I've been a fan of Seattle based handbag maker Crystalyn Kae for years, so it was a nice surprise to see photos from around her new studio pop up in the handmade spaces pool!
And if you'd like to see what Crystalyn creates here, check out her main website and etsy shop- they're filled with beautiful bags, some made from leather, some from a vegan friendly fabric and many of them accented with that lovely vintage fabric you see above.
Handmade Spaces is a group to showcase creative workspaces, be it your office, studio, workshop, or living room floor! Where do you make, sew, paint, draw, string beads or throw clay? Share some photos with us in the flickr pool and you could see your space featured right here on Modish!
Am I the only one who's never thought of putting a magnet on my sewing machine to hold pins? That is genius!
Posted by: lindsay | Jan 14, 2010 at 07:47 AM
no, i'd never thought of it either! it IS pure genius. i know some people don't like to have a magnet near their machine though, for fear it will somehow interfere with the mechanisms. anyone know anything about that?
Posted by: Beth H | Jan 14, 2010 at 08:59 AM
I have a couple Crystalyn Kae bags also and love them.
I am completely floored by seeing the fabric with the green velvet stripe and floral in the 4th photo--my mother's bridesmaids gowns were made out of that ('60s wedding!) and about 10 years ago she made me a purse from the scraps. I *never* thought I'd see that fabric anywhere else. Amazing!
Posted by: sarah | Jan 14, 2010 at 10:50 AM
hah, that's crazy! What a small small world ;)
Posted by: Miss Modish | Jan 14, 2010 at 10:54 AM
I think it's the computerized machines that don't like magnets.
Posted by: Cathy | Jan 14, 2010 at 11:03 AM
love the bags
Posted by: Bettina | Feb 08, 2010 at 01:15 PM