Wounded

This is the first in Randi's new "Purses of Pain and Misery Series". It's pink and red vinyl. Randi has a whole bunch like this planned.

Hits and Misses

These bags represent what we've done since yesterday. I also had some really thick leather, and I made two wallets from it. I like them well enough, but the leather was so thick, it caused the machine to skip stitches on the corners, so I won't be listing them anywhere. I've decided that I won't sew that leather anymore on the machine. It seduces me every time I go to buy purse hardware, and I must remember what an asshole it is.

I'm starting some Halloween planning. I love Halloween.

True Until Death

Randi's kid and one of my kids entered the Nicktoons Show Off Your Show contest in June. They both made it to the top 50 ideas picked in their age group. We're very proud of them. We had a party. They requested giant cookies (like the size of cakes), so I made giant cookies.

Golden Bugs

Randi has started her Golden Bug series. Using a side quest from The Legend Of Zelda as inspiration, she’s handcrafting golden bugs and reinterpreting them in handbags. This is the second installment, and I think the little bug compartment is perfect, almost ethereal.

I’ve been working on exciting projects as well, but I can’t quite talk about them yet, and frankly it’s taking me down. I’m excited, and I can’t keep secrets.

We also went to the Rose Festival today. I took quite a few photographs, and I plan to use them for some projects.