New Red, Black and White Fur Purses Photo Coming!

Enough said, I love black, white and red!

A Romantic Trek in the Park

I had a really great weekend, we visited Floyd Lamb Park and had a picnic, took a walk, nice face to face time.  How romantic!  http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Find/21180.htm.  It was 97 degrees today--still hot but definitely bearable.  We'll go down another 10 degrees next week, yippee!

This is crazy and I love it!

Check out this fabric combo--I'm making a bag with these fabrics--can't wait to show you!

We Can Afford It, It Was On Sale!

Alternate title for blog: Don't tell my husband, part two

Look at these great fabrics I just got--and all on sale too! My mind is just a-buzzing with the bags I can make...don't you love animal print fabrics?

Purple and Pink Ain't for Sissies

Thanks to these wonderful curators for featuring my Small Princess Bag in their treasuries!

http://http://www.etsy.com/shop/WhiteCamilla?section_id=11409549
Purple Heart from UnlimitedCraftworks

http://http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTY0NzAzMjl8MjcyMzI3NjkzMA/purple-heart?index=0
Sweet Pinks from endesign

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTI0MTY4NTV8MjcyMzE3NzI4OA/sweet-pinks?index=1
Friendly Persuasion from midnightcoiler

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTU3MDkwMHwyNzIyOTYyNjUy/friendly-persuasion?index=2
Hot Pink by PearlesPainting

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTkxOTU4MXwyNzIyODQ4OTE4/hot-pink?index=3
Sweet Autumn from AstaArtwork

http://http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTk3MzYxNjF8MjcyMDY5NDM5NQ/sweet-autumn?index=4
Purple and Friends from OneDesign4U

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTgwODkzMjd8MjcyMDU0MDIwMQ/purple-and-friends?index=5
Hot Pink and Grey from gBoutique

http://http://www.etsy.com/treasury/Nzk5MDUwN3wyNzIwMjU5MDIz/hot-pink-and-grey?index=6

My Husband Does It Again !

I can design and sew bags and purses, but I can't actually name them.

Well, I take that back, if I wanted to name my bags, like, the Fuzzy Pink Bag with a Handy Pouch, or That Shiny Green One, Great for St. Patrick's Day!, then yep, then I would be your girl.

But my husband thinks of pretty cool names for my bags.

Today he came up with name for my new line of bags, he called it the Angle Bag. Don't you think that sort of rhymes? Here they are!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FauxFurFrenzy?section_id=7159539

A Carol Joy Fashions Purse Made it to Saks !

My Friend Nancy did me the honor of wearing a Carol Joy Fashions purse to a fashion event at a Saks Fifth Ave ! Thanks Nancy, you look beautiful!

I Love My Vinyasa!

This is a picture of what I was supposed to be doing tonight...it didn't look like this though.

http://www.chicagonow.com/twenty-something-yogi/2012/03/top-8-most-awkward-yoga-moments/

I started my vinyasa yoga class this evening, and the operative word is "started". I was awkward and uncoordinated but it felt so gooooood to stretch!

Even though I could barely touch my toes, I needed to stretch so badly that any effort on my part felt great! I love love love my vinyasa!

http://yoga.about.com/od/typesofyoga/a/vinyasa.htm

My Favorite !Bling! of all Time (number 5 of 5)

Okay, this is the grand finale, 5 of 5 favorite blings--drumroll, please!

This is what happens when it comes all together, and this bag was definitely meant to be.

All of the bling on this purse, and there's a lot of it, I acquired at different times, and none of it in the conventional ways. I was given the buttons and leather strips (love those buttons!), the feathers I bought at an estate sale, the beads and flower strips at a garage sale. What was cool is that I used practically everything of each of these items and it worked out perfectly.

There's a ton of hand sewing in this bag--the beads, feather boa, each petal tip on the flowers and of course, the buttons...it took hours but it was worth it.

This bag was a show stopper.



My Favorite Bling of All Time #4

My Favorite Bling of All Time #3

My Favorite Bling of All Time #2

My Favorite Bling of All Time #1