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!

 

Bright floral purse

 I'm loving this little purse! It's made from a fabulous floral cotton fabric and comes in a vibrant multi colour palette with a lovely lilac cotton lining.

This is the perfect summer purse and is just the right size for storing makeup in. It's lightly padded and made from 100% cotton so machine washable too.

The bright colour makes it easy to find in your bag.

It's also big enough to use as a travel bag. Store passport and sunnies in it, or use it as a gadget pouch.

This floral purse makes a great birthday gift for someone special.

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Tree lover

This pretty pouch is the perfect gift for the tree lover or gardener in your life. It's made from a fabulous stylised tree print in shades of green, yellow and grey.

This cute little zipper pouch is lined in a yellow and white cotton polka dot fabric and has a white zipper closure to keep everything safe.

Use it as a handbag organiser to keep smaller things in one place in your handbag. It's big enough to fit phone, sunglasses and keys in.

I love this stylised print and it's full of detail.

This pouch can also be used as a pencil case or makeup bag. It's machine washable so easy to clean if you get any spills on it.

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Swan song

 I'm loving his swan pouch, available in my Etsy shop.

This pouch is lightly padded, fully lined and has a zipper closure to keep everything safe.

The bag is made from a thick, durable canvas fabric.

The perfect gift for a swan lover.

Ice cream purse

 I'm channelling summer vibes today with this cute little ice cream zipper purse. It's made from a fabulous pink and orange ice-cream print on a vibrant blue background.

This little ice cream purse is perfect for using as a makeup bag and fits all the essentials in. It's fully lined in a hot pink lining and is machine washable too!

It could also be used as a handbag organiser, somewhere to store all the small items that get lost in your bag such as phone, keys and glasses. The zipper closure keeps everything safe.

This is the perfect gift for an ice cream lover.

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A whale of a time!

We're having a whale of a time at Cheeky Leopard! Loving this happy print. Blue whales sit on a beige linen canvas background. The perfect gift for a whale lover.

This cotton pouch is lined with a blue and white polka dot cotton and is perfect for using as a pencil case.

Alternatively, use it as a handbag organiser. It's great for keeping everything in one place and big enough to fit sunglasses, phone, keys and makeup.

Each whale has a smiling face.

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Green tree cosmetic bag

I designed this stylised green tree print for Makower UK, and decided to make it into a small padded cosmetic bag which is the perfect size for cosmetics, toiletries or handbag items.

It's big enough to store makeup in when out and about.

I love the contrasting yellow and white polka dot lining.

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Forest Friends

Forest animals have been a popular image in recent years and you can find them on all manner of fun items. Fox and hedgehog images still seem to be going strong and I found these fab ones recently. So far I have made them up into cosmetic bags, but I will be making more items (coin purses, card cases, tissue holders) over the next few weeks.

You can find them both in my store here.

The fabric of the fox cosmetic bag shows sweet little sleeping foxes. The foxes are a purple colour so I decided to give them a purple triangle lining.

The fabric of the hedgehog cosmetic bag shows brown hedgehogs on a funky green ground.

I gave this cosmetic bag the same purple triangle lining as the green of the triangles matches the outer colour.

Japanese cuties' big sister

A while ago I mentioned these fab little Japanese cuties on my blog. They are coin purses made from a fabric with cute little Japanese girls on.

The red and blue ones sold at the International Bazaar in Tokyo recently, but the cream purse is still available in my store, so I decided to create a big sister to go with it!

The 'big sister' is the cosmetic bag size and is a great size for storing makeup. It could also be used as a gadget pouch for storing chargers, or makes a great handbag organiser.

I've given this purse a bold black and white polka dot lining as a contrast to the outer fabric.

You can find this cutie in my store here.

Snail mail

I do love a snail design and this wonderful orange version caught my eye recently when I was at Village fabrics in Wallingford. The design is so simple that at first you can't quite see what it is, and then on closer inspection you can see that it's rows of sweet little snails. I've now made it up into a cosmetic bag with a fab contrasting yellow polka dot lining.

You can find it in my store here.

Going cuckoo!

We're going a bit cuckoo here at Cheeky Leopard! Today I move my furniture into my new home, so it's all hands on deck. I can't wait to start unpacking boxes and finding a new home for all my belongings as well as setting up my new studio and finding a home for my rather overwhelming collection of fabrics! I will be posting some photos of my new abode once I'm a bit more settled.

In the meantime I'm going to celebrate with this cuckoo clock cosmetic bag that I've just added to my store. I love the whimsical design of the traditional cuckoo clocks with its modern colour palette, and decided to compliment the outer print with a fab fresh pink and white star lining.

You can find it in my store here.

A pocket full of sunshine!

The English summer time really leaves a lot to be desired and even though we know the summer here is unpredictable, we still get upset when the weather doesn't behave. Last weekend poured with rain and right now I am looking out of my studio window at a rather grey sky.

One way to deal with the summer time blues is to create your own little pocket full of sunshine and this can be achieved with these fab items from Cheeky Leopard! I chose a fabric which has a triangle design on the outside, grey and white with just a hint of yellow. But open up your item and, hey presto, you have your own pocket full of sunshine!

Use this pouch to store cosmetics or as a pencil case for all your favourite stationery items.

Check out that vibrant lining! It picks out the hint of yellow from the outside fabric.

 The glasses case is large enough to fit a pair of statement sunglasses.

  The coin purse is cute as a button and can be used for coins or as a case for storing headphones.

You can find all these items at Cheeky Leopard.