Pencil Cases

 Lately I sewed three pencil cases.. one for my lovely client curiously - unfortunately I didn't make any photos.. I forgot!! ;o And one for pasiakowa and one.. just lies around in my handmade treasure chest.. cuz I have no idea what to do with it!

The one you see below is the one which just lies around.. waiting for a new owner;p It was meant to be for pasiakowa, but she didn't like it ;d 

It's quite big - 20x10cm

 The interior fabric is light pink :)

 I really really like this flowery fabric.. beautiful pattern.

 And as usually.. a bit of lace to make it more.. girly;p

 The second pencil case was also for pasiakowa - but this time for real. She picked the fabrics and I just sewed from the project :) The same size as the previous one.

 I hate hidden zippers! Hate hate hate! But in the closest shop I could buy only this one.. ghhrrr.. Oh.. and the interior is light green as you can see :)

I really hope pasiakowa like her new pencil case.. and that she will use it always and everywhere - well, she should! She's an artist! :d 

Yesterday, I started my new academic year.. I hope it will be a really really easy year! I need to sew more.. last year was a bit hard so I didn't really had time for sewing.. I'm again on the first year, cuz I had a chance to go on daily (free!) studies. So half of the subjects will be the same.. Ohh I hope this will be a super easy year! ;p

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And again - sorry for bad photos!

Oh Oh and if you like books, in empik online store you can buy 3 for the price of 2! It's a really good offer, I have just bought some books.. My favourite (actually) books from the author Anne Bishop are very expensive.. and thanks to this discount I pay only for 2 of them! Really good business - and this promotion is only today. So hurry up Polish friends! :) (it's not a sponsored info! I just wanted you to know that you can buy something cheaper cuz not everyone visits empik online store often.. :))

My favourite one - canvas set

 Today I want to show you another set - but this one it's my favourite one. I love canvas. One of the first fabrics I bought when I started sewing was canvas, and it was love from the first sight. Seriously it is a wonderful fabric! And it isn't hard to do something beautiful using it! Like here:

Nothing complicated.. Just canvas, a bit of lace, cotton tape and a white fabric with a flowery fabric inside. Simple but beautiful :) I really wish I could have this set for myself!

 The purse/vanity bag has a fabric inside which makes two pockets (like in the previous Romantic Set).

 On the wallet you can see a nice flowery button.

 And a bit of lace and a yellow cotton tape.

 I really really like the interior.. the flowery fabric is just magical, isn't it?

And the back - blank canvas.

What do you think? Do you like it as much as I do? Well, I hope so haha ;d Because if you don't like it.. it means I have a weird sense of style! ;o

My weekend was wonderful, like every weekend spent with my noughty A. I hope your weekend was as good as mine or even better!

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The time has come to announce the winner of the giveaway!

Well yes, I know that the drawing was planned for the 31st September.. but as most of you probably notices there is no 31st September at all!! Haha I made a mistake when I was creating the post with the giveaway haha! I'm leaving town for the weekend.. so I had to make the drawing today morning!

Congratulations mizuhanome! Please send me your address!

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Romantic Set

 Lately I had a quite long break from making thick notebooks (but I have to get back and realise some private orders!) and I was making some different stuff.. Three days - a week ago - I was making wallets and purses. Why? And why so long (much!)? Well.. I will tell you later.. when I will know that everything is set and ok! :d

Now, I'm introducing the first set! The Romantic one - flowers, pink colour and lace. It is a really cute set. I really really like it and I'm thinking of making a similar one for myself ;p Photos aren't very good as you can see.. I was making them on my balcony to have some good daylight.. but I couldn't make any good ones :(

 As you can see the wallet is small - perfect for smaller bags :)

 It has a lot of pockets - the most important -> a zippered pocket for pennies!

 And few pockets for your business cards and documents :)

 The back is plain (without buttons and laces).

 And now the purse! It has two pockets (or we can say that it is just divided to have 2 parts). Why? Well.. for me it is really helpfull.. I always have my tablets on one side, and rest of my crap on the other;p it's easier to find everything;p - seriously! I sometimes have problems with finding my lipstick in my purse haha!

 I really really hope you like it. Please tell me what you think about this new set :) 

And here is a little sneak peak of what I have started making two days ago.. Ohhh I hope I will finish it soon and it will look good (oh please please look good!).

Oh Oh! And I'm leaving town for the weekend - again - we are going to visit my A.'s countryside! Ahh I love visiting that place with him! :d Hope we will have a good time.. and of course.. I hope you will have a great time on your weekend too! Some plans??

P.S. Thank you guys soooo much for supporting my Handy Notebooks! I can't believe I have sold 6 of them already! Thank you so much!!!

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(again sorry for the bad photos!!)

Handy Notebooks vol.2 - continuation

New Handy Notebooks in my shop! Just 7 more - I noticed that two of them vere a bit bad quality so I didn't put them in my shop.. I'll give them to someone of my friends probably :) And one went to a new owner already! :) 

If you like them - just click on the links below to go directly to their page in my shop!

 1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7.

Of course - if you don't want to buy through etsy - no problem! Just send me an e-mail and we will talk about the details: marysza.fotolog [at!] vp.pl

This is probably the last supply of Handy Notebooks in 2/3 months.. who knows.. maybe longer! -> Academic Year starts in few days! Eeek! Keeping fingers crossed fr all my readers who study! Hope you will have very very good schedules! :D

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P.S. My birthday was last Friday [23rd].. It was a wonderful dayy (and weekend!) spent with my boy just eating good stuff and playing games.. Wish every weekend was pleasant like this one! Thank you A.! ;*

Handy Notebooks vol.2

Hi there fellow bloggers! Today something you should like - how do I know? 

Because the last time I made this I had a lot of positive opinions from you guys!

But this time I changed the name from tiny to handy.. ;p

I made about 23 handy notebooks, but 2 of them were damaged and one was sent

to one of my readers (for being my 100 watcher on fb)! 10 of them are already available

in my etsy shop! I will show you just little photos, if you want to see more details 

please just click on the links below!

 1. 2. 3. 4.

 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10.

What do you think, is it a good idea to sell these Handy Notebooks on etsy? And is the price good? I just want to know your opinion :) Which is your favourite?

10 more comming these week! And my birthday is in few days.. yay! Can't wait - the best gift on my birthday: my parents are going on a weekend trip and my A. is comming to stay with me for the whole weekend! Yay! Can't wait!

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Musician's Journal

 A new special order for a special client! Few weeks ago Sigurbjorg asked me if I can make a notebook for her. She showed me a project of what sie would like it to look like.. and about a week ago I started it!

I have to admit it is quite complicated, and I wasm making it quite long! But it as a nice challenge :)

As you can see it's a notebook with a music motive.

It's very big and very thick. A5 - 400 creamy pages! :)

Leather strap for closure.

And a striped interior.

I'm really glad how it came out! And I just can't wait to hear Sigurbjorg's opinion about it when she will receive it (hopefully fast!).

Oh and the background is one of my new fabrics.. I had a lot of expenses lately for products for sewing like: zippers, buttons, threads etc. so little things but so expensive! But I hope it will come back to me when I will sell some of my products.. I have a lot.. really a lot of sewing after Sunday!

I'm actually out of town with my A. we are at the countryside. Comming back tomorrow.

Wish you all a lovely lovely weekend!

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Leatherette Journal

New fabric - leatherette! I have used it for the first time, and the first time was of course when I was sewing a cover for a new notebook! It was an experiment, and I think it came out quite good. Why? Beacuse it's very simple. I know that some poeople like super simple patterns, so I made this notebook for a try! :)

Oh and I'm really in shock (good shock) that my sewing machine managed to make something of this material! And as usually 400 creamy pages :)

Colour of the notebook - maroon (quite dark red - something between red and brown). It has a leather brown strap for closure.

And a striped red & white interior!

It's thick - 6,5 cm(approximately 2 1/2'). I can't stop making thick journals.. Sometimes I think you all are bored of them.. but I like them so much.. that I can't stop! :)

If you are interested in buying it.. hop on to my Etsy Shop!

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Dreamer's Journal

Yes.. yes.. i'm still obsessed with clouds! And I have no idea when this obsession will go away haha! I received some beautiful fabrics from my partner Nerina on Tara's Scrap Swap. I was so happy when I saw this beautiful blue linen! The same day I have received it, I created a new journal.

But this time this is a super big journal. 360 creamy pages A5. It's really big. I think that the size is veeeery similar to the one I made for Ann from Moje Zielone Wzgórze.

As you can see.. this one has an innovation! Two pockets on the inside cover! I have no idea why I have made them. I just think, that some people hate carrying a lot off stuff in thei bags.. these pocket will solve the problem. Everything - pencils, cards, business cards etc. will be in one place. With no searching through the whole bag!

Ahh this blue linen looks beautiful, don't you think?

Still can't make good photos - have no idea why! I hope my next notebooks (comming at the end of September) will have better photos!

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P.S. I had a very tough evening yesterday.. had some problems home.. Keep your fingers crossed! And wish me luck that everyhing will be ok! Thank you A. for help, and making my mood a lot better! ;*

Woodgrain again!

 As a good seller's principle says: 'When an item sells, make it again. When it sells again.. make another one!' I made a new woodgrain pattern notebook! I sold already 3 with this pattern - but of course every one is different from the previous! This one is quite simple - but the notebook itself is very thick!

400 cramy pages size A6! How thick is the journal? - 8cm (approximately 3 1/4')

 It's closed by a black leather strap - 59cm (approximately 23 3/4') long! :)

 And what can I say more.. It's quite a simple pattern with no flowers :o so it can be also a good gift for a man (maybe a poet?) who knows! :)

 Some detailes photos :)

If you like it veeeery veeery much - guess what.. You can buy it haha :D Just hop on to my etsy shop and you will see it there!

xxxx

P.S. Don't miss my two giveaways! First here, second here.

P.S.2. And don't miss Dom's Crafted Magazine!