Colors of Mexico

My love for bold and bright Mexican colors found in Talaveras and other Mexican crafts have extended to my fabrics. Yesterday, I received these beautiful works of art. These are new additions to my collection of Mexican print fabrics.   

I am so excited, I have so many ideas in my mind on what bags to make out of these. But I'm thinking, shall I just keep it? I'm a hoarder you know ... 

Can you guess the designer of these fabrics? I'm not telling! :-)

Expressing my Creativity

Oh my,  I have so many ideas in my head, I have started to write them down. I have this cute lime green notebook that I use to scribble my thoughts immediately. But guess what, the notebook is beginning to fill up! 

How I wish I could have more than 24 hours in a day. I have numbered every idea and highlighted them everytime it's done. But the list just keeps on growing. 

I have decided to stop accepting orders for now because I feel that it is keeping me from expressing my creativity. I get so frustrated that I have a lot of things I want to make but there is just not enough time. So now I want to focus in making new designs and embark on a collaboration project with another artist. I get excited when I can freely express what I want to make.

Creative times are here!

500 ++ Fans on Facebook

Yay, we've finally hit the 500 mark and to celebrate we're having a giveaway! One lucky fan will own this beautiful oversized tote bag.

But wait there's more ... another lucky fan will get this cute Large Dots Hobo bag for suggesting to friends. 

 Good luck to everyone and thank you all for joining!

My Love Affair with Colors

"I love color. I feel it inside me. It gives me a buzz ..." ~ Damien Hirst

My love of colors shows in every Kikay bag I make. The brighter and bolder it is, the better. When I see colors, I get hypnotized!

I love colors because it makes things fun and exciting. This love affair extends to my home and garden.

Only Once on this Earth

Here's a beautiful quote about each one of us being an individual.We are all different in one way or another because each one of us is unique.

"At bottom every man knows well enough
that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; 

and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously
picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, 

ever be put together a second time." 

~Friedrich Nietzsche

 

 

Flower Power Pochette

In August 2007, I sold this one-of-a-kind Pochette Bag on Etsy. Back then, I was only starting to learn how to sew. It took me 2 weeks to make this bag. 

This cute bag has a top zipper closure and it was made of a rare 100% cotton canvas which I purchased from Ebay UK. I called this bag, 'Flower Power in Blue'.

Since then, I have only made 2 other bags in this design but in different fabrics. I plan to resurrect this design very soon.