Buttons Galore

I must admit Kawaii cutie style is not my thing but i just can't get past novelty buttons, especially vintage ones. I have no use for buttons in my work but seem to be accumulating them anyway.
So recently i began converting these buttons into cabochons and setting them on earring posts, for no other reason other than to make use of my button collection. Now my little button earring family has expanded to 14, and as much as i try to resist i just can't help but search "novelty buttons" so i'm sure there will be more additions to the family

Run Wild Horses in Frankie Magazine

Run Wild Horses "Wee Robots" Coin Purse featured in FRANKIE magazine, Issue 27 JAN/FEB 2009, page 18

NEW COIN PURSE DESIGNS!!

I now have another 3 new coin purse designs made from imported kitschy Japanese cotton fabric, they are so sweet and well sell out quick like the rest of the series.
Introducing :
1. Alice In Wonderland theme on sky blue coloured fabric
2. Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood
3. Magic Retro Mushrooms

Now available for purchase from my online store, at Etsy and selected stockists.

Vintage & Kitsch Fabric Coin Purses

For some time now i have been collecting quirky Japanese and retro vintage fabrics. I would go to local trash and treasure markets every weekend when i lived in the city, there would usually be a couple of stalls that had random lengths of fabric, beautiful retro vintage design for 20 cents a pieces. Very soon i had a whole crate full of fabric pieces and not really sure what to do with them. Buy sheer luck one night on during one of my “late night online expeditions” i found a supplier of hand bag handles and purse frames. After s few trial designs my “Quirky Coin Purse” line was born. These were and instant hit and immediately picked up by a couple of my suppliers.

I began to search for new and fun designs, on Etsy.com i can across a mountain of kitschy retro Japanese printed cotton fabrics, everything from Alice in Wonderland, to Bambi to cute birdies. Needless to say new carte of fabric is now over flowing with cotton delights


I’ve also just discovered a stunning little Quilting fabric shop is the small town i just moved into. They stock a lot of “classic” fabric designs, there i found some darling teal coloured fabric with floral design featuring birds, so i now have some “chic” styles to the line

Sadly these purses take ages to make, as all the purse frames need to sewn in by hand and with all the other goings on i haven’t the time to make too many. A small selection is currently in store at incube8r in Melbourne and i hope to have the full range listed on my website and my Etsy store in the next few weeks.