My Creative Space: Leather Briefcase # 2

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

See part # 1 here
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Some of you might still remember that I began making a black leather briefcase in February. It was going well until I the flapper dresses took all my time and attention. After 10 weeks with a break here and there from the dresses and the skirts, my briefcase is finished.

It is beautiful, sturdy and stylish. It comes with four pairs of interchangeable T.T. flowers.

I have not decided yet whether I will sell it. I will weigh my feelings for a while. Also, I already have so many bags. Should I sell this one and make another one for myself? Will I have time? Or do I really need another bag?

I would like to use more of my clothes-sewing time for making leather bags next year. Then the bags will be for sale because I cannot keep them all to myself, and also I have to earn the money I spent on the materials back.




If anyone has some advice or thoughts I would love to hear. Should I sell it or keep it?

Celebrating my 2nd Etsyversary

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Time flies and my Thongbai Tatong Etsy shop will be two years next month, on May 23.

To celebrate my 2nd Etsyversary I am offering FREE SHIPPING to worldwide destinations on all items on my Etsy shop, including the sales items.

It has been wonderful 2 years of a lot of fun and adventure. Also a great learning process for me in mastering my crafts and running a handmade business. Without the support of my customers, friends (in real life, online via my Etsy shop, blog, social media sites) and family I would not have been here.

I am ready and look forward to my 3rd year, to learn, improve and grow.

Thank you very much, everyone.

Postcard from the Netherlands

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My silk scarf with black and white polka dots has been quite popular. And I thought I should make it also in a smaller size for warmer days. I began cutting the fabric. But the the weather outside was so beautiful. The sun was shining and I decided to have a little walk in my garden.

I could not help but fell in love with the blossom tree near the canel. I ran inside the house and came back with my newest skirt and a camera.

Here is a lovely shot of my skirt and the blossoms. On the top left you will see some kids playing in a boat. Everybody was crazy for the sun.

On the right of the photo below is the 'only tulip' in the garden. (Did I say I live in the Netherlands? The land of tulips?). For some reason, only one tulip decided to come out this year!!

I like the close up photos of the flowers. The petals are very delicate and pretty.

Even insects could not resist admiring the blossoms.

While the scarves waited patiently....

April 2011 Giveaway

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This giveaway is CLOSED.

The winner has been announced in here.

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Welcome to my April 2011 Giveaway.

This month I am giving away this a-line cotton jersey skirt in black and grey, valued at 65 dollars. If you win you may choose to have any size, or even a custom size. And I will ship it to you for free too, wherever you are in the world. To read the description and see more pictures of the skirt click here.

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 which item you would wear in the summer, 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.
4. If you are already a subscriber or a follower of my blog ,just tell me you already have done it, in separate comments.

Example
- I have been following your blog for a while now.
- Linda M. - Lovelylinda at hotmail dot com

Entry 1 - Tell me which of my clothes "you" would wear a lot in the summer.
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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
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The giveaway runs for two and a half weeks and ends on May 11 . The winner will be drawn using a random generator from http://www.random.org/, and will be announced on May 12, here on my blog and be notified via email.

Thank you for your participation. And Good Luck!

T.T. silk scarf in Toronto

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Do you see what I see? This is beautiful and stylish Jenn from Toronto, Canada.

Her mom bought this silk scarf from me last year and gave it to her as a present.

It always make me so happy to see how my products are worn by my customers. I love how Jenn mixes and matches the scarf with her clothes turning a grey scarf into a lovely and youthful piece of accessories.

Fashionista!

I am very inspired by Jenn's photos and her style. I told her that I would love her to model for my clothes. Isn't she a great model!! So stylish and photogenic.

These are only a few of Jenn's lovely photos. She blogs regularly on what she wears. Visit Jenn's blog and be inspired.

March 2011 giveaway winner

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Thank you very much to all participants of my March 2011 giveaway for the a-line jersey skirt in grey and red. There were altogether 242 good comments. I put a number in front of each of them and used the numbers to generate a winner.

The lucky number is ... 23

And the lucky winner is ... Allison

Congratulations ♪ Allison ♫ !!

I am sorry if you did not win. But I give away my fun items every month. You are more than welcome to participate again. I will write a post for the April giveaway soon. And this time the prize is another fun skirt in black and grey. And you can choose any size too, even a custom size!

Check out more details and pictures of the skirt, click here.