Little bags

Hi there, I haven't posted for a little while but I still have been busy creating more artworks for my Etsy shop :) 

I am also trying to expand the range of my products and I have been playing with a few ideas for a while.  One idea that I really liked was to make bags.  It would still allow me to use my embroidery skills to decorate them and  I would have the opportunity to play with fabric patterns and colours…  

So lately, I have been working on a few bags designs.  I have concentrated my focus on little bags only. They can be used as new baby gift bags, Christmas stocking fillers etc. 
I just wanted to share with some pictures with you. 

The first batch was a mini tote bag design with appliqué. The appliqués have been made with the free embroidery technique. 

The second batch is made of mini drawstring bags.   For these models, I focused on new baby gift bag. The blue one will be a gift for a little boy born not so long ago. It has his name hand embroidered on it.  The second one I made is for little girls. This model is fully lined and the string casing has been sewn on the exterior of the bag. I have embroidered a little pink heart (free motion embroidery) on the front. 

I am very happy with them and I am really considering starting to sell them online. The design possibilities are infinite and it is really great to make something nice and useful :)

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Take care! :)

Handmade felt book

It was hard work, it took me hours of stitching and stitching and stitching….

But what a pleasure to hold the finished book in my hands!!!

The cover is made with fabric and the inside pages with felt. 

For my first toddler book, I chose to play with the aquatic world. 

The book is really tiny for tiny little hands. 

I tried to choose contrasted colours because I know little ones apprehend it better and they love it. 

And then I just had fun playing with a few representations of what you possibly can find under the sea :)

Possibilities are endless and it is difficult to stick to only a few designs… (I am sure that if I ever make another one about the Sea, there will be an Octopus!!!)

But due to its small size, the book can not be too big with too many pages… plus, it is really a time consuming artwork and to keep the project nice and fun, I can't spend endless hours on it…

More pictures on The Little Bird Of Paradise Editions' Facebook page : 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.664018283688742.1073741833.439676359456270&type=1