// SUMMER SALE //

Summer is still a little hesitant around here.
But that's no reason not to kick off the by // Between the lines // Summer Sale.

Enjoy a 20% discount on all items in my shop with this coupon code: BYBTL20
You can do so until July 12th, 2013.

// Happy Shopping //

Color me a rainbow

We've been experiencing the weirdest Spring ever, so far.
We've had extremely low temperatures for the past several weeks.
Easter was colder than Christmas.
Frozen eggs instead of a white Christmas...

So, to give nature a little hand: here are some cheerful cell phone pouches I made.
Rainbow colors for the front, white for the back, and natural tan leather for the tabs and strap.
Just like the previous ones, completely hand sewn and made with the yummiest leather.
Available through my Etsy store, as usual.

Back

They're back!
Available here together with these goodies...

Striped

First of all, thanks for your comments, both online and offline, on my previous post! I really appreciated your suggestions. A strap would definitely make more sense if I want to get more use out of my bag. But,
for now, I guess I'll leave it as it is. Until I'm absolutely sure. I really like the way it looks now, so better safe than sorry... for now...




There's been more leather works going on here. I made these yesterday afternoon. The same as the previous set I made - they're all gone so I wanted to stock up on them again. All four are hand sewn.
I really got the hang of it. As a matter of fact I find it less stressful than sewing on the machine, as you only get one chance with leather... 
I added a little bit of 'peps' this time, by painting a neon stripe on the white ones and a silver one on the blue and coffee ones.

They'll be available in my Etsy shop later on this week.
Wishing you a great week!

Color me red

I have been having fun lately, making new bags.
This one I particularly like because of its dramatic shape.
Linen, leather, the usual...

Available here.

New addition

...in the shop.
A natural tan leather pouch, hand sewn, with an nice and roomy cotton tote inside.

There's only one available...

And more...

Also available here, a leather key chain with strap.

New

These have been added to my shop today!
Simple leather coin purses, hand sewn, with a metallic snap.

Happy 2013 to all of you!

xo, P.

Drawstring gift bags

a set of 5.
Now available through my shop...

Shop update

These goodies are now available in my shop.

it-bag

That's right! It became a bag! It will be available in the shop soon!  Update: it is available in the shop  as of now together with a few other items. Go check it out!


Everything on this bag turned out the way I wanted. Even the leather straps which I made myself, and which I'm kind of proud of! They're made out of two layers of natural leather sewn together. The linen is natural oat-meal colored. The patches are cotton and denim.
The bag is fully lined, has two inner side pockets. The patchworked front has an extra layer of flannel in between and is hand embroidered. The back panel is plain natural linen.

No need to add this bag is unique...

Something new...

... for the shop. Yellow linen (a really nice shade of yellow - kind of mustard-like), burgundy red leather squares with contrasting stitch, and striped linen for the inside, including the little pocket. It will be up for sale in my Etsy shop later on this week!

SOS Japan Sale - Hurry up!

Oatmeal colored linen, a leather rising sun, and a very nice tomato red and white narrow chalk line cotton make this a very stylish shopping bag - the perfect accessory for summer. It's now available in my Etsy shop.

100% of this sale will go to the Red Cross Japanese Disaster Relief Fund.
Shipping is free.

Dimensions:
H: 31cm without handles - 59cm with handles included
W: 43cm

Small pocket on the inside.

Hurry up - there's only one available!  Update: the bag has found a new owner! Thank you for your generosity, Lauren!

PS: I considered the option of keeping an auction as suggested by some of you in the comments on my previous post - an idea I liked a lot - however, there were quite a few practical issues which made me decide to just go ahead and sell through Etsy. But, many thanks for the suggestions made!

Shop update

As of tonight some of my fabric covered hand-embroidered moleskine notebooks are available here.

Cheers,

P.

Doodling...

... with needle and thread.



These one of a kind fabric covered Moleskine notebooks will be available in the shop as of next week. The cover is from unbleached cotton and has been hand-embroidered by me. Every notebook is unique.
Some of them have buttons and/ or a button and thread bookmark.
The notebook measures 3 1/2'' x 5 1/2'' - 9 cm x 14 cm.
Pages are plain, squared or lined. 

And now, I'm just waiting for good light to take pictures of these little treasures...

// SALE //

I'm happy to announce that I'm having a sale going on in my shop.
Looking for a birthday present or having an early start at Christmas shopping, hurry and make sure to check it out here!

On a stick

It's back, with a slightly bigger feather this time - to be found // here //.

I never thought I would use little H.'s sticks one day as props to photograph my necklaces. That and the half-a-tree-trunk base from our last Christmas tree, which has shown up in quite a few pictures lately. It has a hole in it, just the right size to hold the two sticks. I must say I kind of like this "natural sculpture", with and without the necklace... I've been wondering if it would work to build a free standing light fixture with. Which brings me to this totally awesome tutorial at Poppytalk from Bookhou for a woven lamp. We still have plenty of bare light bulbs hanging in our apartment...
Wouldn't that make a nice project for our summer break?

Ruffles for the beach...

Take me to the beach...

White leather and natural leather shoelace string.
Turquoise beads and ruffles, both hand sewn.
Brass lobster clasp, and a brass chain for extension.

You can find this one here.

Asymmetry

I like a little asymmetry. I think it adds something. Makes things more interesting.
Hence, an asymmetric ruffled necklace.
The turquoise beads add a nice little touch of color against the dark brown leather.
Ruffles and beads are hand sewn.
This necklace can be worn as a choker or slightly longer.
It will be added to the shop on Monday.

Shop update!

Thank you so much for your supportive comments, e-mails and suggestions on this post here where I was lamenting my bad sales figure...

I chose the worst of all moments to start my Etsy shop - the end of school year is traditionally loaded with activities and parties and it ain't different this year. On top of that I had to get things ready for my oldest one who left on a trip with her class. Needless to say I didn't even make it to the store front of my very own shop or did any promoting. And I didn't make it anywhere near my sewing machine, either, to sew new bags which has left me a little frustrated, to be honest...

However: I didn't have time maybe to sew, but I managed to make some jewelry instead, last weekend.
I made a slightly altered version of the ruffled leather necklace from a while back, which has become a favorite accessory of mine.
And this one will be is available in the shop!