creamsicles

last nite i saw richard buckner and anders parker at the garage in winston with my dearie-o friend tanner. another cream-worthy performance by mister r.B. as for anders, i'll have to keep past performances closer to heart! r.B. did a very similar set to his last show at cat's cradle (october 2004) that i saw. he plays the songs all as one big set/medly, and it's very refreshing in that it's very different from all the other shows i've seen this past year especially. but i wanted to hear *all* of some songs, not just little teasers! that voice does it for me every time. and the hair - i'm always intrigued! his hair was long and flowing, like this:

(it was actually to his shoulders last nite!)

which is such a change from this! wow!

afterwards we came back to greensboro and headed to jan's house. yummmmy egg and cheese biscuits at 2 am. man i'm going to be longing for jan's house next year at this time, not to mention some good old southern cookin to sop up with a biscuit!

in site news...the links are finally updated. i think a few are missing, so we'll have to get that fixed. but the page turned out just as cute as i imagined! thanks john!

i've made lots of progress on the mass-production front this weekend. i made little 'free with purchase' treats and lots of fruity slices to be made into brooches and mermaid-style (for lack of a better word) yokes. i've been up into the wee hours, which is amazing considering i usually can't make it past 11!

flap exposed

hey! check out this week's issue of goTriad, one of greensboro's weekly papers. there is an article on yours truly. i've posted a scan of it below. unfortunately i was not able to find it online. the story was actually supposed to be printed three weeks ago, so here it is. the picture is straight out of olan mills! and when they were taking the pictures i kept having flashbacks to childhood olan mills sessions where my mom would dress me and my brothers in red, white, and denim and pose us with huge wagon wheels. whoa.



i was a little upset that my website, the most important detail in the article, was misprinted. of all the things! but it's still out there. and goTriad is supposed to be doing a correction either today or next week. at least people can still find me through my job, since the article says that i work at design archives. i had three sweet ladies call me yesterday offering me fabric from their collections and kind words of praise and encouragement! which is awesome because i've really been holding back on buying a lot of fabric, knowing i won't be able to take it with me! but trying to get all these bags made for atlanta is tough with slimmer pickins than what i'm used to!

cruisin for a bruisin

hey! i just wanted to give all of you the heads up. things are sort of in a frenzy over here as i try to get things ready for ice-atlanta (now less than a month away...geez!). it's really hard for me to *pump* things out since for me, it's really about quantity over quality. so the only way for me to get ready for 'mass production' is to sit down and separate textiles out for bags and clothing appliques, and then work on each piece one-by-one. if i start too many projects at once, which i've tried and tried in the past, i eventually lose interest in a lot of them, which is sad! for ice-atlanta i'm going to be doing both the craft fair and the fashion show, so there's still lots to do. because of all this, the shop here at flapbags.net probably will not be updated til after 18 june.



here are a few pages from my moleskin. i often have a hard time putting my ideas onto paper, but i've tried to always have pen and paper with me, because i can be inspired by any number of things. these drawing are for the fashion show. i generally use vintage or reconstructed garments and apply intricate sequin or fabric appliques. i just found out yesterday that hope for a golden summer will be playing after the fashion show, which gives me even more to look forward to!

i'm also busy with paperwork and preparations for my big trip abroad. that's right...i don't think i've announed it here officially, but i will be leaving in september to get my master's at the university of leicester, england (just one hour north of london by train!). as for flap, i can't say what will happen. i will be busy with school and ambassadorial duties as part of my scholarship, but i definately can't go one year+ without gettin my craft-on! i've been looking for crafty uk peeps on craftster, and if you're in the leicester/london area, shoot me an email.

loo-loo-skip-to-my-loo

here is a little flier i've been working on this week. the flier itself will be cut-out and hand-held size (as in 1/3 of a page). i've gone through three or four designs. i've been wanting to change the flap logo for a while now. the amount of birds out and about right now, in both the handmade and mass-produced worlds, is a little much. don't get me wrong! i love birdies as much as the next lass - they're all over my apartment! but for flap, i want something new and fresh. so i'm leaning towards a kite like this one. i've also considered pinwheels and hot air balloons, and all three options make my heart skip-a-beat with childhood memories.

(note: the flier is meant to be horizontal, but i couldn't fit it in my blog's format without turning it on it's side!)

and speaking of hearts skipping-a-beat, who else is gushing over tsumori chisato's fall 2005 collection?! the colors, the details, the applique (lookout prada), and who doesn't l-o-v-e owls and jumpsuits! i'll take one of each. pictures from style.com.

fruits of labor

just wanted to share some things i've been working on lately: tank with vintage 'fruity' appliques and distressed pearls for my friend danita. i think i'm going to make a few of these for ice-atlanta.

and a few recent bags:

plus, a few things i'm lovin on this week:

• country cookin - i just can't get enuf! mashed potatoes, yams, macaroni and cheese, green beans, cornbread, the list goes on!
• my very-mini porch garden - let's see how long i can keep my geraniums alive!
• great vintage finds including, among other things, a handmade 70s jumpsuit, an orange gingham shirtwaist with incredible moravian-like stars stiched on, and a black-and-white striped one-piece bathing suit with black snaps and an anchor on the chest!
• new uses for scrapbooking paper with a few presents i'm making
• this week is going to be pretty big for flap! be on the lookout this thursday to see why!

and, how could i forget - happy mother's day to my mom way down in florida! see you this weekend!

bare it all

i've been lovin on this site i found thanks to pintuck's journal. you'll love the hilarious commentary on old sewing patterns and crafty how-to's!