Friday, July 09, 2010

I've been shopping!

Enough music for a wee while - I have purchases to report on! ...

A friend at work bought a cute clutch/purse today from MayasKalupi :::
P u r s e / K a l u p i - Songbird in Rose - Holly Anderson fabric
It's a bit like this one

When she said that she wanted a coin purse in the same fabric, I went on the hunt and found some :::
Botanica-Botanical Garden in Porcelain by Art Gallery Fabric 1 Yard
{from MandMStudio}

I also bought the same fabric in green :::
Botanica-Botanical Garden in Lime by Art Gallery Fabric 1 Yard

When the fabric arrives we plan to start designing and making coin purses, clutches, wallets ... Anna's purse will be the prototype.

I also bought this lovely bag. It's velvet in a browny grey - a bit like a mushroom was how they described it :::
Perry in melange -velvet- --adjustable strap and ZIPPERED CLOSURE everyday purse--
{Yum! from bayanhippo}

And I chose this print :::
Eternal Forest Print on glorious recycled matt paper
{from the lovely people at inaluxe}

And then, I treated myself ... I shut my eyes and clicked on this one - isn't it lovely? And it's from Bondi, close to home!!
Black floral motif on natural hemp
{from Sir Tom}
I love the fact that it is black and white, it looks a bit like a scandinavian needlepoint design and there are tiny pineapples as part of the motif. That reminds me of Marblehead, Massachusetts - many people had wonderful gilt pineapples over their front doors, or sometimes they had gilt fish or even whales. This purse is screen printed on hemp and is lined with black taffeta. Very very nice. It should arrive quite quickly if it's coming from Bondi!

I'm travelling interstate tomorrow, not on a holiday but to see my father. He is in hospital as he unfortunately broke his ankle last night and has just been operated on tonight. Dad and my brother have been on a lovely driving holiday together this week, so this is a really unfortunate accident. I have just heard that he is out of theatre and is doing well, but now has pins and a plate in his ankle. Dad is 87 but he is a very fit and hearty 87 year old with a great outlook on life so we hope he will recover speedily. It will be a slow process though, as I think ankles are tricky.

So, no blogging for a little while ... see you in a few days.

2 comments:

The Muse of The Day said...

So sorry to hear about your Dad. As we get older the injuries don't necessarily get worse- we just heal slower. My own Dad had to go into the hospital on Wednesday, but got to leave soon thereafter. We were all grateful because we knew just how ornery he would become if he couldn't watch the world cup on his own TV.
On another note: your fabric choices are D, delicious. Let me know how it goes with them

The Muse of The Day said...

Did your Dad recover well? Still looking for your sewing project - if it is anything like your taste in bags, I am sure it is going to be FABULOSO.