love this! though i can't do it with mine. it shares a birthday with my ex-husband so that would be sorta weird 🤪🤣😉

yay! i'm so excited to see everything!

OMG i love their stuff so much!

the edgecoating on this is 🔥🔥🔥

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thank you! 🫶🏻 i've counted it as a success and have already moved on to making the cork one, which i expect will take even longer 🤪

oh no, hope you feel better soon!

sometimes it helps me decide if i think about what other things i can use the fabrics for and if one of them won't really go with anything else, that's the one i use... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

hmm. tough call. the bottom fits the vibe, but the top is less busy, which better complements/showcases the cork print. IMHO 🫶🏻

here's a link if you would like to check them out: www.instagram.com/makebelievet...

thank you! i have posted more of my finished works on my instagram page (@makebelievethreads) but have yet to photograph all my makes (including the two bags in the background of this video) as i've been working on my shop page. this corset bag is my first hand-stitched work. 🫶🏻

thank you! 🫶🏻

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thank you! ☺️

yeah, it's nice to know that you can thrive in chaos because it helps you through it, but you should only visit that area, not live in it for sure. 🫶🏻

my goal is to make one out of cork, but i wanted to work through the pattern first to make sure doing it out of non-leather was even possible. 🤞🏻😬🤞🏻

Corset #handbag update: I’m thinking the actual corset part of the bag was the “easy” part—or at least not as time consuming. The frequent need to use pliers to pull the needles thru has really slowed me down….

#WIP #bagmaking #bagmaker #sewist #sewing #handcrafted

thanks, it's been an interesting learning curve. the pattern is for leather, which i don't work with, so i'm both learning new techniques AND wiggling around using non-animal based materials. bontex (bag stiffener) has become my new best friend, for sure! 🤣😉

so glad that the move is over and congrats on the promotion. you've got so much on your plate RN, been thinking about you. it absolutely sucks that there aren't more support systems in place for both younger disabled people and their caregivers. LMK if there's anything i can do. 🫶🏻