i’ll quote from my SWANclothing.etsy.com store description, since i like it and since i’m tuckered out…

“A little bit of hillbilly, a little bit of romance. So when I say moonshine, I mean BOTH kinds. The MOONSHINE TWINS tote is simple & useful with just the right amount of decoration to make it special. It’s covered in cutout stars with raw edges that will fray over time to give it more texture. And the twins are hand stenciled in bronze-gold.

One big inner pocket, 2 outer pockets with star drawstrings. And a tie-on brass key clasp, again with its own star. More stars run up both sides. Made in natural raw bull denim cotton. It’s another strong tote. The MOONSHINE TWINS tote is elasticized at the top. Each SWAN tote has of course its very own machine embroidered secret swan.”

i’m putting lots of pics of this one up. click most pics to enlarge.

remember to visit the MOONSHINE TWINS over in my SWANclothing.etsy.com store. Yee ha!

just like the name says, it’s a LOUCHE but it’s a LOUCHE MINI. which basically makes it a regular size bag. it’s still spacious. comes in grey or brown. and also has the quilted rose, the braided handle, the brass rings, and the little drawstring pocket for your tiny items.

and they’re up in my SWANclothing.etsy.com store.

hey! i had my 1st sale of this season yesterday. i’m so happy :) and just wanted to also say thanks for all the compliments in my Flickr photo stream. your feedback is so appreciated and i really take things you say into account. so thank you again.

and another style tomorrow…

the SWANclothing ROSE QUILTED LOUCHE XLs in grey… or brown…

so i’ve reworked my classic LOUCHE XL. it now has a simple [yet elegant] quilted rose on one side. the rose is done freehand on my sewing machine. huge brass rings attach the braided handle to the tote. the fabric is a soft loose weave cotton. it’s fully lined in black cotton. and each ROSE QUILTED LOUCHE XL has a little drawstring pocket that loops onto the brass ring and slips inside the tote. good for easy cel or makeup retrieval.

here they are in my SWANclothing.etsy.com store.

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i was really obsessed with making the 2008 totes simple, beautiful, unique and really “useable”. as in they will go with your outfits easily and perform their totebag task well. and as before, i have made them strong, so they will keep being useful & beautiful for a good long while.

tomorrow the new LOUCHE MINIS go up :)

the 1st of my 2008 SWANclothing totes to go up, the Ocean Cloud…

medium thick, soft black denim with bronze hand stenciled stars all over. edged in rope with rope handles. it has a little pocket for your cel that hangs from the handle, with a brass clip for keys. and a big outer pocket. it’s elasticized at the top.

the SWANclothing Ocean Cloud is all about the ocean at night for me, endless black sky, tons of stars and soft sweet wind. but whatever, it’s great for day. take it to the beach! take it to lunch! dinner!

here it is in my SWANclothing.etsy.com store. i hope you like :) and more to come over the next few days.

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sort of obsessed with maypoles these days…

my blog postings are like drive-bys these days. ah well. at least you know i am still kicking.

i love Fleet Ilya’s leatherware. i love the huge brass rings. [and you’ll see those in my new totes in a couple of days…]

via Ponystep

via StyleBubble

his MySpace profile is his only site it seems…

le Super Fertile jewellery via this Papermag article. on their site you can download the PDF of the whole collection. and i thought my teddy bling was good…

an interesting little article from the Village Voice…

i don’t want things to get too sleepy around here while i wait to FINALLY get my new totes up. so as a refreshment, i collect a lot of images, here are some…

random disco lady i found and love/ green pixie boots on eBay that i did not bid on but love the rose & chain detail which is a little bit inspiring to me / and aqua teen hunger force in the style of Boris? correct me if i am wrong, i am probably wrong but i love ALL those artists that do anything vaguely in that style and all their imitators and borrowers be.

click to make big.

i guess it’s photo time now. i’ve been shooting for a day with a day or two to go. so funny to come to this part of the process. to be finished something and making a permanent record of it. that sounds so serious. i mean it less seriously!

More very soon…