It's Your Bag! Can You Dig It?

Messenger Bag in Pink and Gray - $40.00
Amy Butler fabric with cotton lining
12.5 inches wide (this measurement is taken from side seam to side seam)10.5 inches tall3.75 inches deepStrap is 50 inches long and just slightly over 1 inch wide.

Kelly VanVoltenburg, proprietor of Banana Showcase located in Duncanville, Texas offers lively floral prints and repeating patters in her cloth items. Handbags, Kleenex holders, and Keychains are her specialty. Some of the fabrics she uses are vintage and others current. All items are made in a pet-free and smoke-free environment.

You can tell by her descriptions that the bags she makes are built to last. Many have multiple layers and are triple-stitched. And if that's not enoough to convince you to snap one up, her prices are fabulous!

This one below is a steal (marked down from $22.00)!

Smaller Basic Bag in Pink and Green - $13.25
100% cotton; discontinued Amy Butler print


Messenger Bag in Camo Hearts - $40.00
black baby wale corduroy, and Khaki cotton

This Tissue Holder is really pretty. I just love the intensity of the yellow and red design! She manages to make something utilitarian exciting and that is quite an accomplishment!

Tissue Holder in Yellow Flowers - $4.00
Cotton, measures approx. 5.75 inches long X 3.25 inches wide

Kelly’s customers are raving about her work.

Below are just a few of the many glowing endorsements from those who have received her creations;

“So wonderful! This was exactly what I was looking for; thank you so much for making it.”

“A wonderful seller - extremely responsive to personal requests.”

“GORGEOUS purse! Kelly went waaaay above and beyond to make sure the purse would be exactly what I was looking for. Definitely a favorite seller!”

"Super awesome craftsmanship! I am so happy with these purses, that I have bought several and have been telling everyone who will listen to buy one - they are that well made!"

Go to her Etsy store to get one of these for yourself or to give as a gift:
http://BananaShowcase.etsy.com

and to learn more about the artist, see her blog: http://kellyvanvoltenburg.typepad.com/bananashowcase/

Tickled Blue

The artist behind Bluebaby, known only as Amanda creates primarily crocheted amigarumi dolls which remind me a lot of Anime characters, and other crocheted things. She also carries a few pieces of jewelry.

“My usual screen name is briensbaby” says Amanda, “(Brien being my hubby's name) but I wanted to do something different for my Etsy shop. Blue is my favorite color, so i just stuck that in place of 'brien' and voila! bluebaby was born!”

Amanda at first wanted to make a whole body for her stuffed dolls, but one night, before attaching the limbs, she thought that the little guy she was holding looked cute just how he was...with no arms or legs, so she decided to leave him that way, and apparently her customers agreed, as they have now started to sell!

Her creatures have attitude with names like, Evil Elmer

Crochet Dude,

Stanley Stoner,

and Pooping Pete.

Some of them have zany, or mischievous-looking eyes made from felt. These are sure to tickle your funnybone.

She makes a variety of styles of hats that are both stylish and comfortable.

Etsy is the first venue where she has ever tried to sell her work. In the past she has given her items away to family members as presents, but now that her husband is the only one working outside the home she is using her talents to make some money on the side.

Amanda makes her items the best way she knows how, and devotes lots of hard work, concentration, and faith to each one in hopes her work will pay off.

Watch her Etsy store for more winterwear and afghans this holiday season.
Find more at:
http://bluebaby.etsy.com
To learn more about the artist read her blog at:http://bluebabyhomemadegifts.blogspot.com