Showing posts with label recycle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycle. Show all posts

Monday, March 23, 2009

Almanzo

Bid on this bag by leaving your name and a bid in the comments section. Or please the regular ol' chatty kind of comments, too! Bidding starts at $25 and increases by whole $s please. Highest bidder at NOON (PDT/MST) on Friday , March 27th gets the BAG! Postage extra. All proceeds go towards Zaza's adoption.

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Almanzo was created by Jennie C. and is located in Abbotsford, BC.
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This bag isn't named after the book - it's named after the character in the book. Almanzo was a man's man, but also someone the ladies could swoon over. And this is a uni-sex bag, so I needed a name that appealed to all.

The flap features my version of the 3Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle! Just like Almanzo, the pioneer, did!

Thank you Cyrus and Ali for a fantastic modeling job!

Almanzo is my standard messenger bag, except the strap is extra long (52"_ and it's also knotless. If you'd like it shortened, let me know. I work in a mall that also has a university satellite campus; the kids seem to wear their bags super long.

The bag has two back pockets, one side pocket (with ziggy stitching), and two inside pockets -- plus a little inside pen pocket.

Sturdy blue denim from Mystery Pete.

Black faux suede (flap) from Melanie G.

Black and white plaid (straps and pocket lining) from a thrift store.

Blue Cotton (lining) from Leah R.

Scraps from Nancy B, Kera B, and Leah R.






P.S. And here's what's up at my house! So proud of my boy ... patiently sewing the emblem on his super hero cape! If the boy wants a cape - he must learn to sew!

He's currently into designing super hero costumes. He has a list of about 18 different heroes that he can switch into, based on the costume materials at hand!

P.P.S. Bathing suit shopping went alright. Ruching is good stuff! It covers all sorts of flaws - not that I have any - oh no :). But how come there isn't one bathing suit with everything right? If it finally provides good coverage on the backside, then there are decollette issues! I had to do some modifications, but now I'm finally ready for some splishin' and some splashin'!

P.P.P.S. That's all, you can bid now.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Little House in the Big Woods

Little House in the Big Woods was created by Jennie C. and is located in Abbotsford, BC.
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Bid on this bag by leaving your name and a bid in the comments section. Bidding starts at $25 and increases by whole $s please. Highest bidder at 9pm (PST) / 10pm (MST) on Saturday, February 28th gets the BAG! Postage extra.

I've been wanting to do a bag with the 3R symbol on it for a long time. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! The early homesteaders, like Laura Ingalls Wilder's family, did this naturally. We have a LONG way to go in today's consumerist, throw-away culture. How do we function in this technological age without continuing to damage our planet? I'm still searching for the answers.

Little House in the Big Woods is our standard messenger bag. The outside has 2 back pockets and one small side pocket for your mobile phone, keys or library card. The inside has 2 pockets, as well.

The outdoor pics represent the colours the most accurately.

Light-weight Denim - my own stash of remnants.

Wool Plaid (burgandies and greens) - an old kilt from my Aunty Del's closet.

Pinwale Corduroy (greens and turquoise) - my mom's stash of remnants and ???.

Fuzzy Floral Drapery (avocado and white) - Kera B's stash of remnants.