Squirreling about

It's that time of year when the weather starts turning and the squirrels are busy in the garden. I see a lot of them bouncing around our garden, either hiding acorns or looking for acorns they've hidden?! There are quite a few fabric designs out there with squirrel motifs on them and I was drawn to their sweet little images.  I recently made two coin purses out of two different squirrel fabrics which you can find in my store here.

This sweet little squirrel coin purse is the smallest size I do and is perfect for squirrelling away small change or for storing iPhone earbuds/headphones in. The outside image is a simple graphic silhouette on a nut brown ground and it has a matching beige and brown polka dot lining.

 This coin purse is slightly larger and is made from a Japanese furoshiki fabric - fabric that is used to wrap presents. I love the soft blue and cream of the deco-inspired design, with the odd brown squirrel here and there. This purse can hold small change and is big enough to keep credit cards in too!

You can find it in my store here.

Fabric Friday

I'm feeling rather blue today, but not down. In fact I'm feeling very happy as I've recently created two stunning clutch bags in shades of blue and cream, and they compliment each other so well!

The first clutch bag uses a modern cotton fabric of blue elephants on a natural linen ground. I love the woodblock effect used on the elephants and the simplicity of the image. Each elephant is decorated slightly differently to each other. You can find the clutch in my store here.

The second clutch bag is made from a vintage blue and cream indigo fabric that I bought at an antique market in Tokyo. I love the worn quality of the thick, nubby cloth and the bold, stylised floral design which has been created using a resist technique. You can find it in my store here.

Both these clutch bags look stunning together and either would look great dressed up with a white summer dress or dressed down with a pair of jeans and t-shirt.