i finished my bag two nights ago while having a (quite long) phone conversation with Leigh-Ann. it was lots of fun to stitch, but my fingers were a little sore when i was done. 🙂 i think i love stitching with yarn even more than traditional embroidery… more experimenting to do! & maybe even mixing the two? yes. i'll be carrying this bag for a long time, i love it so much!
here's a detail shot…
the design was inspired by the always classy Orla Kiely.
i'll post more later, but i couldn't wait to share these photos!
hope your day is lovely!!! 🙂 elsie
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im in love with this bag!
When is LA going to become a Red Velvet Girl??? I think she’d be a great addition to your troop, and her paper doll would be soooo cute! I love that my some of my favorite creative girls are friends. How cool is that?!
bag is looooookkkkiiinnnn goood!! are you feelin better?! i hope so!
The bag turned out awesome, Elsie!!! I’m going to have to try the yarn! You need to take shots with the bag and something else to show the size. It’s a good sized bag, lol! (probably why your fingers are hurting!!!)
xoxo
it’s adorable!
oh, gosh. i adore this. sell these!
that very cool! 🙂 poor fingers! but the result is very awesome!!!
Love the color combos! And the idea of stitching with yarn.
Ah! Oh my, I love this so much!! I love the yarn idea!
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soooo stinkin cute!!
the bag looks gorgeous elsie!
beautiful what a great inspiration
ADORABLE.
The bag came out great! Can’t see what you come up with next.
So charming!! Makes me want to go thrifting to see what I could find to attempt this on!
Your purse looks great!!
So cute!
This is ADORABLE!! love it 🙂
Beautiful! You are brilliant! I love your blog 🙂
this bag is so awesome!! you should totally make some for the rva store… pleaaase!!
This gives me some ideas! Thanks! (Just found your blog)
l♥ves it!
Loving the bag! I’m thinking I may try this myself! Thanks for sharing, you are always such an inspiration to me 🙂
xoxo
Helga Lind.
Great bag & it’s great knowing you have the only one like it.
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thank you everyone oh-so-much! 🙂 put a smile right on my little face!
lindsay, so glad you’re enjoying jeremy’s music. i agree… it’s pure magic.
Elsie, the bag is wicked awesome! I love it!!
Reminds me of vintage luggage my parents have…but theirs lacks cute stitchy-stitchies!
Hi Heather 🙂
That’s so sweet of you, you made me blush! But Freckled Nest keeps me so busy, I wouldn’t make a very good RVA girl 😉 I’m happy to just be friends with the girls, support them and help out from time to time 🙂
Hugs,
LA 🙂
That bag turned out Great! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
wow. i don’t know how you make life a magical place everyday but you truly are a talented girl. you inspire me. so thank you, thank you!
B-U-Ti-Ful!!!!
This is absolutely beautiful. Wonderful Job!
Very, very cute, good job. Was it hard to sew?
elsie- my 3 year old and i are such fans of your site…LOVE this bag…would you do a how-to on stitching like this?…we’ve done lots of embroidery on wicker bags, baskety bags…but nothing like this! FUN!!!! tell more if poss. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
great job! i’m itchin’ to get thriftin’ for a bag to stitch, too.
was wondering what the inside of the bag looked like. do you just knot the yarn and leave it or tape over it, or what?
That bag is adorable!
This is such a great idea, that I am sharing you and your bag tomorrow on my blog for Thursday’s Creative Thrift. This seems to be the best day for posting for me, I get the most visitors. Stop by for a visit if you like. I love your crafts and your blog.
That is so incredibly adorable! I love it! Thanks for the inspiration.
This bag is great, I soooooo want it!!! How can I get one like this (with or without the stitching)
Inbal
from Israel
and, oh, your craft is Beautiful.
note to self, must visit on my next trip to the US
I totally stole your idea and stitched onto my new vintage carry on. We’re going to Scandinavia next week and my bag needed some cut-i-fication before we leave! Take a look if you want…
http://cara-lou.blogspot.com/2009/09/carry-on.html
Thanks for the inspiration — loooove it!
ADORABLE! I don’t have a spare bag laying around, but now I’m looking around my apartment to see what I can take a needle to, haha. Love it!
I adore this!!! LOVE Orlando kiely but I love even more that you took this and made it yourbown, I SO want to do this to -something- I have!
I adore this!!! LOVE Orlando kiely but I love even more that you took this and made it yourbown, I SO want to do this to -something- I have!
I totally stole your idea and stitched onto my new vintage carry on. We’re going to Scandinavia next week and my bag needed some cut-i-fication before we leave! Take a look if you want…http://www.ugg1000.com
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where can i find a bag simple like that one?
what size emboidery needle did you use? I’ve been wanting to do some stitching on a pair of boots I have.
LOVE! I have an old carry on bag just like that.. I’ll have to try this!
What kind of needle do you need to use for this???
Love this and would really like to try it out myself. But I’m thinking, will the holes from the stitching cause the bag to leak? I live in the Netherlands – it rains a lot here! 🙂
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May I ask where you found the bag? Its so cool, and absolutely fab with the stitching.
I’m in love with this! And I have a similar bad, same type of (faux) leather, I’m a vegan so I avoid the real thing. I would love to stitch a little heart pattern.
I’m curious, what size needle did you use for this endeavor? Any other supplies specifics or tips for getting started?
-Kate
Use some ribbon and mix it up with yarn and thread! Love your design, so simple, but that’s the beauty of it! 🙂
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