27 June 2008

a wee step

Here's what the leather straps were for, and if you live in Launceston you can buy these little chaps at Cocoon. Yep, that's me, a person who makes stuff and sells it.

It's all a bit exciting and very daunting, I've never properly sold stuff in a shop before and the whole time I'm making these the fear of "will they be good enough" is bouncing around my brain - ricocheting off confidence and paranoia. I'm a good sewer, I know that, but am I good enough? This is where Tara would start yelling at me to not be such a doubter, but then she sells stuff all the time.....

The fabric is from Pippijoe, one of the talented Melbourne designers who are printing their own designs onto cotton/linen/hemp and blends thereof. It's incredibly exciting what these Melbourne girls are doing - Lara, Shannon, Bianca and Kristen inspire me so much (there's also Danielle in Western Australia), oh and I can't forget Prints Charming! I feel honoured to be able to make a little something from their offerings.

Suzie at Cocoon sells a certain style of items in blacks, reds, greys and a little bit of green (more khaki) and blue (smokey blue) which look wonderful and I never get tired of prowling around the shop. I'm also varying my colour scheme bag-wise so I've decided to open an Etsy shop as well, this way I can sell worldwide but would recommend local buyers to go to Cocoon first. Now I just have to build up some stock!

Have a good weekend everyone. :o)

14 comments:

  1. Well done. I saw them in there the other day. They look great. Good luck on Etsy.

    ReplyDelete
  2. They're gorgeous!! Thanks for posting about them - I love to see what people make from the fabric!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Or at least I saw new bags in the window when I was walking by at night. I bet they'll sell out very quickly and I'll also bet Suze was very, very excited to have them.

    ReplyDelete
  4. The bags look great! Very striking combination of print and solid colour. I'm sure they'll sell well.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Loving your work Fer...
    Of course it is good enough.. its gorgeous!
    See you tomorrow night... I will try and behave.... nah..... then it wouldnt be me ;o)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Very nice bags! Congrats on your being in a shop- and a shop that is one of the hottest shops in Australia!

    ReplyDelete
  7. You "sew" girl! I knew you could do it!

    They are quite striking, and look absolutely great!

    -Alice

    ReplyDelete
  8. These are beautiful and I can't wait to see you on Etsy!

    I must go and check out cocoon it looks a gorgeous shop.

    ReplyDelete
  9. They are just wonderful Jen. Great Job.Your work is always fabulous.
    Good luck on Etsy. I am sure it will be a great success.

    ReplyDelete
  10. I don't think you will have any trouble selling your bags - good design, great materials and execution. Different to your quilts, eh?

    Cheers
    Ann.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Well Done, these look great. I also love cocoon and can spend yonks in there. Good luck with Esty. See you thursday,

    Cheers

    Fiona

    ReplyDelete
  12. LOve these bags!! They are so cool! Good Luck, Cathyxx

    ReplyDelete
  13. Great looking bags. Good luck with the Esty venture. Have you looked into the local online one called madeit?

    ReplyDelete
  14. Whoo-hoo! I'm so happy you're selling in a shop, you make the most amazing stuff. Bags, I should say. But other stuff too. Ugh, you know what I mean :)

    I wish we had shops like Cocoon in Toronto. We have lots and lots of chains and a few independent shops, but nothing particularly interesting. Well, there might be but who knows where they are or how to get to them? They're certainly not in the CBD, which is practically a ghost town - by my standards, anyway.

    ReplyDelete

Hello!