handmade handbag - petunia, green tea cinnamon

this petunia has just been completed.  it is from the collection 2-2012 that was featured in the kopai 1st giveaway last year.  a little overdue but no less a beauty :)

the name is 'green tea cinnamon'.

upholstery fabric with genuine leather trimmings.
leather used is brown coloured soft nappa leather
teamed with brass hardware.

will be available for sale at the Kopai Boutique.  and i am hoping that ida and i can get the rest of the collection 2-2012 ready by the 1st quarter of this year ^ ^

STATUS: completed

NOW AVAILABLE at The Kopai Boutique.

cheers,

YunY

handmade handbag - prototype of sweat pea

this is a prototype of a small tote i called the sweat pea.  the prototype was developed last year but i couldn't get to finalised it coz i misplaced the template that i had developed for this bag.

the handles and the trimmings are from genuine leather.
the outer shell is unmistakably an ikea fabric.
i love the print on this fabric.
this prototype is named the "toffee triangle".
oh.... i had to touch up the wall.  it's full of the kids' graffiti.

i came up with this prototype when i was thinking of a quick-to-grab bag that i can take as and when i need to dash out of the house to get something for the kids or the kitchen :)  i like it because it is light, not too small, not to big.  just big and deep enough to hold my purse, my mobile phone, my keys, my pair of shades and perhaps a bottle of drinking water.

so, should i get it into production?


cheers,
YunY

handmade handbag - another lavender for alya

i made another lavender for alya.  she chose this fabric herself.

it is a simple no fuss boxy shaped sling bag with single compartment.

the lavender is customised to fit her tablet phone.
the long strap is made of genuine leather.

it has magnetic snap button.
the outer fabric was purchased from pondok craft
 and the fabric for the lining is from ikea.

that's my favourite fossil purse used as a prop for this photo.
i am trying to develop a prototype of this fossil purse,
 using fabrics and simple leather trimmings.
 i will use magnetic snap button instead for the closure
because  i found that
the snap button on this fossil purse wears out over time.
the purse flap came undone with a slight nudge.

so, this lavender is TAKEN.  i will be finalizing a few prototypes for lavender and i hope the lavenders will be made available for sale soon at the kopai boutique.

cheers,
YunY

handmade handbag - mustard liberty hand delivered

my last photo with the mustard liberty.......on the day i delivered it to its new owner.  what a beauty :)

this photo was taken by the new owner

cheers!
YunY

handmade handbags, kopai, collection 2-2012 work in progress

the kopai collection 2-2012 had it's 1st sneak peek during the recent kopai giveaway (congratulations to fau,  you are the winner of the 1st kopai giveaway).

here, i just want to share the photos of the wips.

the whole bunch of them

this bag is named
the 'green tea cinnamon'
STATUS: completed

the green tea cinnamon
STATUS: completed

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this will be named 'retro blue lantern'.
the genuine leather trimmings are made from
  grey/silver coloured nappa leather,
cut and stitched by ida and i.

the retro blue lantern

this one will be named the' avocado smoothie'.
the genuine leather trimmings are made from
peach coloured nappa leather,
cut and stitched by ida and i.

these are the genuine leather trimmings for
the 'green tea cinnamon',
cut and stitched by ida and i.

it is a slow progress. upholstery fabrics and genuine leather are not easy to work with.  but the finished result is always so rewarding.

will upload more photos as we go along :)

once completed, they will be available for sale at the kopai boutique.

cheers!
YunY

prototype of samsung note sleeve

i made this prototype last week.  i only used recycle fabric and recycle leather coz i'm not sure how it will turn out.  i want some cushioning to envolope the phone.  i don't want it to be too loose nor too tight...just snug enough to let the phone slide out with a light squeeze.  i don't want to use any closure that will impede immediate retraction.  but i want something that will hold the flap in place.

i was working very fast.  i just can't wait to see the finished prototype.  i didn't even stop to iron the fabric or to press the seam or to clip the curves.

so this is what i have come up with.

exterior

interior

UPDATE: the mushroom, i.e. the samsung note sleeve has been borne.

cheers,
YunY

handmade handbag - alya's lavender, work-in-progress

i've been busy with alya's lavender this week.

here's a sneek peek of the lavender.  and here's the photo of the fabric from my fabric sample.  and here's the photos of my 1st lavender, the lavender for lisa.

STATUS: completed, TAKEN
click here for photos of the the completed bag.

cheers,
YunY

handmade handbag - fabric sample

i went to a gathering at a friend's house last two weeks.  i shared my blog and photos of my handmade handbags.  i received a request to reproduce my daughter's cute sling bag, i.e. the 'cranberry corn dip' lavender.

another lavender will be made for sofia and i think these fabrics that are lying among my stash currently might interest sofia.

fabric 1

fabric 2

fabric 3

fabric 4

suggested combo 1

suggested combo 2

suggested combo 3

combo 4

combo 5

sofia, which one would you like?

at the same time my daughter alya asked me to make one for her.  she has chosen one of the fabrics in "suggested combo 2".... the one on the far left.  no patchwork ... just a single fabric.

can't wait to start working on the lavenders.

cheers,
YunY

The Kopai Boutique Giveaway has started!

THE PRIZE

........ is a kopai bag ...a petunia retailing at more than RM300 ... from the 2nd collection ie,  Collection 2-2012. 

To enter please click on the link below:-    

 http://thekopaiboutique.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-giveaway.html

This giveaway ends Saturday, Oct 13, 2012. 

cheers.

YunY

kopai is doing a giveaway!!!

kopai is going to do a giveaway.  yes! a giveway.  and the prize is a kopai bag....a petunia...that has been selected from the 2nd collection....which has not been published.  so  guys....watch this space.

handmade handbag - mustard liberty, final photos

i took these photos just moments before i took off to deliver it to its new owner.

in my sewing room saying farewell to ms pfaff select 1530

posing, in my living room...
looking just....gorgeous

emmm... lovely :)

cheers,

YunY

handmade handbag - sling bag

i've been busy with the kids and the house.  and i love every minute of it.  and in between the kids and the house, i managed to steal a few minutes here and there to do some sewing.

here is one of the stuff that i was working on the past few weeks.

prototype of lavender:

my daughter, lisa, asked me to make her a small sling bag...just enough to fit her mobile phone and her purse......and maybe her keys.  she has been searching for such a bag but has not been able to find one that she really like.

she chooses the fabric swatches for the patchwork (some of this fabric looks familiar, isn't it?) and i choose the fabric for the lining.

dimesion:  8" (W) x 5 1/2" (H) x 2" (D)
single long strap: 51" (adjustable), genuine leather

now this bag is with lisa.  and she looks so adorable with this fun and colourful bag.

i had such a great time taking photos of the bag and had an even more efficient time uploading these photos in this blog.  thank you so much my wonderful darling hubby for getting me this really cool and fantastic camera.  no more painful editing of photos taken from mobile phone camera :)

STATUS: TAKEN

cheers,
YunY

handmade handbag -enchanted nite first nite out

enchanted nite first public appearance.  

the lady doctor and the enchanted nite

the enchanted nite, up close and personal :)

cheers,

YunY

handmade handbag - a photo shoot the other nite with butter scotch mint and stripey aubergine

the other nite, ida and i took photos of 2 of our handmade handbags on a mannequin.  under the florescent lite the colours look a bit different.  we will take a few more photos of our handmade handbags on this mannequin under natural lite.  for more pics of the bags on this mannequin click here.

stripey aubergine

butter scotch mint

now available for sale at the kopai boutique.

cheers,
YunY

handmade handbag - stripey aubergine completed

 presenting, the stripey aubergine.  complete with its long leather strap.

near the window of my sewing room

now available for sale at the kopai boutique.   click here for another photo of this bag.

cheers,
YunY

handmade handbage - my pink mocha today

  

in a romantic white setting

my pink mocha. the simplicity of its design makes it so easy to use.  it is a just-throw-in-your-stuff-in-and-fish-it-out-in-a-jiffy-kind of bag.  it is big enough to hold all the stuff i usually tote along when i am out and about.

the leather handles, since they are unlined, provide enough friction, that they won't slide off my shoulder (my greatest problem when carrying handbag over my shoulder).

its body is soft and supple that it doesn't pose any discomfort when it is snugged under my arm.  but is thick enough to cushion, if i happen to have objects with hard edges in the bag.  i love this bag.  ever since its completion last december, i have been carrying it every where.  still looks brand new.

the number one thing that i love about my pink mocha is that, it is light.  i can put more things inside.  i wont be able to do so with an all leather handbag.

i think i am going to make myself another one....an evening version that i can take with me to a more formal occasion.  maybe another enchanted nite.  i still have ample leftover fabrics from enchanted nite.  i just need to get more black coloured leather.

in a more colourful ambiance

cheers,

YunY

handmade handbag - SOLD "enchanted nite"

handmade handbag made by ida and i.  for more photos of the enchanted nite....pls click here.

enchanted nite, SOLD while still
under work in progress

cheers,
YunY

handmade handbag - a sneak peek of "vintage rustic 2"

handmade handbag made by ida and i.

vintage rustic 2 will be sold under the brand kopai

now available for sale at the kopai boutique.

cheers,
YunY

handmade handbag - a sneak peek of "black current pudding"

handmade handbag made by ida and i.  this one is a sister to "butter scotch mint".

black current pudding will be sold under the brand kopai

just need to fix the label and final qc

will be now, available for sale at the kopai boutique.

cheers,
YunY

handmade handbag - a sneak peek of "mustard liberty"

handmade handbag made by ida and i.

mustard liberty will be sold under the brand kopai

will be available for sale at the kopai boutique.  Reserved. SOLD. 

cheers,
YunY