Long Time No See…

Hi everyone! I know its been a loooong time since I last blogged. I’m so very sorry about that.  Things have been kind of crazy in my life and right now I don’t have as much time as I used to have.  All my projects are behind because of work and whenever I have free time, it’s all spent on helping my bf fix up his house.  AHHH!!! Things are just so out of whack right now that it is literally driving me insane!  On a side note, I did manage to scan the internet for inspiration on future endeavors (if time permits).  Here are a few things that inspire me:

Love the fact that this matches the seventies style.

Auctioned off Victorian bag. The shape and flower detail is exquisite!The gorgeousness is in the details!! Vintage Virgin's Victorian briefcase bag

The gorgeousness is in the details!! Vintage Virgin's Victorian briefcase bag

One of the bags that just calls out to me is the briefcase bag that was thrifted by Vintage Virgin.  Everything is just so detailed– the colors, the painting-like graphic image, and the time period of the subject matter.   And the fact that it’s Victorian is a plus plus plus for me (obviously I have a soft spot for all things Victorian hehe).  Now if I can diy it, that would be interesting for sure.

Trash to Treasure

You never know where you’ll find some great items. I actually found this when I was at the Goodwill thrift store. Its funky looking but I’m sure it will be something quite lovely when I finish adding a few touches to it!  Now all I have to do is figure out what I want to do to this.  I was thinking about adding a chain to make it a shoulder purse (since I absolutely cannot stand holding a purse on my wrist for too long).  Maybe I can even change the color of the exterior and interior (like adding a different fabric or something).  It’s all up in the air as of right now.

I actually have a few Goodwill purses, as well as other “thrifted” items.  Some of them are actually pretty new or nice-looking… others, not so much.  The only problem is that I have done a little bit too much thrift-shopping and not so much repurposing. And when I do have the time to repurpose, I feel as though I’m damaging what has already been created.  I mean, why would i want to destroy something that’s not broken?  But then I realize that I won’t use the item until I’ve done my little touches to it to make it nicer.  It goes on like this in my head sometimes, which is why I can’t get anything done some days.  I guess that just means I need to be more focused on what I want the end design to look like. Well, one project at a time, starting with this one.  I’ll keep you posted on my progress.