Shop Update - Denim and Wool Collection

I have a new collection of purses and accessories in my Etsy shop featuring a combination of wool and denim. The wool is one of my favorite materials. . . felted, or fulled, upcycled wool sweaters and denim from upcycled jeans.

 

 

I love the combination of textures of the soft, thick wool and the woven denim. And denim comes in so many color choices besides the traditional blue.

 

Here's just a sampling of items now available in my shop.

 

These are all great casual summertime accessories.

Shop Update Soon!

Occasionally I receive a request for a longer or shorter strap on one of my FeltSewGood handbags or purses. Since I use mostly repurposed materials for my creations, I often have a limited amount of fabric, or sweater wool, to use for each purse and that can ultimately limit the length of the purse straps.

But when I have the extra fabric needed, I decided I will make my "Bella" style purses with an adjustable shoulder strap.

  I found these metal buckle pieces at my local fabric store.

 

I had plenty of this herringbone wool to make an extra long strip of fabric to use for the shoulder strap. This Bella will be able to be carried over the shoulder, or worn across your body by adjusting the new longer strap.

 

I'm working on several new items, including this Bella, and I'll have a shop update Saturday, April 20 and again on Monday, April 22.
Have a great weekend!

 

 

Some New Purses and Some New Designs

I took a little break from sewing and blogging last week to finish some other projects. It was good feeling of accomplishment and now I'm ready to work on some new designs for the shop!

I now have several new purses in felted wool listed in the shop.

I'm also working on a new design for a cute clutch purse! If all goes as planned, I should have some of the new clutches listed later this week.

Even though I didn't do much sewing during my little break, I did some thrift store shopping and found quite a few great items to use in making new purses. So there will be lots of "new" in the coming weeks. I'll be sure to share them here!

What's New?

My weekend was fairly creative and productive despite a little trouble with my trusty Kenmore sewing machine. I had cleaned out the sweater "fuzz" from under the presser plate and around the bobbin, adjusted the tension and jiggled the foot pedal. My husband could tell I was getting a little frustrated and asked me to describe the trouble I was having. Basically after all my efforts, when I pressed on the foot pedal, the machine either started out stitching too fast or would not start stitching at all. My Handy Hubby decided the foot pedal itself was the problem and after he took it apart and cleaned a connection, my sewing machine is working well again and all is good in my sewing room!

So here is what I've been working on. I've found some nice wool men's jackets, or sportcoats, and a great chocolate brown suede skirt, all at thrift stores. I like the way the woven wool, and especially the suede, look with the felted sweater wool so I've incoorporated them into some of my handbag designs.

This is my first try at sewing with the suede. I used it for the top band and strap of a Bella handbag. It's a little bit harder to work with, but I love the results.

I like this combo of the red sweater wool and the black and white herringbone woven wool. And it was fun to use the original jacket's features, like the pockets, in the design of the purse.

This is another Bella handbag made with green sweater wool and a simple plaid pattern in woven wool.

I've spent the afternoon cutting out some more combinations of colors and fabrics. What do you think? I'd love to hear your feedback or opinions on my new ideas!

Featured from the Etsy Bloggers Team : : Nico Designs

The Featured Blogger, from the Etsy Bloggers Team, for the month of January is Nico Designs! Erika loves to sew and features handbags and accessories in her Etsy shop. And new to her shop are some art dolls and home accessories. Here are a few of my favorites:

a pretty envelope clutch in pinks and magenta,

Love Pears, plush pears in red prints would make a cute Valentine's Day gift,

Savannah, the Horse Lover art doll,

and a graphic black and white tote bag

And of course, being a member of the Etsy Bloggers Team, Erika has a lovely blog of her own. On her blog, Designs by Nico, she blogs about her craft, and the business of handmade, and has shared lots of great tutorials. Be sure to stop by and say hello!

And This Week's Winner Is. . .

Thank you to everyone who entered my FeltSewGood giveaway last week. I really enjoyed reading all your comments about your favorite Christmas traditions! The winner of the gift certificate is AlteredBeauty. Congratulations!

I'm working hard to restock my shop after my Christmas Open House and should have some new upcycled wool goodies listed in the next few days.

HOLIDAY WEEKEND *S*A*L*E*

I hope Everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

And now it's time for some shopping!

Black Friday through Cyber Monday, everything in my shop is 10% OFF!

Prices are already reduced - no waiting for a refund through PayPal! Just shop and save. And I'll be adding new items all weekend. Visit FeltSewGood and save!

And don't forget to enter my giveaway, at this blog post, for a chance to win a FeltSewGood gift certificate! You have until midnight EST, Sunday, November 29 to enter.

The Christmas Open House Is Open!

FeltSewGood on Etsy is having a Christmas Open House, November 16-30! It's time to do some Christmas shopping and there will be new items listed every day during the Open House. Handbags, mittens, scarves and flower brooches make great gifts. I'll also have some new plush animals and Christmas decorations.

AND you can receive 10% off your purchase price simply by typing "Open House" in your message to seller at checkout on Etsy. I'll refund the 10% to your PayPal account when I ship your items.

It's also time for a FeltSewGood Giveaway! As a Thank You to all my blog readers and customers, I'm giving away a zippered pouch of your choice ($25 value) to one winner. Just leave me a comment at this post between now and Sunday, November 22 at midnight EST to be entered to win. For a second chance to win, leave a comment on the wall of my Facebook fan page by Sunday, November 22 at midnight EST.

I'll announce the winner here on Monday, November 23, so be sure to check back, and make sure I have a way to contact you, through your own blog, shop, or email, when you enter. The winner will be able to pick the zippered pouch of choice from the shop.

Good luck to all entries and I'll have another giveaway starting Monday, November 23!

Happy Holidays!

New From FeltSewGood!

I've added quite a few new items to the shop this week and there are lots more new upcycled wool items to come soon!

There are new Bella handbags, combining felted wool sweaters and upcycled vintage wool clothing.

There are a variety of felted wool mittens, made from upcycled wool sweaters. Some are trimmed with a few of my vintage buttons.

And new from FeltSewGood this Fall. . . felted wool mittens in kids' sizes!

And this cute pouch/clutch was made from an embroidered, felted wool sweater vest.
Stop by the shop and see what's new!

Sneak Peak at New Fall Handbags!

Here's a little preview of what I've been working on this week. I've combined some woven wool fabrics, upcycled from thrifted clothing, with felted sweater wool for some pretty new fall handbags.

I really like the combination of textures from the sweater wool and wool fabric. And it was fairly easy to sew the different pieces together with my sewing machine.

I'm hoping to get a little more sewing done over the weekend and I will start listing my new handbags in the shop next week.

In the meantime, I hope you all have a great weekend!

Thrifty Shopping Trip

While out running errands Saturday morning, I decided to stop and take a look at a Goodwill Thrift store that I hadn't been to in a while. I usually find more wool sweaters and clothes at yard sales during the summer, but it looks like even the thrift shops are now getting ready for Fall. I found quite a few pretty wool sweaters, a great chocolate brown suede skirt and a couple of vintage woven wool men's jackets.

I've gotten all of my new wool fulled/felted, dried and cut into pieces and some even ready to stitch together. I'm working on some new handbags that incorporate the woven wool with the wool sweaters and maybe even some of the suede. I think these combinations will work well together and hope to have some new designs to share and list in the shop by the end of the week.

A Few New Handbags

I'm starting to gear up for Fall and stock up my Etsy shop, FeltSewGood. This week I've been working on some new handbags and these are my latest listings in the shop.

The Brown Argyle BLAKELY

The Ruby Red EMMA

and the Green BLAKELY

These handbags were all made from eco friendly, felted, recycled wool sweaters. Be sure to check out the shop for more new handbags, plush toys and flower brooches coming soon!

Shop Update!

I've listed some new items in the shop! A couple of pretty handbags and a new zippered pouch and wristlet.

This Flower Basket Handbag has a removeable felted flower brooch.

A new leaf applique zippered pouch.

This casual Elizabeth style handbag is great to carry year round and looks cute with your favorite denim jeans.

More to Come!
I'm working on some new plush animals to listed this week in the shop.

New Handbags!

I've been busy sewing this week and I just listed a few new handbags in my shop.

This is the plum Blakley style handbag.

And this is a pretty sky blue Bella style handbag. The Bella is my newest design and there will be more to come, in a variety of colors, next week.

I'm also working on a "garden fresh" batch of beaded rose brooches, so be sure to check out Felt Sew Good on Etsy on Monday, April 20!

"Resweater" Fun!

Kris, of resweater.blogspot.com, has a fun blog featuring items made from reclaimed wool sweaters. She has highlighted artists making clothing from recycled wool sweaters, and those using reclaimed wool yarn. This week she is featuring felted wool handbags and asked to use some photos of my Felt Sew Good handbags! Thank you Kris!

You can check out her blog here for lots of info on crafters using reclaimed wool sweaters, or go to her Artfire shop here to get some wool sweaters for your own recycled wool crafts.

A Few of My Favorite Things

I just made my 200th sale in my Etsy shop! Hooray!

To celebrate, I thought I would share a few of my Etsy favorites for this week:

Eastern Blue Bird by bethanyhomecrafts

Trillium and bird print by chickory

Handwoven dress scarf by barefootweaver


Playing Koi 3- wooden jewelry box with polymer clay filigree- koi pond with cherry blossoms by starless

Some New Handbags

I've just added some new handbags and wristlets to my Etsy shop, Felt Sew Good. They are all made from felted, recycled wool sweaters.

I've added some favorites, like this blue "Jasper" style handbag.

This pretty raspberry colored wristlet will make the transition to Spring!

And I've just added this new "Elizabeth" style handbag in pretty shades of blue.

For more info on these items, click here to see my shop.

And be sure to check in again next week for more new Spring styles to come!

Pretty New Handbags

I've just listed a few new handbags to my Etsy shop, Felt Sew Good!

I'm partial to argyle, so I really like this blue argle Sabrina style handbag.

This teal Jasper style bag was made from a finely textured merino wool sweater and I added a retro tropical print lining.

And this light blue and stripe pattern Emma style handbag was made from a repurposed wool sweater with a little bit of angora. It's very soft to the touch.

See more photos and get more info about of all these handbags and more in my shop!

It's Wickedly Chic!

This week, my Etsy shop FeltSewGood is featured on Wickedly Chic! "WickedlyChic.com is the hottest destination for shoppers seeking advice and product recommendations from the world of Indie design and fashion."

Wickedly Chic is a fun website - "Independent Shopping for the Wickedly Fashionable". Check it out, there's still time to find just the right gift for that special someone!

And The Winner Is!

Congratulations to Amie P., the winner of the Felt Sew Good Customer Appreciation Giveaway.
http://feltsewgood.blogspot.com/2008/11/customer-appreciation-giveaway.html

Thanks so much to all of those who entered.

There is still plenty of time for holiday shopping

and I'm still adding lots of new items to my Etsy shop, FeltSewGood.

Handbags, scarves and mittens made wonderful gifts!

I have some new Christmas stockings
and there are more Holiday Heart Felt ornaments on the way.