New year, new bag

Miky bought me this bag when we went on a short trip to York on the 2nd January. I was really really happy to have stepped in a Cath Kidston store for the very first time, like a kid to the candy store, even tough everything is so expensive there! This carry-all-bag is on sale, even though it looks a bit like mum's bag or I sometimes feel like carrying a piece of curtain / bed linen.....it's still pretty & I like red, better than the grey one which is on sale too!

I just updated the software on iPhone which I should have done ages ago hence I get to post this thru my iPhone from some free apps that I have downloaded since yesterday! The photos for these posts will obviously be a bit blurry & crappy (only 2 mega pixels) but saves quite a lot of time from uploading photos from camera to my slow pc.

So here it is, first post from year 2010! New year resolutions?! Spend less & hand made more crafty stuff!


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New year, new bag

Celia Birtwell Fabric Swatches

Look what came in the post today! I requested for the Celia Birtwell fabric samples on Sunday and it arrived today! This will add to the collection of fabric swatches that I've collected & also used my friends' & relatives address to get them. I'll probably buy some fabrics soon for real after I start work. In the mean time, I'm just drooling over the surprise I received. These Celia Birtwell fabrics don't come cheap either & even though some of the sizes of the swatches are quite small, but I'm sure I can make some use out of them. A Celia B. catalogue/poster(as shown as the back ground of this photo) is also included. I've always loved her work ever since I started knowing her collaboration with Topshop.

This Celia Birtwell shoulder bag is a free gift with one of issues of Elle (UK) magazine more than a year ago. I'm glad that I didn't donate this away as I only used it twice or so and I managed to find it again to show it here!

While googling her name, I just found this link on Make Your Own Celia Birtwell Stencil Print Bag with free Celia Birtwell print to download from guardian's website.

I've been wanting to start this sewing project for the past few days but I end up surfing the internet looking for more inspiration and updating my blog.

Celia Birtwell Fabric Swatches