Sortons les sacs des placards! I sew an awful lot, my cupboards and drawers are brimming over with budding projects, never-to-be-finished-seemed-good-at-the-timers and finished items. This blog is a celebration of the finished items.
The calendar says that it's autumn, an authentic excuse to be using green, russet and heather in my latest designs. Here are few bags, check out the others in the photo albums. Badges can now be found in sachets and the new textile necklaces are in s...
This large purse/case is so roomy you can fit a dinosaur in it, but yet small enough to easily slip into your bag, rucksack or suitcase. Other ideas for use could be a sewing case, sunglasses case, pencil case or just about anything that is roaming round...
It's all well and good promoting the new craft cooperative (Espace Créateur, 7 Place des Corps Saints, Avignon) via the blog, but it would be so much better if I do a little show and tell with the new bags that I have in there! This big bag is a very...
A new craft and designer boutique in Avignon. L'association Showroom de la Place a ouvert les portes de sa boutique "Espace Créateur" au mois de septembre. 9 créateurs vous acceuillent du mardi au samedi, 10h à 19h au 7 Place des Corps Saints, Avignon....
le graffi-tricot revient sur Avignon avec une grande intervention de prévue pour le 18 juin. A l'occasion de la fête de la Tour Saint Jean et en partenariat avec l'Association du Quartier des Halles, le collectif Apéro Tricot, l'association En Folie,...
Le Yarn bombing ou comme Ingrid a dit le Graffitricot... c'est une forme d'art urbain qui consiste à envelopper du mobilier urbain avec du tricot ou crochet. Bien connu et développé aux US le Yarn Bombing fait sa percée en France avec sa Semaine Nationale....
Yarn Bombing! Very à la mode in America, a growing trend that has slowly spread across the Atlantic and has now found its place in France. Avignon, in the south of France to be more exact. The first attempt with a handful of highly motivated knitters...
Demain! C'est demain la grande journée du graffi-tricot sur la Place Pie...rendez-vous devant la Tour St Jean à partir de 13h pour l'assemblage des carrés avant l'installation sur le mobier urbain prévu à 14h. voir lien pour plus d'infos sur la journée...
here is my lastest set up, freshly made and ready to go! it's one of the 48 cubes in the galerie-boutique very aptly named Cubik (Rue des Tessiers, Montpellier). The shop is run by 2 great women called Delphine and Aurélia, it's worth going in just to...
very exciting news, a brand new cooperative of crafters is opening a boutique/gallery next saturday. Ilex will be there with bags...and other curiosities. L'association " en Folie " est heureuse de vous annoncer l'ouverture, dès ce samedi 29 Janvier ,...
Spring is almost here, i saw the first blossom yesterday, so i think it's time to officially bring out the spring/summer collection of bags. Buttonophilie + years of rummaging through random habadashery boxes in yard sales has resulted in a rather large...
Today can go down as being a huge day in my life of crafting, 3 bags (finished with buttons an and linings properly closed)...not just old, recycled patterns either, a brand new design! Finally got those photo brooches finished off and photographed too....
Stitch London are organising a fantastic project along with the London Science Museum. All you need to do is knit, crochet or sew a tiny version of you. Then just send it in to Stitch London (I'll be sending all of the "selfs" from Avignon, deadline is...
This is what happened to the pile of ring supports i received the other day, they are surprisingly comfortable and fun to wear. The ring display is made from a student teacher's notebook dated 1903. The handwriting is amazing, i'm sure that it'll be popping...
The sewing machine is buzzing...it's far too hot to be ironing but the market is in just 5 days and there are lots of UFOs that are screaming to be finished and taken to Dieulefit. There will be a new photo of a finished bag every day this week. Today's...
Bonsoir tout le monde, C’est un grand plaisir de vous annoncer l’ouverture de l’espace créateurs de Luzine à Création ! Désormais vous pouvez passer nous voir en tout confort dans notre local qui se trouve au 57 Rue des Teinturiers. Nous sommes ouverts...
it all started on a sunday morning with a piece of lace that had been preciously wrapped in tissue paper in a drawer for 10 years. i love the art nouveau style of the flowers and i'm completely in awe of the hard work some crafter put in to this hand...
Question-What do you get when you spend a Sunday afternoon with a Dremel tool and a small pile of wood? Answer- 6 moreishly touchable wooden rings and a very dusty dining area. Been wearing one of the rings (1st from left, 2nd row) all day and i can help...
A more rural version of yarn bombing... A while ago i dicovered Resurection Fern , a blogger from across the Atlantic. This woman makes beautiful artwork using her yarn, crafty skill and surrounding environment. I was particulary inspired by her covered...
A super crafty weekend! First there was the official opening of the boutique créateurs En Folie (23 rue St Michel, open from 10h to 19h every saturday) Swiftly followed by a leisurely crafy fair in the Rue des Teinturiers (Luzine @ Création, bien sur)...
Luzine@cr éation....l'association qui a pour but de promovoir la création , créative de tout genre. C'est l'association qui organise les Expo-ventes dans la Rue des Teinturiers, vous savez, celles qui ont lieu tous les deuxièmes dimanches du mois à Avignon,...
This morning i woke up early with the intention of settling down to some hard crafting. Coffee in hand I opened the door to the terrace where i was met by this most delicious, almost autumn view...bliss. Crafting did happen for the rest of the day! A...
Sur Le Fil: Déviances Textiles...excellent exhibition at the weird and wonderful MIAM (Museé International des Arts Modestes)of Sète. It's running until the 2nd of May, i can't recommend it strongly enough. A real celebration of needle crafts; knitting,...
it's been a while since i made myself a bag. This one began life as a pair of suit trousers and my favorite ever red cords, a little white paint incident meant i could no longer wear the cords, so the garments became a cushion cover, after a short stay...
CRAFT FAIR The 7th February 11h to 17h at the restaurant L'émpreinte, 33 rue des Teinturiers, 84000 Avignon. There will be around 12 crafters showing their arts; jewellery, accessories, bags (and other curiosities), objects, cards (don't forget St. Valentine),...
