Lotta Love

There's just something about layering the off-whites.

And who can get enough of those pearly white buttons?

celebrated doilies?

vintage hankies?

Well, evidently- I can't get enough.

So I want to share with you.

Tote bag, button closure, fully lined, with interior pockets.

Measures close to 16" across and 13" top to bottom.

Another year is coming to an end.

Another year of success in this venture to raise food aid.

Thank you.

If you are interested in purchasing this lovely tote bag, please leave a comment below' with a starting bid of $18.00 Cdn. You don't need to have a blogger account, and can simply place bids by choosing the "anonymous" identity. Don't leave yourself entirely anonymous, as I'll eventually need to know who you are. That's what my e-mail address is for: re-joyce@live.ca

I'll leave this tote up for sale until Wednesday evening, November 30, 2011 at 7:00 pm, cst.

More Where That Came From

I think I've mentioned before that I have quite an impressive collection of ancient ties at the moment. They are one of my most favorite weird mediums to work with. (can you call a necktie a "medium"?- and not in the "back from the dead" sense of the word?)

There were plenty of reasons to have fun making this messenger bag. Some time ago, an elderly lady in Winnipeg contacted me to ask whether I would like to have her friends sewing collection. That was easy to answer. In amongst the bits and bolts that she had collected were numerous dissected pairs of men's fortrel, plaid trousers. (ahhh, those were the days....)

I immediately imagined them paired up with bad neckties from the same era.

Those plaids are combined with some upholstery samples for added strength, and another piece of plaid suiting material. This bag should pretty much last a lifetime. That stuff never dies.

These pictures show the bag turned entirely inside out. My son's outgrown pants create pockets on one side, and another bit of plaid make pockets on the opposite.

I've been so pleased to see you've not all entirely forgotten bags 4 darfur, and you've been so patient and supportive in spite of all my online comings and goings. Also, a welcome to all my recent followers. It makes me so grateful to think that Sudan is not forgotten.

Bids on this bag begin at $35.00 Cdn. Remember that I ship to anywhere, and payment can be arranged through paypal, or by mailing a cheque, or by coming to my house- cash in hand. I've also met people in shopping malls and lobbeys, but I'll draw the line at long dark deserted alleyways.

This bag will remain available until Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 7:00 pm, cst.

Any questions? leave me a comment or send an e-mail to re-joyce@live.ca

"Un-Tied"

A functioning camera cord has been located.
All prior sewing commitments have now been fulfilled, and mostly delivered.
And I'm pleased to present a bag for sale!


A bag that plays with vintage neckties. A kind older woman gave me her entire collection of neckties that her husband had worn throughout his career as an office guy. I liked her parting comment as she gifted me with the boxfull: "I hope you make a killing".

What a great send-off for all those neckties she must have bought every Father's Day, birthday, and Christmas for the previous fifty years!

It's been one of my favourite relics to work with lately. Such fun-loving bits of fashion! And so many functions.

Here's the bag turned inside out. Pockets on each side.

Particulars:

12.5" long

14.5" wide.

six pockets in total- two beneath the flap, and four inside.

Bag is constructed from upholstery samples, remnants, neckties, used pants.

Due to the neglected state of this blog, I'll leave the bag available for sale until Thursday, November 17 at 6:00 pm, cst.

We'll work on the aution format; I'd ask that the starting bid begin at $35.00 Cdn.

Bids close at 6 pm cst, thur, Nov 17.

Any questions, comments, observations can be left under "comments". This is also where you leave your bid if you are interested. If you don't have a blogger account, simply choose "anonymous" as your identity, but do assign yourself an identity one way or another- either within your comment post, or by sending me an e-mail to re-joyce@live.ca

thanks, it's good to be back.

Thank You For Your Patience

My commitments have been fulfilled, and I'm now ready to post some bags for sale on this erratically maintained website....

But I cannot find my camera cord...
And therefore cannot post pics....

I'm finding this most irritating, since I am ready in almost every other way.
So please send thoughts of camera cord finding my way as I continue my search.

Then come back and support Darfur!