scarlet begonias

ready for barefoot days and daisy chains? this groovy, good time girl is in full bloom and the perfect parcel to pick and pack up for a day in the park. her style is the same as the rest of the buttonhead family of bags. there is a big outer slip pocket and a smaller zip inside, where there is also plenty of room for whatever you need when you are roaming around. she's bringing some love to the summer of 2008. scarlet begonias and a touch of the blues.

one more button for the road

this chickadee is on the wing yet again. no more posts until next week so i thought i'd leave you with something cute to look at. this print is a combo of red, pink and yellow flowers (the yellow didn't show up very well in the photo). big red buttonhead is enjoying her time in the sun, lazily hanging about on a breezy spring afternoon. here's to hoping that we can all find some time to be like her in the next couple of days. enjoy yourselves...

queen anne's button

so named because this print is reminiscent of queen anne's lace...and this bag is a member of the growing buttonhead family of bags. this one is the shyest of the family so far, with a muted color scheme on a a cream background. but she still has inherited all of the physical traits of the family -- from rounded corners to inner zipper pockets to sturdy, strong handles. and, of course, the signature button front and center.

buttonhead brigade

the buttonhead family of bags keeps growing! please welcome our newest addition. this bundle of joy sports the same dimensions as her predecessors (13" x 11" x 2") and the same curvy corners and cotton construction. i don't want to spoil the surprise but there are a few more on their way...look for them in the next couple of days. until then, feast your eyes on the features of this fabulous floral:

buttonheads

look out for lightenin' bolts! this chickadee's about to dabble in the seven deadly. there's been steady sinnin' around here since the buttoned-up blossom bag appeared on the scene. she's been hanging out with her curves and cuteness on display like some sort of tote bag temptress. as a consequence, this chickadee is puffed-up with pride in my sewing prowess. flushed with satisfaction from the first successful buttonhole and machine-sewn button, i confess there is lust in my heart for the button and the bag that it binds together. following the same formula but cut from a different cloth comes the second in what will eventually be a little line of buttoned, blossomed beauties.

this chickadee is a button glutton.

buttoned-up blossoms

this chickadee is particularly fond of the frolicksome floral flight of fancy you see here. a paneled parcel with blossoms a-plenty, she flaunts a button closure on her fancy front pocket. the blooms are accented by natural denim, which gives the 11" x 13" x 2" bag weight and shape. look inside and you'll find a zipper compartment complemented by a zig-zag stitch border. it was tempting to make this one a part of my private collection, but considering the first arts + craft market is may 10th, i reluctantly resisted.