My creative space: Leather bag # 4 (final)

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This is part # 4, the last part, of work in progress with my leather bag.

See part # 1 here.

See part # 2 here.

See part # 3 here.

And here it is!!

Each year I make one special piece of work. I really have to call this leather bag my product of the year. My last year’s product of the year was a woolen coat. It took me so long to make too, but the result was rewarding.




Some more pictures of the leather bag.

Neat zipper closure



Very roomy



There is one zipper pocket and one cell phone pocket inside



Close up to the detail work on the handles



This bag is ONE OF A KIND.
Now available for sale on Thongbai Tatong Etsy shop.

Free worldwide shipping this weekend

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My whole Etsy shop is on Free Worldwide Shipping promotion NOW.

The offer is part of the Black Friday through Cyber Monday Weekend, 26-29 November.

Shop early.

Save money.

Delivered on time for Christmas!!

Enjoy shopping and Happy Holidays!

Ruffled silk scarf giveaway

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THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.
The winner has been announced: here

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Welcome to my November giveaway.

I give away my product every month. This month's prize is a very sweet ruffled silk scarf. It is my bestseller scarf, all already sold out and this is the last that I have saved for you!

I was selling it for 43 dollars. It is now totally free. If you win I will ship it to you for free too, wherever you are in the world;)

Please read the following before participating

1. It is open to everyone from any country. You can choose to make any entry, but maximum three entries per person.
2. Write each entry on a separate comment. More entries = more chance to win.
3. In each comment tell me EITHER you have hearted my Etsy shop, OR followed my blog, OR subscribed to my blog, plus your name and email address all in words without symbol @ to avoid spam to your mailbox.

Example

- I have added your shop to my favorite.
- Linda M.
- Lovelylinda at hotmail dot com

Entry 1 - Add my Etsy shop to your favorites

Please visit my Etsy shop and add it to your favorites. You will need an Etsy account to do this. Signing up for an Etsy account is simple and only your e-mail address is required.

Entry 2 - Subscribe to my blog

I blog about once or twice a week. Subscribe to my blog via the e-mail subscription form on the top right of this page. Please do not forget to check your email to verify the subscription.

Entry 3 - Become my blog follower

Become my blog follower through the “Follow” link on the right column of this page.

The giveaway ends on December 3. The winner will be drawn using a random generator from http://www.random.org/, and will be announced on December 4, here on my blog.

Thank you for your participation. And Good Luck !

My creative space: Leather bag # 3

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This is part # 3 of work in progress with my leather bag.

See part # 1 here.

See part # 2 here.

Even though there are only 24 hours a day to do everything I have to do for my business and my family, my leather bag is coming along slowly but surely.

The handles are prepared with a thick cord inside.



I used the red leather to decorate the handles. It looked OK but a little boring.

Brown would look better. So I changed to the brown leather.

And I like the contrast. It is more fun!

Two more steps to go: 1) sewing the lining and 2) putting everything together. There are ♪ skirt ♫ orders to sew in between;)

My creative space: Leather bag # 4 will follow very soon. Stay tuned!!

A bag from Koej

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About a week ago I won a lovely bag from Judith Brouwer, who sells on Etsy under the name Koej. She gave away a bag to one of her Twitter followers. And I was the winner!!! Oh so lucky. Most of all I could choose to have any bag in her shop.

And do you know which one I chose? This is what was handed to me by the postman. The packaging is very very cute.

And I found this inside: a lovely bag nicely and securely packed accompanied by the designer’s note.




Taa…Raa… Super very cute. The bag is so well made, has a very handy size and the fabrics are so beautiful and yummy.





Will go well with my jersey skirt and beautiful urchin cuff from Star of the East.



Judith received a formal fashion design training from a fashion design academy. Her products are original and professionally made. Following are just a few of them.

Visit Koej to check out more of Judith's amazing creations.

Or follow her on Twitter under account name Zjudiet, and be the first to know of her new designs and her next bag giveaway! I will be there too;)

* Ciao ♪

New bags in the store

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I was in a bag mood in the past two or three weeks. I thought bags would make great gifts during the gift-giving season.

The first two bags are new design. They are cute and fun minimalist bags. They are also practical with an adjustable strap. The front displays a small cute garden, so I call the bag Le Petit Jardin.

And the next two are my Our Gardens bag in grey, smokey black and white, decorated with bright red flowers.

Be brave, wear that red lipstick and put on your red shoes.

With double staps

With an adjustable strap

All are now available on my Etsy shop.

New scarf and new skirt

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I made a new A-line jersey skirt. This time it is classic black and light grey. I wanted it to be very minimalist so no exposed hems. I made one of each size (S, M, L, XL) and am planning to make more in the coming days. Custom order for other sizes or plus size is also available. See more details on my Etsy shop.



It is time to say farewell to the lovely ruffled silk scarf. I have run out of the silk fabric and there are only two more scarves left in stock. One is for sale now and the other will be the prize for the November giveaway.

I will write the giveaway post in a couple of days ' time. I hope you will join and who knows you might be the winner of this lucky last scarf.

I am trying to find a replacement. Today, I made a new silk scarf with a different color fabric. This one is rectangular and has ruffles at the bottom. It measures 51 inches (130 cm.) long and 17 inches (44 cm.) wide.

It is also very soft, sweet and pretty. I will make some more but will change the design a little and maybe make it a little bigger. So this makes this current scarf one of a kind.

Don't you think it will make a perfect Christmas gift? See more pictures and information on my Etsy shop.

My creative space: Leather bag # 2

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This is part # 2 of work in progress with my leather bag.

See part # 1 here.

And it is looking good.

Nice size

Front pocket so cute and T.T.

Changable T.T. Flowers

Reinforced bottom, plus studs


And I am very positive that it will be completed before Christmas ♪.


My Creative Space: Leather bag part # 3 will follow soon!

Visit me at craft fairs

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I sell at selected craft fairs throughout the year. If you would like to see my products in real life, feel them, try them on please come and visit me at the next fair. Or if you are in the area please drop by and say "Hoi".

This list is updated regularly.

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October giveaway winner

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Finally we have the winner of my Sweet Scent of Autumn scarf.

There were altogether 165 good comments. I put a number in front of each of them and used a random generator from random.org to get the lucky number.

And the lucky number is ..... 123!!

This makes Marlowe O the winner.




Congratulations Marlowe O!!!

Thank you very much to every participant. I am sorry if you did not win. But I do give away my product each month. I hope you will join me again in Novermber. Stay tuned!

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