Nicholas & his pillow...

Which is cuter???? I don't know!!! Ok, for real - Nicholas is waaay cuter. As a matter of fact, he's quite possibly one of the cutest babies I've ever seen. This little man belongs to a friend of my sister, Kit, and she gave it to them as a baby gift when Nicholas was born. Oh yeah, and I made the pillow. :)

Awesomeness for Alisha

I haven't officially announced it through this medium yet - so here it is! Brian and I (and Moose too, of course) are moving to Michigan! Brian got a promotion at work, and off we go! It has been an adventure already, and we're not even gone yet! One fortunate consequence of our move is my new friendship with Alisha. She was hired at Schott Design as my replacement, and I know she will be great! She ordered a bag for herself to kick off the spring season and requested "neutral with some pops of color." Luckily, she's a color-loving interior designer so royal purple is neutral enough!

A little outside of the box... or bag, rather.

I wanted to share a couple of custom pieces that I made around Christmas time (better late than never, right?). A friend of mine (Brenna, who recently ordered a bag for herself) requested these for a couple of people on her gift list that were tough to buy for.

The first is a pouch that she wanted to give to a family member's new girlfriend that she hadn't yet had the chance to get to know very well. Brenna knew that she really liked horses, so we decided to incorporate a horse into the design. I first explored horse fabrics, but I was extremely underwhelmed by the options I found. So, I decided to take matters into my own creative hands and made the silhouette of a horse out fabric and then appliqued it to the front of a handmade pouch. Here's the result. Apologies for the not-so-great pics; I took them with my iPhone. :)

And this one was for the 6 year old daughter of one of Brenna's good friends. Her name is Olivia, she loves everything pink and loves carrying purses. Thus, the pink purse that says OLIVIA on it! I put a zipper on it so she could be rough with it and not lose anything out of the inside. The handles are a re-purposed pink belt.

Noble Centers of Indiana

A very nice lady from Noble Centers of Indiana recently saw my line in Enroute Spa at the airport. She contacted me about donating a bag for the silent auction at their upcoming fundraiser, so I did! What a great way to get exposure and help out a good cause at the same time! I used this crazy vintage print that I found at Midland for the lining and an ultra-modern turquoise material with a wood-grain look on the outside. Turned out pretty cute, but I didn't get a picture of it so you'll have to use your imagination! :)

Barb's Birthday Bag

I made this one as a gift for my mother-in-law on her birthday. Great colors and super fun polka dots! Who doesn't love polka dots???

Mandy's Baby Bag

Mandy Garzolini was my very first boss - we worked together at BCH (an advertising agency in Indianapolis) right after I graduated from school. When I met her, she didn't have any kids, and now she has 3 of them!! We recently reconnected (thanks to facebook) and have enjoyed catching up on stuff.

I found out she was pregnant with her third, and she found out that I make bags, and we decided I had better make her a baby bag right away!!! The baby, Mia, was born this winter. Since she is their only girl, it was clear that we needed to break out the pink. I put together a combination of pinks and grays at Mandy's request. The bag has 4 pockets on the outside, 4 pockets on the inside and a sturdy braided strap to be worn over-the-shoulder.

All the better to see you with, my dear!

My mom had an old glasses case that she carried around in her purse all the time that looked like this:

It was worn out and used up, so we thought it would be fun to try to replicate the design with two padded pockets, but using fun new fabrics! Here's what I came up with:

So my mom replaced the old one with this one and now her glasses have a happy new home. :)