Denial & Ode to Summer

I think we must seriously be in denial about Fall and Winter coming. We have been putting together the Fall Line for Teresamia and everything just keeps coming out so summery ... we can't stop! Recently, Christina sent me a bunch of drawings for some new bags. One was the inspiration for the "sunshine" bag.

Summer is just too fun: swinging on swings in the park, trips to the zoo, sprinklers, homemade juice popsicles, picnics in the backyard, BBQ-ing, garage sales, family camping trips, lemonade, flip flops and pedicures, beach trips, bonfires, fresh fruit and plaid shorts. Ah! Summer is melting into Fall ...

jane bag

This little girl bag was inspired by my little neice, Taylor. I made her a bag similar to this one for Christmas last year. Taylor is a total girl! She loves purses and "bling" (jewelry) and dolls.

She was such a cute, chubby infant that we started calling her "Fat Taylor" ... then Christina's little boy tried to say Fat Taylor and it came out as "fat tator", so that's her little nickname. She'll probably hate it when she's 20 and at college and bringing home her first boyfriend to meet her family and we all call her "fat tator". That's not gonna fly. But for now, she's "fat tator" to us and we love her and I miss her - she lives too far away - come visit us again Taylor!! Aunt Fran misses you!

naomi bag

I was inspired to make this bag from a little girl I saw on Sunday. I teach music on Sundays to kids at church and there in the front row is this adorable girl named Naomi. She was wearing this awesome batik-style dress that was colorful and flowering, it was just so bright and fun.

So on Monday as I was looking through some fabric I saw this fabric I had forgotten about. It is cotton canvas and has the look of hand painted flowers on it. It was so bright and cool and flowerful that it reminded me of Naomi and I thought I'd make a little girl bag from this material I stumbled upon.

I have wanted to do a tie top bag for a while, ever since I saw my friend, Shari, wearing one a few years ago. It looks cute and casual, and adds interest to an otherwise standard looking bag. And that's how this "naomi" bag came about!