Rice, Rice Baby
October 8th, 2010
When ever I go to Ikea I “flat shop” - I pick out my favorite showroom as if I’m going to live there (kinda like Mark). Last April I fell hard in love with this “flat”:
I especially loved with the colors in the showroom and that quilt… navys, lt. blues, pinks and reds. AND WHO KNEW that at that very moment when I was playing my own little version of House Hunters International - Bari was putting her finishing touches on her now current line, Country Lane… in navys, lt. blues, pinks and reds. Bari knew, that’s who. #sobarigenius! Maybe Bari was channeling me?
Next thing I know… there’s little Country Lane tiny treats totes birthing themselves right out of my sewing machine.
Eight fun little Country Lane tiny treat bags. My machine feels like Octomom.
Next stop Bari’s booth at Fall Market - and now Bari is #tinytoteoctomom.
I have an addiction for making bags, and an empty plastic-ishy rice bag called to me.
Inside my Birkin Nishikin’ bag, I made some poochi corners to make my bag pooch.
I added a fabric strap (Moda’s Chez Moi line from a few years back), folded the top edge of the bag over it (with the ends tucked under the fold), top stitched it. I then flipped the strap over the the fold and top-stitched the top edge.
Love the window on the bag - and the little treasure I see hiding.
How darling is my treasure! It’s a Matryoshka from Emily of Ravenhill - all the way from Norway. Emily makes and sells her freaking adorable little Matryoshkas in her Esty shop - but she and I swapped some goodies with each other - and I got the way better end of the deal. Way. Better. End. Of. The. Deal. And how darling is she in her Lecien Flower-Sugar outfit!
I suppose I better get crackin’ on another bag… one for my Matryoshka baby…
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Farting around with needle & thread and then blogging about it.
Oh OctoMom - more beautiful things out of your creative hands! You rule!
October 8th, 2010Awesome tinytoteoctomom! Or whatever you called it! I’ve missed your blog! Trying to catch up. Love the rice bag too. I buy big bags of Jasmine rice at Costco with a cute elephant on it. Maybe I should save the next one and upcycle it. I’m getting ready to stuff my little Santa Gnomes! xo
October 8th, 2010Love your rice bag! Sometimes I forget that things like that can be used to make really great other things. Thanks for the reminder that we can craft using anything!
October 8th, 2010All bags should have a little peep window, don’t ya think? And I heart the flat at Ikea too. Now you just need to make the quilt and you will feel right at home.
October 8th, 2010Octomom…..hmm, when you’re ready for your own stunt sewer I have that bag pattern down!
October 8th, 2010I just saw the other day in a magazine where a girl made bags from dog food bags. Too cute. And very clever.
October 8th, 2010I love the little tote bags, I made several for my customers first block in the Aunt Grace block of the month. Tooooo cute. Thank you for the great pattern.
Eeek! Every time I visit your corner of blogland I am overwhelmed by the cuteness of it all! You do realize that you could throw a party in your IKEA flat, right? We could all bring tasty treats and some poor maintenance crew would have to do all the clean up. It’s a pretty sweet set-up.
October 8th, 2010Ohmanhowstinkenqcute!
October 8th, 2010I LUV IKEA,,,,good thing the nearest one is on the West side of the state over in the Seatle area…lol!
October 8th, 2010love your ‘octototes’,,,lol!
Love your rice bag! It would be a big favorite in Hawaii!
October 8th, 2010I’d really like it if your sewing machine would birth some tiny treats Castle Peeps bags…
just saying.
October 8th, 20108 times cuter than cute! I think you should throw a party in the flat and use the little totes as party favors! I’ll bring the brownies!!
October 8th, 2010Oh I love the bags. And the little Matryoshka doll is so darling. I love to see all of Emily’s dolls. I keep hoping to see one with a name I recognize.
Your bags will be the hit of Quilt Market!
October 8th, 2010oh so tiny and so cute I love the little bags
October 8th, 2010Did you ever show your sewing room (5th picture) in a magazine? I would just love to sit in that rooms for hours. I don’t think I would ever get bored.
October 8th, 2010Lovely bags!
Have a great weekend! xo
I am just happy the closest IKEA is 2 hours away or I would be in big time DEBT….. LOVE your little treat bags. I ran out to get the magazine so I would have the pattern!!! :o)
October 9th, 2010There is always a room at Ikea that I want to live in! I’ll be there on Monday getting the perfect little table and chairs in pale grass green for my little granddaughter. Who cares if she’s only two weeks old! She needs it. ;)
October 9th, 2010Love the Octototes. Wow, say that five times fast! lol The rice bag is awesome. I made a tote from an old cat food bag to use to carry dirty clothes when traveling. I had washed it out but it still smelled like seafood medly. It never got used.
I hope you have a lovely weekend, Monica.
So totally cute! Love the poochi corners.
Love the idea of throwing a party in your favorite IKEA room. Do you think the kids would go for it as a b’day theme?!
And can I just tell you how much I love-love-love your studio? Just soaking up the inspiration…
Julie
October 9th, 2010I too have an Ikea addiction. (the first step is admitting you have a problem… ) Ikea is the only place that makes me wish to live in a 400 square foot flat with a loft bed.
October 9th, 2010THANKS a lot now I have THAT song in my head….I have never been to an IKEA store SNIFF…I am loving those little bags but your rice bag is the stuff of legends woohoo great idea and a cute little window too
October 9th, 2010Ikea is the greatest. Unfortunately, we don’t have one here in Victoria so have to take the ferry to Vancouver where there are, not one, but two stores!
October 9th, 2010Your little bags are so sweet. I love the bright fabrics.
Fun day at IKEA. I have several of Emily’s babies and love them all!
October 9th, 2010ok, i am just in awe and overwhelmed with all this happy zombie creative cool stuff… enough that i see an adorable craft room on your FB, you are so darn talented and FUNny! do you sell these wonderful creations? i am going to show bev (of beverly’s crafts & fabrics) your fun blog, they have 21 stores in california and i’ve done their advertising for over 20 years. you’re a hoot!!
October 9th, 2010Once again: In awe.
October 9th, 2010I bow before your awe-some-ness.
i covet pottery barn rooms!
October 9th, 2010Oh, my, you ALWAYS give me such a ‘thrill’. I’m serious. I am always disappointed when you are away or doing other things. I’m another person who discovered Jenny at Allsorts..and saw your name and then ‘discovered you’…so I had TWO WINNERS. I love your little totes, of every season, your little pockets…in Sweet…your kitchen…your precious sewing and creating room…your Christmas Trees….and your Goldens…your personal tour thru the Olympics..(I thought only I LOVED THE OLYMPICS AS MUCH AS ME)..anywho…I am congratulating you on your latest creations..and thanking you for every single thing you have ever done and put on your BLOG that I have been able to view. smile P.S. And not to be left out..your fantastic Christmas Fabric..oh, the colors…FAN-TAB-U-LOUS MangeTak
October 9th, 2010Love the little tote pattern. I have made several (so fast) and everyone I have given them to loves them. Thanks for all of your wonderful ideas!
October 9th, 2010*squeal* love your bags…all of them…can you spare one or two :)?
October 10th, 2010hugs, julia
The bags are cute. I went out and bought the fabric to make about 30 tiny bags for Christmas. Plus I bought Halloween fabric for 3 bags for Halloween. Thanks for the pattern.
October 10th, 2010Oh fer cute! And Emily’s little doll is just perfect for you. Can’t wait to see your little bags at market — and hopefully YOU!
October 11th, 2010I snorted when I read your post title. Love the tinytoteoctomom bags!!!
October 11th, 2010I love your “flat”! And the bags are adorable!
October 11th, 2010I want to spend the night in Ikea, play with everything and eat all the food in the cafeteria. Your tiny bags are so cute! Can you hear my voice squealing? Love ‘em! Pam in Chico
October 11th, 2010Hey, they have that same flat in Ikea in Sydney! You could totally come and live here!
Who do I bribe to get you to make From Little Things totes?? :-)
October 12th, 2010Adorable! I want to make a garland out of them and fill them with candy! Then I would hang it over a door and everytime I hit it with my head and candy fell out, I would have to eat them.
October 12th, 2010Thanks, Monica! You are da’ bomb!!! Can’t wait to see you at market! Best,
October 12th, 2010bari
Your blog is so FUN to read! I love browsing it over and over. What is the color and brand of your beautiful yellow paint in your studio?
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Thank you, Gina!
October 13th, 2010I have the paint colors listed on my flickr Studio Stories page here.
- Monica
Oh that rice bag is so cute!!! What a great idea!
October 14th, 2010xo
Alexia
I bought one of her matryoshkas a while back. It is so cute. I love her work. Love your little BariJ bags. Navy is big in fashion right now so it seems that it will be big in housewares/quilts, too.
October 18th, 2010I’m like Pam- I fantasize about being “stuck” at IKEA for the night! It would be so fun to explore and lay on the beds and pick a favorite flat to live in for one evening! I might have to pick several, I can never choose a favorite. There was a guy back east that got to live at IKEA for several days (with IKEA’s permission of course) and I think he either filmed it or blogged it. I wonder which one he picked?
The bags are adorable! You always make me laugh with your posts. And I was looking through your sidelines on your blog, how did I miss the Norwegian Curling Pants Bag? Oh my. I liked those pants too!
October 20th, 2010Oooh… what photo fancyness is the Zombie dabbling in, I wonder?
October 24th, 2010