Introducing New Designs

A couple of days ago I wrote a post about the new collection I designed. Well, today it's time to talk about two new designs! The first one is an illustration I made in my sketchbook. I decided to make an original drawing out of it and after that was finished and scanned, it was put aside for a time - sometimes it doesn't feel right yet to use something. But when I was working towards making my first collection of purses featuring my illustrations, I really wanted this illustration to be part of it. It just looks so pretty on the fabric! All the details, even the small stripes, are so well printed and clear. I couldn't be happier with the result and it fits so well between all the other designs.

This brings me to the second design. It features an illustration I already offer as print in my shop: the flowerpot filled with different types of flowers and leaves.

I hope you're excited about this new collection! Both designs are up for preorder in my shop: the bird and the flowerpot.

Brown Bear Purse

I'm not sure how long this has been on my mind to make, but a couple of weeks ago I finally edited the files and ordered the supplies to make prototypes for a new collection of own designed fabric pouches. When these arrived I literally got butterflies in my stomach (which shows how thrilled I was). I went straight to my sewing machine and put everything together. First up is my popular brown bear illustration. The finished result was shared on my Instagram two days ago and I'm totally overwhelmed by all the reactions! I really didn't expect this. Because of these reactions, I set up a preorder listing in my Etsy and Dawanda shop.

A ready to ship batch should be ready in 3-4 weeks, but if you're as excited as I am and you purchase the preorder listing, the pouch will ship out sooner.

Over the next couple of days, I'll be sharing more designs. So stay tuned!!

Ik ben enorm geïnspireerd geraakt door de tassen van Renske. Tevens vond ik via Design*Sponge een tutorial om één van haar tassen te maken. Voor de tas op de foto heb ik het ontwerp lichtjes aangepast en een extra zak aan de binnenkant toegevoegd. Vanwege dit ontwerp ben ik verder aan het nadenken over verschillende bovenkanten en sluitingen om een tas interessanter te maken.

I got extremely inspired when I saw the bags made by Renske. On top of that, I found a tutorial for one of her bags through Design*Sponge. I slighty altered the design and added an extra pocket inside, as shown on the photo. Because of this design, I'm thinking about other ways to make the top and the way to close the bag more interesting.

Ik heb mijzelf bezig gehouden met het maken van kleine zakjes. Ze bevatten allemaal extra zakjes aan de binnenkant.

Even tussendoor, ik heb enkele stoffen gesneden en ze liggen klaar om in omkeerbare tassen gemaakt te worden. Ik dacht dat het wel leuk zou zijn moest ik er al eentje tonen.

I've been busy making a few pouches. They all contain extra pockets inside.

On a sidenote, I have a few fabrics cut and ready to be made into reversable bags. I thought it would be nice to show off one already.