If you haven’t decided yet to make this simple and comfy bag (find here the free patterns and tutorial), here you have a bit of extra inspiration… five ways to interpret the same pattern, giving it really different styles.
Change the button size or the color of the strap, mix and match colors and textures, choose special fabrics… interested? it’s a super simple project and you’ll enjoy the process and results!
My Etsy shop’s listing is growing! The last project added has been this no sew hexagonal bag, suuuuper easy!
I wanted to design a bag like this a long time ago. A lot of people is sewing-phobic so I was looking for a sort of quick-made bag, closer at crafts or even packaging.
It’s composed by only two pieces and you can build the entirely bag without touching a needle, just putting together the pieces with metallic rivets or brads. Like the other projects it comes with patterns, recommendations and a step by step tutorial.
So… no excuses allowed, go to make your own!
Already available this beautiful fabric suitcase in my Etsy shop. As my other projects, you can download the patterns and tutorial just at the moment of the purchase and start to make it.
You have also a million ways to combine the fabrics to change the look: more sophisticated, retro or childish; and give it different uses as a storage box, weekend luggage or, simply, as home decor.
Moreover it’s made by corrugated plastic (check this post if you don’t know what I’m talking about and to learn more about materials) so it’s very light and structured, also prefect for a everyday use.
Come and make your own! Share the pictures on social nets with hashtag #berzeuse or #berzeuseprojects. I would love to see the results!
Springtime is here and the sun invites to leave the heaviest clothes behind… This light and comfy crossbody bag is perfect for this season and even you’ll forget you’re wearing it! It’s also really easy to make so it will be ready in a moment.
The closure, with a small wooden ball, is simple so you won’t need to spend too much money or time looking for special materials. Come to make it with me!
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Fringes again! This time in a necklace and with some variations. I’ve mixed suede and sinthetyc leather to play with shine and matt textures and I’ve painted it. It began like an experiment but I think it looks great at the end!
Especially in the bluish green large piece, the gold coat of paint looks like a part of the fabric itself. It also make a contrast and the necklace looks more layered than in fact it is.
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Two weeks ago I wrote about how my children had discovered Magritte’s work at school (and I rediscovered again) and how many ideas resulted around it… Between all of his paintings I became fascinated by one of them called: The voice of blood (1947).
The tree-cabinet with a stately house illuminated on inside looks magic and whimsical and reminds another Magritte series wich were talking about light and darkness too: The empire of light.
I inmediately wanted to make a similar paper house with a candle inside (a electric one, of course) and the tree stump-cake idea came later.
You’ll find the link to download the template below.
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That’s the new project I’ve been working on and is already listed on the shop.
Like the others, it’s composed of real size patterns and a complete step by step tutorial guiding you to make your own bag.
It’s easy and just with some simple changes you can personalize it in a thousand ways. Cut the strap or make it double; embellish the cord with different tassels (as we saw in the past post); change the velvet for leather, suede or any different fabric…
Note as well that this is an instant download so you can start right now… a perfect weekend project!
At the end of this week you’ll find in my shop the new bag (PDF patterns + tutorial) I’m working on. At the moment I won’t tell much more except that it closes with a cord with tassels.
I’ve been playing with tassels and I’ve made them in many ways. For this project I’ve chosen the simplest though I’ll show you all the ideas in different posts later.
For now, here is a quick tutorial to make a tassel in the simplest way. You can use them to decorate a bag or suitcase, make earrings or simply as a key ring or to hang on a door handle.
I was a child when I saw a Magritte’s painting for the first time. It was a big rock, with a casttle on top, floating in the sky over the sea. I don’t think I knew concepts as weight, lightness or space and couldn’t understand its metaphore, but even then, it catched my attention.
I understood the meaning of this painting later; opposites fighting against logical rules, far from accepted conventions.
Some days ago my children have met the work of some artists at school, Magritte included, and I’ve rediscovered through their eyes, how surrealism explains a reality where everything is possible. Just as children do.
So, yes, Magritte becomes a continuous inspiration for us. We’ve had lots of ideas and the very first to make is this apple.
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Is it crochet? Is it knitted? Maybe you are wondering, but it’s plastic canvas! Do you know it? It’s a kind of a plastic sheet with a perforated grid (google it, a picture is better than one thousand words) that you have to cover with wool diagonally stitches (as cross-stitch but only in one direction).
It’s very easy to work with, so if you like this bag… you have no excuse! You’ll find the patterns and full step by step tutorial (PDF file, instant download) in my Etsy shop.
This model is a classic one but the combinations are unlimited… I have one all made with raffia thread and I wear it a lot in summer.
Came on! Make your own! I love to see when my projects become yours so tag them with #berzeuse and #berzeuseprojects when you share them.
