Update- 'To Do'

As promised here are some photo's of the second commissioned order, this time it was for a coin purse and a large cosmetic pouch. This commissioned order was slightly different to others I've previously had as I was able to choose the fabric for the customer.

I decided to go for a nice girly pink for the coin purse and the fabric I used for the cosmetic pouch was a new addition to my fabric box that I hadn't used yet.

Inside I chose bright blue for the pouch to contrast with the orange zip, and grey for the purse as I think pink and grey are a lovely combination.

And of course they wouldn't be complete without my trade mark bagladee touch of sparkle now would they? ;)

This is a birthday gift for someone so I hope they are pleased when they rip open the paper! I am off to a wedding on Saturday so I'm hoping to get some sewing in tomorrow so I can relax and enjoy the day. I'm so excited about my outfit, not a colour I would normally choose but its soooo pretty and I have some really fab shoes to go with it. Now for a bag.................. :)

I give in!!

OK that's it I give in, I went into work and first on my agenda for the day......write out a holiday request!! Its only for 2 days, but oh what joyful bliss to spend 2 days catching up on some well needed sleep then sewing until my little fingers cant sew no more! :)))
So that's Thursday and Friday next week all mine, a long weekend for me to do whatever I please.

Hurrah!!

Feeling the strain but upbeat...

I think all this full time working and trying to full time craft is slightly taking its toll on me. I've never felt this tired in a long time. But burning the candle at both ends what do I expect? Unusually though I do feel quite upbeat, maybe its the satisfaction of getting a lot of my jobs done and ticked off 'the list'.

And here is one of those jobs:

Commisioned bags, one with a shoulder strap and one without.

Inside, one has black lining and the other bright pink.

My re-order of my Moo cards and stickers came yesterday too, I was running a bit low so thought it be best to stock up.

Parcels for my commissioned order and Picciolo's give away prize were also packaged up last night all ready to be posted tomorrow. And I will post pictures tomorrow of the cosmetic pouch and coin purse that was part of the commissioned order.

Ciao for now :)

A very productive weekend....

To keep you updated on the 'To Do' list, I had managed as you can see from the previous post to finish 2 clutch bags and I also finished my 2 commissioned orders. Another 2 clutch bags, a cosmetic pouch and a coin purse.

Photo's of which I will show you tomorrow. Trying to keep the posts short and sweet so that I can get on with the rest of the things on my list. Don't worry I will be back to my jabbering old self once the list gets a bit smaller.

So tonight its:

Finish the clutch bag I started Sunday.
Package up the commissioned order to be posted tomorrow.
Package up Picciolo's give away prize to be posted tomorrow.
Print off invitations for Bagladee party to be held in November.

.....and then the boring bit.....

Finish my ironing before it turns into Mount Everest!!

See you all tomorrow for photo's galore ;)

One down lots to go.

Just a quick post this morning, at last I got a chance to take some photo's yesterday!!! Its only took me nearly a week to get some good lighting.....but here they are all finished. My favourite I have to say is the Hawaiian print. I will be naming them and adding them to the website at some point this weekend.

That's one job crossed off my 'To Do' list, lots more to go!!

We went to Goose Fair last night which is a local fair that is held every October in the city. There were lots of rides and plenty of food stalls and games. I couldn't resist bringing some candy floss, toffee apples and cinder toffee (honeycomb) home. It was quite cold last night but it was nice to get wrapped up in big coats, scarves and gloves.....Winter is only just round that corner.

Off to get some more jobs crossed off that very long list.....

And the winner is.....

A very, very big thank you to all of you who entered my give away, it was lovely to get to know you. I have visited all who have blogs and added them to my blog following list so I will be keeping in touch.

And there were lots of very interesting facts out there!! If you haven't read them you should go and have a look.

OK then on to the winner, drum roll please......dddddrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

And the winner is:

PICCIOLO

Who wrote: I'm Jane, a few years ago my husband and I went to Borneo on holiday and spent a couple of days with a headhunting tribe.

How cool is that!!

Picciolo makes hand sewn original fabric pieces of work and my are they pretty, I especially love her Christmas decorations and pouches.....go on why not pop on over and have a look.

Sorry for the late post today, the hours have just run away from me. Congratulations to Picciolo and thank you again for taking part. Be sure to watch out for my Halloween give away in a few weeks time I have another fantastic prize to win.

To do's, to do's, to do's

That's it.....that's my whole entire life planned out to the hour for at least the next 2 weeks!! :/

Is that a good thing? Who knows.......I will probably just get lost in the ether of to do lists and before you know it we'll be sailing through November.

OK still no photos!!! How frustrating.....I must leave work a little earlier tomorrow to see if I can catch some half decent light. Now is one of the times that I wish I had a better camera and some studio lighting. And with the dark nights drawing in I'm going to find it even more difficult!

My give away is now officially closed, so sorry if you missed out and many thanks if you have entered. I'm off to go and draw the winner, check back tomorrow for winner announcement!