New Men's Leather Wallets

I had fun coming up with this new design and even more fun making them.  I hope you like them as much as I do.

Pre Christmas Shop Update

I have added some new gems to the shop.

Enjoy!

November 11th is Rememberence Day and Veteren's Day

Canada

  America

Women's Leather Coin Purses are Here!

I am getting ready for my show on November 5th and decided to add something glam to the mix.  These are what I came up with, perfect for the fashionista in you or the one you know.

Steamy Shop Update

New steampunk wallets added in the shop.

 

 I hope you like!

Wingback Chair Slipcover

I loved everything about this fabric, the look, hand and how it stood up to the rigors of sewing.

   Here is the Before shot.

 

Earlier this year I started a new arm of my sewing business called Fabric Sewlutions.  Since I mainly sell online, I wanted something that was more local.  You can visit my new website here to check it out if you are in the Toronto/Durham area.  I will be linking to My Uncommon Slice of Surburbia and  Miss Mustard Seed's Linky Party

It'ssssss Show Time!

I am excited to announce, that I will be showcasing my items at the Made by Hand Show on November 5, 2011.  Please come on by to say hi if you get a chance to go.  I will be posting more details as time nears.

 More details here: http://madebyhandshow.com

End of Summer Sale PSA

AKA Labour Day sale!  I thought I would offer this promotional sale to my loyal readers of my blog.  So if you love my creations and were thinking 'hey, it would be nice to own one' OR 'hey, maybe I should start Christmas shopping early, well now is the time!  You see, all you have to do is browse my online boutique, pick out what you like, add it to your cart and upon checkout, type in the code SUMMER2011 and  you will receive 15% of your item(s) ***Does not apply to Made to Order items or Shipping*** -Easy huh?

So thank you for reading in the past and hopefully in the future.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Sale Ends Labour Day September 5th<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Arlene

Shop Update August 2011

I have been adding a lot of new designs so if you haven't visited the shop in awhile, stop in for a look see.

Gladiator Cuffs with Secret Pocket

Secret Pocket

Shades of Green

Shades of Blue

Oxblood

Leather ID Card Wallets

Timeless Romance

Baroque Oxblood

Peek-a-boo Window

I'll give you the moon and the sky

I have been working on many things some of which I am not ready to announce, so I thought I would share with you what I was viewing at 5:30p.m..

The moon seemed close enough to grab and the sky was so fluffy in other areas.

For my Birthday

I made myself one year younger!  You see, today is my birthday and to be sure of my age I had to use a calculator.  It seems that for the past year, I thought I was a year older than I really am - go figure.

Tomorrow I plan to take off a few more years by dyeing those pesky gray hairs that are getting out of control.

It was a beautiful day and I am blessed for being here.

Happy Birthday Canada!!!

You look good for being 144 years old :-)

Leather wristband cuff with secret pocket

My cuff was featured on Lesa Kay's blog.  Go on over to check out her amazing writing skills.

Not your garden variety envelope

Lately I have been doing a lot of financials and bill paying, which I hate doing.  So what do I do when I don't want to do something?  You guessed it, procrastinate by doing something else.  I told myself that I needed to have something to put all my loose receipts in so that they were contained.  This leather envelope is what I came up with.

While I was at it, I used the opportunity to use up some of my leather scraps and practice some stamping.  The stamping did  not turn out that well, but I got to make something useful from scraps that was taking up space.

I can't wait to do more of these!

New Slipcover for Ottoman

This large padded ottoman was originally upholstered in a light cream fabric that lived through the pen marks of a growing child and claw marks of a curious cat.  It was time to add  new life with a textured elegant fabric that can be easily cleaned when needed --- ENTER the Slipcover!

I will be linking this post over here so go on over to see over fabulous transformations.

Cushion Covers transforms from Winter to Spring

I finished up an order for a client - 9 cushion covers to convert her winter look to her spring look.  These are a few of my favourites.

As a thank you, I made this stacked pillow for her cat.