom image....

I'm looking forward to producing some fab designs when I get home. In the meantime, bring on the smorgasbord and beer!

Anchors away!

I have a few card cases in my store but can't believe I haven't made one of these before now! I love the anchor fabric and it lends itself so nicely to the compact size of the Cheeky Leopard card holders. I love the contrasting navy blue and white polka dot lining as well.

You can find it on my Etsy store here.

Ahoy!

My coin purse was recently featured in this gorgeous 'Ahoy!' by aromacandles

Mail Holder SCHOONER: offic... redtilestudio $82	Anchor studs earrings white ... ShoShanaArt $15	Red and White Anchors Fabric... cheekyleopard $15	Womens Tshirt, Nautical Blue... ShebboDesign $39
Patriotic iPhone Case 5 4S 4... Inspireuart $21	size 7 NAUTICAL red canvas 8... 20twentyvintag... $32	The Whale - 8x10 nautical bl... RedCreekDesign... $18	Nautical Necklace Sailor Nec... NasuKka $42
Wine Bag Blue Marine Hook C... tagalongbags $10	Red Minnie hair bow / Hand k... Plexida $6	Loop Style Keychain in Bold ... peaseblossomst... $12	Blue Dolphin Necklace - Anim... HardResols $32
organic burp cloth, nautical... downhomeamy $12	Lumbar pillowcover in nautic... ShadoBox $18	Custom Nantucket Beach Sign ... MangoSeed $35	Bunting Nautical Blue Denim ... HeidiAdnum $20

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A nautical threesome

A little trio of nautical-inspired cosmetic bags/gadget pouches have recently been added to my Etsy store. I couldn't resist the sweet prints and hope that they conjure up images of summer, even if the weather is not behaving itself! I especially like the bag with the wave print. It is made from a Japanese tenegui cotton and reminds me of a Hokusai woodcut.

You can find all these bags on my Etsy store here.