Bag Tags!

I don't think I have ever forgiven my mother for not allowing me to go to dance classes as a kid like my friend Shirley. As a result I now go dancing every week - Jive and Swing/Lindy.

I decided I needed a bag for my dancing shoes (not a pink one and minus the ballerina). I found this dinky little number on Ebay a few months back.



The bag is just the right size for my shoes, a hand towel (it's sweaty work) and a bottle of water. It was a little plain though and I knew just what embellishments it needed - luggage labels!

It only took a quick search on Etsy to find these wonderfully handcrafted vintage tags from Swallow Song Designs. Just what I'd been thinking of.



Do take a look around Corinne's Etsy store, her tags are beautifully finished, reasonably priced and with the added option of customising the back - a cool touch!
This is the added info I chose...

I Made Another Swishy skirt

Oh this pattern is soooo good.
The plaid fabric was very cheap from my local haberdashers, I've enough to make a matching jacket - hmm, bit too Malcolm McLaren?
Like the new wedgy shoes? I can only wear them to occasions where I get a lift and then stand still for the duration - because actually walking in them is a killer.

I Made A Tattoo Frock

I needed a frock to go with my my darling new Red Shoes.



So behold the Tattoo fabric I bought a while back made up using the same Green Frock pattern, New Look no 6375. So easy to put together, it's a joy. And so easy to wear!

I snapped a pic of the fabric as a fly landed on my arm.



Naturally I had to remove the layer of dust that had settled on my sewing machine due to my work/life imbalance. I have knitted 3 rows of my green cardy in the past 6 months - should be ready by Xmas.

Whilst taking afternoon tea with Flibb and friends yesterday (and admiring the new New York stash), I spotted some swishy fabric I just might have to buy. I have got a swishy skirt pattern and will make one up in time for the annual 'Swing Night' with full orchestra that our wonderful local council hosts every summer, Central Park E6.

Still to make up - the ahem, *cardy* same more pants and something from this chi chi little number. Yum!