danikai on sale and model wanted

I just posted new photos of my bags. I am always experimenting with light and I think I found the perfect spot in the house for taking my photos. Natural light pours in my south facing bedroom window all day long. This allows for the most perfect bright photos. Good thing Todd has taught me so much about photography or I wouldn't know what I was doing. Just in time for the holidays and in an effort to make room for new stock, all my bags at the shop have been discounted up to 30% through the new year (1/1/10), enjoy!

Although I have become fairly comfortable behind the camera, I am still thinking that my photos are missing something so now I am looking for a model. If you or anyone you know is comfortable in front of the camera and is willing to trade a days worth of modeling for a bag of their choice and lunch or dinner let me know. We will most likely take photos here at my house and the park across the street. I am hoping this will give potential customers a better idea of proportions rather than just having the measurements listed.

I love this...

I don't think I have ever loved a dress so much as I love this little number from SohoMode. If I was lucky enough to own this I would run through a field of wildflowers and then spin around in circles until I fell down laughing from joy.

Okay I might not be that dramatic but you get the idea.

I'm baaaaaack...

okay so i think i remember how to work my sewing machine and what a perfect time because of those holidays coming up. there is no better way to show someone you love them than by making something yourself. i am going to try making some new items this year and also i will use some new materials. i still have a lot of work to do on my sewing room which looks like a tornado that blasted through a thrift store. i have never seen suck wreckage. literally floor to ceiling in fabric... i do not ever need to buy fabric again ever! my moving and unpacking frenzy has allowed me to uncover some gems in the old fabric vault. p.s. today i am posting six new bags to my etsy store...enjoy!

We tied the knot!

Todd and I are married... happiest day ever! I am still on cloud 9. We are moving into our new home this weekend and I cannot wait to get all my sewing and art stuff back out. I have lots of new ideas for bags and also I might be at a farmers market near you! Stay tuned!

Crazy week!

Work was so crazy this week and on top of that I had lots of personal things to get done so I could not focus on anything at all. I thought for a second that my brain my explode. Luckily this crazy week ended with me getting my purse stolen right out of my car. I guess I forgot I am not in Arcata anymore and people in San Diego are jerks. I didn't even cry because I had to keep it together long enough to do a mental inventory of what might have been inside my purse. Turns out lots of important wedding things were in that little bag.

The big day is almost here...

Sorry I have been absent from the blog and my shop but I am oh so busy with the wedding planning! For a low key couple we sure are doing it up for this big event. Hopefully after the big day, and after finding a place to live I will be back in action sewing up a storm and just in time for the upcoming holiday madness.

New this Fall will be some awesome grocery totes made from upcycling discarded coffee sacks. We have some friends here in San Diego who are coffee roasters and are kind enough to let me have these huge sacks. I will be pulling them apart and reconstructing them into uber handy, simple, lightweight totes for all your grocery needs. I am pretty sure you know someone who still is using plastic or paper bags... let them know how uncool that is and tell them about reusable bags!

See you in mid October!

Goodbye Arcata...

... hello San Diego! So as you may or may not know, Todd and I are moving down south for awhile and as of August 11 we will not have internet access at our house. What are we going to do with all our new found free time!?! We will have our hands full cleaning, packing, gather plants from all over the yard, downsizing, more cleaning and then more packing and probably a little repacking and even more cleaning. We had to come to the realization that we will need a moving van so we can get all our toys down there too. Should be loads of fun...? Well, I may be able to get another post in before I go but if you don't see me hanging around the world wide web then at least now you know why.

New Addition

I have quite the collection of fabric scraps from making all these bags and instead of dumping them I figured why not make something useful?!? So here we have the first of many creations that will be made using that wonderful fabric. What a fun way to dress up your next tea party or picnic!

Your Favorite Bags.

So for the last year I have been making these beautiful custom bags with this most wonderful fabric and these are the last two I will be making....Although there may be one more at Mog & Rue. Enjoy!

danikai in the Arcata Eye