I'm in business!

Oh my gosh, I just ordered business cards! I figured I'd try to make as many different handbags as possible and then take orders at the Oktoberfest. I'll sell the ones I make too but it would be nice to take orders for Christmas, that would bring in more $$ and allow me to work at a more relaxed pace. Right now knowing it's only a month away has me feeling rushed! I can't believe I am getting business cards. I guess I'll be giving them to all the people I have already made bags for too and asking them to keep some in their bag to give to people who compliment on the bag. Oh, and I used my name for the business. I was toying with names that had to do with purses, but hubby told me that I shouldn't limit myself, that I may be doing purses now, but maybe next year I'll want to do something else. And he pointed out that most desingers just use their name (ie Vera Bradley, Calvin Klein, Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs, and (Alyson) Clair, just to name a few).

This week I took a smocking course (ha, originally I had written smoking! Yuck! No thanks!). I'm learing how to do English Smocking so I don't have to spend an ungodly amount on cute dresses for baby girl. It's very relaxing to do actually. I just wish I had more time to do it!

And here's the latest one I finished. I really do want to keep this one, but I also bought the same material in black, so I may make another one and see which I like best. It's a drawstring purse, but I'd use it as a mini diaper bag and purse. Right now I use my Vera Bradley tote "The Vera" and it's just too big and inevitability gets more stuff put in it than need be. And I've yet to make myself a bag believe it or not! I guess I usually end up last on my priority list. Well, I WILL be keeping one of these bags, I'll just have to see how the black one comes out. They are both Amy Butler fabrics. I looked around at all my fabrics and realized I am obsessed with circles/dots. Almost every bag has them. Weird.

Here's bag closed, tied in front:


Closed bows on sides:




Open tied on sides


Inside open pockets:


Inside zipped pocket:


And a new feature, a swivel key clip: