The Last Three

Bloomin'. Leave your bids here.
Polka Party. Leave your bids here.

Doin' The Happy Dance. Leave your bids here.

This brilliant idea came to me from my personal manager, a lovely reader with great ideas and inspirations. Instead of posting one a day until Friday, she suggested putting the final three on line, and seeing how close to a final tally of $14,000 we could achieve.

Feel free to puruse the posts of the final three bags. If you choose to bid or comment, leave your bids at the post of each individual bag, and leave your comments anywhere.

Get it? Got it.

good.

Polka Party

Some of you will remember this polka-dotty wonderfulness from a previous post where I waxed eloquent about a lot of fabric from Kim Z. Well, I couldn't let the hiatus begin without using a piece of it, now could I?

I paired it up with a velvety soft taupe/mustard coloured upholstery sample; some cool green curtains for the lining, and a strip of my mother's tablecloth for the strap.

For texture and awesomeness, I added some buttons to the dotty bits.

This is what I'd call the ideal Festival/Yard saling bag. It's small, but large enough to hold your essentials. This bag measures 7" x 9". A pocket beneath the flap is perfect for your keys and phone, and two pockets inside can hold your gold and your diamonds.

This bag is part of the final three. Leave your bid here if you are interested, and the party will shut down at 7:00 am cst, saturday, May 30.

Bloomin'

Here is another piece from Kim z, combined with some pieces from Valerie C. I couldn't not use these-- they are just that delicious.

I made a mid-sized bag. It's the size of bag that I find myself using most of all- it holds my wallet perfectly, plus some other really important stuff.

Pocket-o-rama.

two inside, and two under the flap.

Three delicious buttons to finish it off.

This bag measures 9" x 11".

Part of the final three; leave your bid here if this one tickles your fancy.

This party shuts down on saturday morning, 7:00 am cst, May 30, 2009.

Doin' The Happy Dance

A personal favourite; this tea towel turned messenger bag.
Paired up with a soft brown, it really is delightful.

A pocket under the flap for your immediate needs.

Actually; a set of pockets. I see that I divided it to hold a) your keys and b) your phone (if you're one of those really important people who must be available at all times)

I divided the inside pockets a little differently on this one as well. One side has a large pocket, adn the other has two small pockets, plus a pen compartment.

I think they are doing the happy dance. I'm sure that in their world, it's green and summery. They don't need to wear shoes or anything.

This bag measures 12" x 13.5".

As part of the final three, this bag is up for auction until 7:00 am cst, Saturday, May 30, 2009.

Leave your bids here.

Ghana

A tote bag made with fabric from Ghana, circa 1972.
Two handy pockets on the exterior.

A lovely mountain scene. If I knew my geography, I could tell you what it represents.

But I don't.

Let's just say that its not the Duck Mountains.

Pretty.

The bag turned inside out so that you can see the great pains I went to for functional pockets.

Two on this side, and a large one on the other side with a button closure.

Sorry about that sideways picture. I'm cramped for time right now, so that's just the way it'll have to do. Think of it as pilates, and twist yourself around.

This tote measures approx 16" x 14.5".

I'd like the bids to begin at $25- Cdn.

As usual, the auction will remain open until tomorrow morning, Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 7:00 am cst.

Ode to Spring

Well, we actually got spring this weekend. And it was glorious.

This week is the bag blitz. Five bags in five days. And then that's it. Farewell, adios, ba-bye. (at least for now. I'm sure this isn't all going to lie down and go away. It just needs some rest, is all.)

You could pack your happiness in the loveliness of this orange butterly quilt.

And your bits and baubles in those apron pockets.

This bag measures 12.5" x 15".

Bids begin at $35.00 Cdn. The auction closes at 7:00 am cst tomorrow morning, Tuesday, May 26, 2009.

That's number one of five. The final five. (for now)

YES

.... there will be more bags before May 29. In fact, the master plan included bags for yesterday and today. But then there was the expected and unexpected that came along and gobbled up all available time. And just to burst another bubble: I'm not one of those midnight oil kind of Proverbial women. Nope. Come 10:00 pm, I can barely keep my eyes open; even if I tried using straight pins to prop them up for me. And for the last long while; I just can't manage being one of those 5:30 am people either. Not even 6:00 am.

All that to say that this week kind of fizzled out- BUT next week I predict a bag blizzard. A blitz. A grand hurrah.

Five bags. Starting Monday and concluding Friday.
You can bet your bottom dollar.
(Hey! What a great idea! ;)