This past weekend I went back to the New Bern Farmer's Market, here in NC. I attended the Market at the end of last year and decided to take time off through the winter. Now that my business is preparing to expand, carrying my sewing patterns and premium cotton fabrics from today's designers, I felt it was a good time to start back at the market again... not to mention, I love the socialization and everyone is so nice and kind.
Mostly I will be carrying smaller accessories and embroidered items while I'm there, leaving larger bags to be ordered in my shop. What excites me most about this arrangement is being able to get into embroidery more often... I love embroidering fun and whimsical designs, it's exciting to see what my machine can do!
Here is my set-up from this past weekend at the market:
This weekend was Spring Fest at the Market and there were a lot of folks out and about. I enjoyed my neighbors, meeting new people and catching up with familiar faces!
Next up, I want to share a recent custom bag that I made for a great friend of mine. She and her husband recently welcomed their third child into the world and she and I chatted about a diaper tote that she could use past the baby years... She picked the Laura Gunn Poppy fabric for the front of the bag and said she wanted "organizational features"... here's what I came up with:
This bag is a slightly larger version of the Savannah Tote found in my Shop, the brown fabric is organic cotton twill and it is lined in 100% cotton from Michael Miller Fabrics. The overall colors are Turquoise, Aqua and Brown with the pops of red and green in the poppy print.
Inside, I included a removable base insert (which is found in most SoChick! handbags with a boxy base!), 5 elastic-topped pockets (three on one side, two larger ones on the other), a small pacefier/lipgloss pocket toward the top of the lining and a hook for keys.
I love how this bag turned out, I don't think it looks like a diaper bag and all of the pockets will keep it super functional beyond diapers and bottles. I'm happy to tell you that my friend said she loves it, too! Hearing that is why I love what I do!!
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Pssst~ Have you been to the SoChick Handbags Facebook page? I am seriously ONE 'like' away from 400 and I would LOVE to give something away when we hit that milestone...
and P.S.~ Thank you for reading and following along with me here, on facebook and on Twitter. You are all such a huge part of SoChick! and why I love and continue to do what I do! XxOo~ M
XxOo~ Melissa
Mostly I will be carrying smaller accessories and embroidered items while I'm there, leaving larger bags to be ordered in my shop. What excites me most about this arrangement is being able to get into embroidery more often... I love embroidering fun and whimsical designs, it's exciting to see what my machine can do!
Here is my set-up from this past weekend at the market:
This weekend was Spring Fest at the Market and there were a lot of folks out and about. I enjoyed my neighbors, meeting new people and catching up with familiar faces!
Next up, I want to share a recent custom bag that I made for a great friend of mine. She and her husband recently welcomed their third child into the world and she and I chatted about a diaper tote that she could use past the baby years... She picked the Laura Gunn Poppy fabric for the front of the bag and said she wanted "organizational features"... here's what I came up with:
This bag is a slightly larger version of the Savannah Tote found in my Shop, the brown fabric is organic cotton twill and it is lined in 100% cotton from Michael Miller Fabrics. The overall colors are Turquoise, Aqua and Brown with the pops of red and green in the poppy print.
Inside, I included a removable base insert (which is found in most SoChick! handbags with a boxy base!), 5 elastic-topped pockets (three on one side, two larger ones on the other), a small pacefier/lipgloss pocket toward the top of the lining and a hook for keys.
I love how this bag turned out, I don't think it looks like a diaper bag and all of the pockets will keep it super functional beyond diapers and bottles. I'm happy to tell you that my friend said she loves it, too! Hearing that is why I love what I do!!
* * *
Pssst~ Have you been to the SoChick Handbags Facebook page? I am seriously ONE 'like' away from 400 and I would LOVE to give something away when we hit that milestone...
and P.S.~ Thank you for reading and following along with me here, on facebook and on Twitter. You are all such a huge part of SoChick! and why I love and continue to do what I do! XxOo~ M
XxOo~ Melissa
LOVE the new diaper bag! It is absolutely beautiful! Great job and thanks for sharing!
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