Clutch Purses and a Giveaway!

I'm so happy to see that at this moment I've checked my This Side Of The Island Shop Facebook page and I have another 25 new fans and as I promised I'm going to announce my first Giveaway. 

I've been meaning to come up with some clutch purses and came up with two designs; a pleated clutch purse and a clutch bag. 

Pleated Clutch Purse

Pleated Clutch Purse:

This Pleated Clutch Purse is such a handy little thing. It comes with a strap that attaches to the zip with a swivel clip. Lined with beige cotton drill and has an inner pocket. All exterior fabric is lined with a cotton interfacing making it sturdy and never loses it's shape when the fabric is crushed but still soft like cotton. 

Measurements: 

width (top): 9'

width (bottom): 10.5'

height: 5.25'

strap: 11'

zip: 8'

Clutch Bag

Clutch Bag:

This Clutch Bag is the perfect little bag for just about anything; a make-up bag, phone/ipod bag, or a handy clutch for the day bag. It is a flat bottom clutch that comes with a strap that attaches to the zip with a swivel clip. Fully lined with a beige cotton drill and has an inner pocket. All exterior fabric is lined with a cotton interfacing making it sturdy and never loses it's shape when the fabric is crushed but still soft like cotton. 

Measurements: 

width (top): 8'

width (bottom): 8'

height: 5'

depth: 1.25'

strap: 12'

zip: 7.5'

The Giveaway!

I've reached another 25 new fans on my Facebook page and so this is my little giveaway to say thank you. I'm giving one of these clutches for the giveaway and you can have the chance to pick one if you are the winner. Just become a fan of my "This Side Of The Island Shop" page on Facebook and make a comment below this photo of the clutch purse giveaway. This offer ends on 31st March and I'll be using a random generator to select the winner of this giveaway. The winner will be announced on 1st April.

Become a fan of This Side Of The Island Shop on Facebook , leave a comment and WIN!

Clutches for an evening out.

This is my collection of clutches that I made for friends over the recent holidays. I used some of my left over fabrics to make these beautiful metal frame clutches. It was a little tricky at first to make them and my first attempt at making it was a very sticky event with glue all over the place but I finally got the hang of it.... too bad about the first one but it now its gone to good use as my make-up bag. 


I'm hoping to make some more clutches for Etsy so stay tune for updates.

I really like this print from Jinny Beyer's Outback Fabric. It was inspired by her trip to the Australian Outback the the Aboriginal traditional paintings.







This clutch was made with the same fabric I used for my Stardust bag which I made for my mum. It's a matt gold with different textures.







I made this with a silver polished metal frame and used this textured silver fabric. It's more like a traditional purse with the rounded clasps.







Another of my favourite prints from Bari Ackerman, bold paint strokes and it somehow reminded my of Van Gogh's Sunflowers. This time I use a polished silver metal frame for this clutch and I think it brings out the colours of this print. 







My Rose Bud Clutch. When I made this clutch I was trying to figure out how to make a simple clutch look more elegant and it worked with just a simple rose bud.



 Nice size and made this time with a magnetic snap.







I made this for Ash and experimented with the big bow.