More of my gift bags

I really enjoy making these little gift bags.  The first batch sold out right away from my booth in Merchant Square.  Here are the three that I took into my booth yesterday for sale.

Here the first Paris bag.  Cute dress form image surrounded by roses.  I added vintage laces, trims and rayon ribbons.  The bit in the corner is an old petit point earring on top of a bit of an old doily.

Here's a different dress form image.  On the top are vintage appliques, mother-of-pearl buttons and an old pearl earring.

Lastly is this bag with a "Costumer" image on it topped with lace, trim and a vintage pin.

All three are available in my booth at Merchant Square right now.

Working on more gift bags

I made a couple of gift bags about a month ago and they flew out of my booth at Merchant Square.  So, I decided yesterday to make two more plus another, simpler one.

This was the first one I finished (approx. 8 1/2" x 11").  The lady in this image has the most beautiful dress and I love the long hair in the braid down her back tied with two big bows.  Lots of old lace bits, a velveteen fabric piece behind the image set the color scheme for this tote bag.

I finished this one this morning.  I kept the palette to whites and just added the pink ribbon for a bit of color.  This image is one of my favorites!

The inspiration for this one came from the most recent issue of Sew Somerset magazine.  I made this Paris tote bag (approx. 7" x 8 1/2" not including the strap) out of scraps from my stash and pieces from my Collage Camp creations.  It is really soft and  I think it would make a great hostess gift!  I'm on a roll today and will be making more this afternoon.  Right now it's lunch time!

This burlap bag was garnered from the produce department of my local grocery store.  I asked the department manager if he would save this bag for me after he used it in the display of chestnuts.  Earlier this week I collected this bag and asked to have any others saved for me.   I think these can be repurposed into something else!  Will be working on that for later.

Paris journals

I created these two little journals yesterday.  They have a Paris theme.  They are going to my booth in Merchant Square -- C-6. 

The covers are pages from a French paperback book.  Bits of cloth, vintage pics and fabric.

I found these two items at the flea market last Saturday.  I love both of them!  Very chic!  Very industrial or salvage looking.  And I don't have to polish silver!  Woohoo!!

These jars and bottles will appear in my booth after the holidays.  I love the fabric brushes in the bottles and the excelsior and eggs in the large glass jar.  Love the look of glass!