These handbags are basically the same, except for the fabric and trim. Each is one of a kind, because I won’t make another bag of the same type in the same fabric choice.
I call them uno by sumo, which is the guarantee that nobody else will be carrying your bag.
Each bag features a print fabric bonded [...]
Don’t let this sweet face fool you; Mimi is a tiger inside. She stalks, she crouches, she hides.
Someone gave me a cute but very large scrub top in a cat print. Since I already have no less than six cat print tops to wear, I chose to make this one into a pet [...]
Below is a bag I made for our former lab manager Kim the Fish Lady. Kim was all about fish. Fish bowls, fish stickers, and colorful little plastic fish, which she gave as rewards for good customer service. I earned a few myself, and made some into earrings.
Kim eventually moved to a [...]
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This is a huge tote I made from fabric that was given to me by a sweet little girl named Jenny. I wonder what ever happened to her. (Jenny, if you read this, we all miss you.)
My friend and co-worker Karen (the Work Goddess) mentioned that she uses her own [...]
A sundress in the thrift store called out to me: “Hey, sumo, got three dollars?” To make a lovely summer tote, of course I did.
I didn’t think to make a “before” picture, so I have recreated it (left) to the best of my artistic abilities.
I did take a picture of the [...]