made = sister style tote bag

my eldest sister loves making crafts and appreciates them as birthday gifts
she loves butterflies too, hence the detail
i simply used a bought plain tote and fabrico fabric pens and drew everything free hand 
you can see the colours i chose were muted, after all, it IS autumn

I am really pleased with how it turned out
and the most important thing - she loved it!
my only tip: don't drag your hand across the wet ink it WILL smudge until its dried

made = birthday bag

my mother loves the place were we live
she loves most things about it but she loves swimming in the Bay the best
so brain + fabric pens + tote = original gift
i did an illustration of Freshwater Bay in a sort of panorama style (very simplified)
i sketched a very light basic outline first in pencil directly onto the tote
then went over this and added detail with the fabric pens themselves (Fabrico)

the ones i bought had a different style nib at both ends and, actually, it came in really handy as they it gave different intensity of colour and I had a limited palette (5 colours)
i wanted the focus to be on the water and sky


i didn't want to waste the space on the reverse so i thought up some words
i tried to describe the Bay in all its seasonal moods

 

i hope i caught the wild essence of the sea

my mum loved it and i don't think it was ONLY because she's biased
by the way, that is AFTER ironing (i just ain't that good)

made = iphone Case

Just to prove that I am a serious Pinner

(in other words I actually attempt stuff that I pin on Pinterest), 

BEHOLD:

DIY by Bee-inspired

My version

 I made this as a present for my father's day gift.  

I added an emroidered monogramme - he's called Brian hence the B.

It's not as polished as the original as it is hand sewn and I turned it inside out after hemming the sides as my stitching wasn't as neat as I'd have liked.

Another difference is I mistakenly bought a jean-like button rather than a popper and had no time to go back to the shop, so I had to create a button hole on the strap which took a while.

He loved it!

Tinkety Tonk