Open for Business ... may & mae

It's OPEN!

Our  etsy shop, mae & may, a joint venture with Traci of amazing mae is open!!!!   (A bit later than I planned, but it's not the wisest idea to try to open an etsy shop right before Christmas...)

We are going to be adding things to it as we go, keep an eye out for shop updates, for now I have listed my first 2 patterns. We are starting out small but have big plans for 2010!

First, the Love Pouch...

I was inspired by everyones favorite children's catalog to make these cute little pouches for Valentines day!  After I was done I thought someone else might like to make them too so I went ahead and wrote up a pattern for it.

The pouch is made from canvas, lined with fabric and embellished with felt!  You could change the colors around if you are making it for a boy.

It's a pattern with photos of the steps. It's written in tutorial form, and has full instructions AND the template for the heart and the letters. You can just print out the alphabet template and trace the letters you need.

The pattern is in PDF format and will be emailed to you.

It has a buttonhole in the top to make a slit for delivering Valentine love notes or treats!!!

This summer when I was traveling I need a good, small lightweight bag to carry around with me. I wanted it to fit my iPhone,  compact camera, wallet, chapstick, hand santizer.. etc.. You get the idea. But I did not want to carry around my big purse every where.
This fall before we went to Disneyworld I made the bag. I loved it while we were at Disney it worked perfectly for what I needed...

Thus the June Bag was born. (it's called the June bag, because it's a travel bag, and isn't June the perfect month to go on vacation????)

The cool thing about this bag, is that it is made using 4 fat quarters!  NO other yardage required (just some interfacing and notions!)

It's a pattern with photos of the steps. It's written in tutorial form, and has full instructions including cutting guides for the fat quarters (to help you make the most from your fabric)!

Both are available for sale in the shop!!

More Details:
Right now I'd don't have plans to sell either item already made, but won't rule it out for the future in the shop.

If you buy the pattern you can make things to sell in a craft fair or in an etsy shop.  The purchaser may hand make items for sale. The purchaser only, and only made by hand, not mass produced.

The blue June Bag was made from fat quarters from Amy Butler's Love collection.

I used Bamboo felt (from Heather Bailey) on the Love Pouch.


PLEASE let me know what you think! I'm always open for suggestions.

Watch for a few more shop updates coming up soon! Traci will be listing some items and I've got some sewing kits that I'm working on.