13 June 2010

Bagmania




It is not as easy, as I thought it would be..making bags. My glue wasn´t suitable,I got it all smeared out on the nice little skins and glued my fingers together. So I decided to sew it together instead. I´ve only made two bags for now and a very small purse. I forgot my own camera in my summerhouse, so the photos are not of the best quality, they seem to get too shiny.

24 comments:

  1. You create lovely bags and also new words, I think.
    And what a pretty floor you have done.
    The corner of a woman - very nice.

    Nina

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  2. I think the results are very good! )I can't wait to see more bags!
    Lucia

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  3. They're very nice Susanne, especially like the tiny purse. By the way, when you are working with superglue it's a good idea to keep some acetone nearby so that you can 'unstick' yourself! I didn't know about this myself, it's some very good advice that Marion left on a blog recently for someone else who was having the same problems. I'm not sure if you know Marion or not, she has several blogs, a general mini one is
    http://marionsminiatures.blogspot.com/

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  4. I also think you did pretty well! I love the small purse! I would love one in mini, but also in real life too! ;-))

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  5. The bags look great and I like the way you display them for the photos.

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  6. I love the purse! The bags have great leather pattern! I know that when the glue doesn't want to keep things together...glad you could sew it:)

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  7. Mamma mia Susanne! Your bags are also beautiful and the purse is fabulous! What you used to make the metal closure? I love it, really, is worth sticking your fingers!
    :-)

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  8. Really nice bags, Susanne -- I think snakeskin is harder to work with than leather, myself, because it is so papery. I think you've done a wonderful job!

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  9. Thank you all of you for your nice comments!
    Nina, the floor is just a piece of scapbook paper so far. The room is going to be a bedroom mostly with women stuff.
    Norma, thanks for the tip, I´ve used nailpolish remover, it´s almost the same ;-) I´ll have a look on Marions blog.
    Flora, I bought the metal finding at Miniseum.dk, it´s VERY small and thin.
    Love, Susanne

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  10. Susanne - the bags look great! I too have been disappointed with glue at times like these - nothing like a good old-fashioned needle and thread to get the job done!
    Cynthia

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  11. These are lovely! The snakeskin is so thin and makes it look more realistic.

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  12. Å hvor pene dine vesker ble,likte godt den lille også.
    Takk for linken, skal prøve å finne butikken i sommer.

    Janne

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  13. You´ve done a great job, making those beautiful bags with fingers glued together ;0) The purse is adorable. I want one too... Have to remember the finding next time I order from Miniseum.

    And I noticed the dresser in the background, it´s beautiful. I´ve been looking at the same in mahogany :0)

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  14. Congratulations! Your bags are very good, I like the purse too.
    Thank you for your comment on my blog.
    Geneviève

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  15. Susane are beautiful and I too feel the same with the glue, I hate it! I always end up with webbed fingers and stained piece, but I finally founf a glue that works great, maybe I know is the TACKY GLUE, anyway, the bags have been great
    A hug
    Carmen

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  16. Great bags!! And I love the tiny purse.
    Gr. Nancy

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  17. es un rincón muy agradable me encanta, los bolsos son geniales.
    un abrazo


    It is a very agreeable corner is charmed with to me, the purses are brilliant.
    An embrace

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  18. They look fantastic to me! I love the warm colors. Haven't tried making purses or luggage myself but it's on my list.

    Jody

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  19. Thanks again for your comments!
    Birthe from www.miniseum.dk wrote to me and gave me some tips about glue. She told me that Tacky Glue is good, because it won´t smear and you can mix it with superglue, in case you want a quicker drying and stronger glue. It can be added with a syringe and you can place it in a block of flamingo when you don´t use it. This way you don´t need to take the lid on and off in your working process.
    Thanks for the advice, Birthe!
    Love, Susanne

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  20. The bags look great.
    Elis

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  21. You have done very well with those bags , my dear :). The littlest one is so cute.

    Glue to me is both best friend and bane! But needle and thread , very tricky!

    I think that mosaic floor is so brilliant! Very pretty!

    What is a block of flamingo?

    O yes, I hope my parcel reaches you when you are home from that fabulous holiday. FINALLY!! :) The pictures of Tuscany you put up are breath-taking!!

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  22. Thank you Elis and Sans!
    Ohhh, Sans I will look forward to your parcel!
    Love, Susanne

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