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The Pittsburgh/Foreigner Totebag

A one-off tote bag I made from a screenprint of Pittsburgh houses I had drawn, along with some hand-stenciled & painted letters, spelling out Foreinger.  As a gift for Ksenia!

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The Pittsburgh/Foreigner Totebag

A one-off tote bag I made from a screenprint of Pittsburgh houses I had drawn, along with some hand-stenciled & painted letters, spelling out Foreinger.  As a gift for Ksenia!

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Upholstery iPad Sleeves

Some more sleeves, all from upholstery fabric samplers!  Most are for sale over at Etsy.  Happy shopping!

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Upholstery iPad Sleeves

Some more sleeves, all from upholstery fabric samplers!  Most are for sale over at Etsy.  Happy shopping!

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iPad Sleeves!

I put some fabric iPad sleeves on Etsy for sale, all from upholstery fabric samplers, or from white canvas that I drew up with sharpies…

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iPad Sleeves!

I put some fabric iPad sleeves on Etsy for sale, all from upholstery fabric samplers, or from white canvas that I drew up with sharpies…

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12 faces

Black fabric marker on heavy white fabric — to be used in making either an iPad or a MacBook Air Sleeve.

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12 faces

Black fabric marker on heavy white fabric — to be used in making either an iPad or a MacBook Air Sleeve.

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Fabric drawings

This is going to be an iPad cover, for now it is raspberry sharpie on canvas…

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Fabric drawings

This is going to be an iPad cover, for now it is raspberry sharpie on canvas…

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Fabric iPad Sleeves

these are three iPad sleeves made from upholstery fabrics, with some lining inside to pad and protect. More to come!

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Fabric iPad Sleeves

these are three iPad sleeves made from upholstery fabrics, with some lining inside to pad and protect. More to come!

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Laptop Bag Designs

I have been sketching out some ideas for laptop bags, purses, and over the shoulders for this Project Runway/HP Challenge. Let’s see how many more I can come up with in 24 hours….

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Laptop Bag Designs

I have been sketching out some ideas for laptop bags, purses, and over the shoulders for this Project Runway/HP Challenge. Let’s see how many more I can come up with in 24 hours….

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Pittsburgh Houses Tote Bag, Red and White on Blue

Another tote bag from my screenprints of Pittsburgh houses — this one red on white print, sewn onto a bright blue tote — and then 2 pittsburghs attached vertically above.  I’ll put it on sale for Etsy, 18 dollars!

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Pittsburgh Houses Tote Bag, Red and White on Blue

Another tote bag from my screenprints of Pittsburgh houses — this one red on white print, sewn onto a bright blue tote — and then 2 pittsburghs attached vertically above.  I’ll put it on sale for Etsy, 18 dollars!

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The Pittsburgh Tote Bag

Thanks to a very kind law firm donation during On Campus Interviews back in August — a sturdy black canvas bag, that was easily be appliqued with my screenprint of Pittsburgh (neighborhood, Beechview) houses, and Pittsburgh flying in the sky.

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The Pittsburgh Tote Bag

Thanks to a very kind law firm donation during On Campus Interviews back in August — a sturdy black canvas bag, that was easily be appliqued with my screenprint of Pittsburgh (neighborhood, Beechview) houses, and Pittsburgh flying in the sky.

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Panda The Tote Bag

A red upholstery tote bag (fabric from the Ida collection) featuring a panda popping out — the white body appliqued firmly on, the lightly stuffed ears, arms and legs ready to move around.  Big, durable, panda — for sale on

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Panda The Tote Bag

A red upholstery tote bag (fabric from the Ida collection) featuring a panda popping out — the white body appliqued firmly on, the lightly stuffed ears, arms and legs ready to move around.  Big, durable, panda — for sale on

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Wildflowered Soft Purses

Two shoulder purses made from felts and plush fabrics, some canvas and upholstery ones too, both featuring pops of wildflower appliques.  I made the bags a few years back, but only completed them with flowers this year.  Now for sale

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Wildflowered Soft Purses

Two shoulder purses made from felts and plush fabrics, some canvas and upholstery ones too, both featuring pops of wildflower appliques.  I made the bags a few years back, but only completed them with flowers this year.  Now for sale

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Two Hearted Purses

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Two Hearted Purses

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Pittsburgh Houses Tote Bags

A new crop of fresh white architectural bags, Pittsburgh houses!  Screenprinted onto brushed white canvas, with a screenprinted Pittsburgh on the other side.  There’s about five of the bags, all medium-small size, lunch-picnic size.  The ink is auburn, sometimes with

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Pittsburgh Houses Tote Bags

A new crop of fresh white architectural bags, Pittsburgh houses!  Screenprinted onto brushed white canvas, with a screenprinted Pittsburgh on the other side.  There’s about five of the bags, all medium-small size, lunch-picnic size.  The ink is auburn, sometimes with

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The Cem Karaca Tote Bag: Black on White

A new giant tote bag, the simplest of the simple — a giant Cem Karaca head on an ultra-durable brushed white fabric.  It’s really giant, great for grocery shopping.  Just up on Etsy….

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The Cem Karaca Tote Bag: Black on White

A new giant tote bag, the simplest of the simple — a giant Cem Karaca head on an ultra-durable brushed white fabric.  It’s really giant, great for grocery shopping.  Just up on Etsy….

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Mandala Snowflake Hobo Purses

I began these during Pittsburgh snowstorms, and am finally around to putting them up for sale on Etsy.  I loved cutting out white snowflake mandalas, and one of the turqouise bags has a mandala I painted back in Budapest when

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Mandala Snowflake Hobo Purses

I began these during Pittsburgh snowstorms, and am finally around to putting them up for sale on Etsy.  I loved cutting out white snowflake mandalas, and one of the turqouise bags has a mandala I painted back in Budapest when

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The Headless Boy Tote Bag

I had to chop off a few more misfortunate doll heads, from dolls that just were too awkward and weird, even for me.   But no doll head should go to waste — sew it onto a tote bag, sell it

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The Headless Boy Tote Bag

I had to chop off a few more misfortunate doll heads, from dolls that just were too awkward and weird, even for me.   But no doll head should go to waste — sew it onto a tote bag, sell it

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Loop Handle Purses: Masked Avengers and Happy Elephants

Loop Handle Purses!  They are simple & full of potential — reversible, closable and cute (somewhere in between a full blown purse and a wristlet pouch).  I like their aesthetic too, easy and inventive. I have a new crop up

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Loop Handle Purses: Masked Avengers and Happy Elephants

Loop Handle Purses!  They are simple & full of potential — reversible, closable and cute (somewhere in between a full blown purse and a wristlet pouch).  I like their aesthetic too, easy and inventive. I have a new crop up

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The Disinterested Mermaid Tote Bags

More doll corpses cut in half, and this time their legs cut off too — so a mermaid tail could be sewn onto them instead! Two disinterested mermaid tote bags as a result.  They’re on Etsy!

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The Disinterested Mermaid Tote Bags

More doll corpses cut in half, and this time their legs cut off too — so a mermaid tail could be sewn onto them instead! Two disinterested mermaid tote bags as a result.  They’re on Etsy!

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Dork Girl Big Red Hair Tote Bag

I am dedicated to cleaning through my workspace piles before the Big Move next month.  As such, a lot of unfortunate doll corpses are going to be brought back to life in other forms.  Like here!  She was one of

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Dork Girl Big Red Hair Tote Bag

I am dedicated to cleaning through my workspace piles before the Big Move next month.  As such, a lot of unfortunate doll corpses are going to be brought back to life in other forms.  Like here!  She was one of

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Cem Karaca Tote Bags

Two Cem Karaca bags!  From my recent screenprinting sessions — one on raspberry and rose, the other on 70s-Grandma-basement pink, green and gold upholstery fabric.  Both available right now on Etsy.

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Cem Karaca Tote Bags

Two Cem Karaca bags!  From my recent screenprinting sessions — one on raspberry and rose, the other on 70s-Grandma-basement pink, green and gold upholstery fabric.  Both available right now on Etsy.

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Two Monster Heart Tote Bags

Two more tote bags, this time monstrous!  Both are heart monsters, one is purple striped, the other blue velvet.  Psycho eyes?  Singing teeth?  Who knows what is going on,  I  chalk it up more to my late night sewing skills

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Two Monster Heart Tote Bags

Two more tote bags, this time monstrous!  Both are heart monsters, one is purple striped, the other blue velvet.  Psycho eyes?  Singing teeth?  Who knows what is going on,  I  chalk it up more to my late night sewing skills

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Alice & Her Official Tony Bag & Tony

The official bestowal of Alice’s black and white (bell-bottom) plaid The Tony Novosel Bag! Just one token of thanks to Alice and her amazing fabric generosity…

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Alice & Her Official Tony Bag & Tony

The official bestowal of Alice’s black and white (bell-bottom) plaid The Tony Novosel Bag! Just one token of thanks to Alice and her amazing fabric generosity…

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Tote Bag Wednesday

So after a flurry of sewing yesterday, today a whole new crop of tote bags!  Some Tony, some flowers, some Masked Avengers, and some Meow-Bahh.  And lots not forget the Pittsburgh Houses too.  They’ll all be going up on Etsy

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Tote Bag Wednesday

So after a flurry of sewing yesterday, today a whole new crop of tote bags!  Some Tony, some flowers, some Masked Avengers, and some Meow-Bahh.  And lots not forget the Pittsburgh Houses too.  They’ll all be going up on Etsy

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A Tony Bag for Alice

For Alice, who has given me too many wonderful fabrics to count!  I made her a special black & white Tony tote, from a pair of checkered bell bottoms, size zero, painful as trousers but delightful as a giant tote! 

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A Tony Bag for Alice

For Alice, who has given me too many wonderful fabrics to count!  I made her a special black & white Tony tote, from a pair of checkered bell bottoms, size zero, painful as trousers but delightful as a giant tote! 

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Four Meow Bahh Bags

Here they are,  a crop of four new tote bags!  Meows, Bahhs, squared and squared again…

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Four Meow Bahh Bags

Here they are,  a crop of four new tote bags!  Meows, Bahhs, squared and squared again…

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The Big Leafy Hair Bag

A Big Hair Tote Bag, I sewed earlier this spring using the big leafy bouffant I had made back in Belfast with felt scraps.

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The Big Leafy Hair Bag

A Big Hair Tote Bag, I sewed earlier this spring using the big leafy bouffant I had made back in Belfast with felt scraps.

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The Meow Bahh Bag

A Dialogue Bag: Cats who Bahh, Sheep who Meow.   And my favorite picture of a girl with a bag!  We screenprinted them at AIR, and sewed them for the Homestead show last week.

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The Meow Bahh Bag

A Dialogue Bag: Cats who Bahh, Sheep who Meow.   And my favorite picture of a girl with a bag!  We screenprinted them at AIR, and sewed them for the Homestead show last week.

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The Tony Novosel Bags, part 2

I made a new crop of bags(Pinks + Blacks)  for Tony to take over to Northern Ireland and spread among the people there.   The world demands more Tony!  Will start more screenprinting accordingly.

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The Tony Novosel Bags, part 2

I made a new crop of bags(Pinks + Blacks)  for Tony to take over to Northern Ireland and spread among the people there.   The world demands more Tony!  Will start more screenprinting accordingly.

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Pittsburgh Houses Tote Bag

My first sturdy tote bag, with blue and pink lines of Pittsburgh houses.

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Pittsburgh Houses Tote Bag

My first sturdy tote bag, with blue and pink lines of Pittsburgh houses.

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