June is here, the sun is out in the UK (some of the time!), so to celebrate the arrival of Summer, I am running a blog giveaway this month

Up for grabs is this gorgeous peg bag (clothespin bag), made with vintage Liberty of London fabric. It features a pattern of scarlet poppies on a rich brown background.



To enter, click on this link to my blog

The weather has been fantastic in the UK recently and Summer seems to have officially started (at last!)

So to celebrate, Pouch is offering free worldwide shipping on all items in our Etsy store throughout the month of June.

http://www.pouch.etsy.com

This little lot came from my favourite charity shop in Bath. I love it because one of the volunteers takes the time to sort through all the donated buckles and buttons and sews them onto recycled pieces of cardboard.
The pieces of cardboard are then placed in a huge tub for customers to delve into. It makes it much easier to shift through the buttons, often displayed in matching sets or colour coordinated groups.
I always enjoy visiting this shop and cannot leave without a haul of buckles and buttons!

Pouch we make unique accessories and homewares from vintage and recycled material. Our range includes not only bags, but belts, peg bags and bag dispensers too. Due to the fact we use vintage fabric, many of our items are one-offs and the vast majority are limited edition. Our products are robust, practical and very stylish. Individually hand crafted and skillfully sewn to a high standard, you can be assured our handmade products have not been mass produced and nobody was exploited in making them. Our ethos is to promote low impact, environmentally friendly, local production.
Click on the image above to visit our etsy store :)

When you can use something much prettier and longer lasting instead!




Just listed in our etsy store, a Damson and lilac reversible market tote bag


Perfect for taking to the shops to stock up on provisions
Wide straps make this bag comfortable to carry
Also makes a great knitting bag, book bag, gym bag, you can cram virtually anything into this handy tote

Made from repurposed vintage fabric featuring flowers in shades of purple, lilac and damson
Fully lined with recycled purple corduroy fabric
It features 3 pockets, 2 made in matching vintage floral fabric and 1 in matching purple corduroy

This tote has no visible seams, so it is reversible – making this two bags in one
Nice and roomy
eco-friendly, 100% recycled
Fun and stylish, perfect for year round use

The UK street team's challenge theme for the month of April was "countries"
Pouch entered their Stars and Stripes Clutch purse
This fun wristlet is made from repurposed 'white stars' denim and fully lined with red and white striped cotton
Features a magnetic snap closure and a wrist strap
Fun and stylish, perfect for Summer
Available in our Etsy shop right now!
Stars and Stripes clutch purse

One of the most important pieces of kit when working with fabric, is a sharp pair of scissors. I love my Fiskars scissors, which probably makes me a bit sad, but without them, I can’t make anything!

Wiggly Wigglers new catalogue was launched on 14th March 2008.
It was built using contributions from customers and friends from around the world using social media. The new catalogue is presented in a scrap book style, packed full of clippings, quotes, family snaps as well as professional photography and product descriptions. It is a radical format for a mail order company and it looks more like a book than a conventional catalogue.

You can find my Bokashi composter review on page 19 of the catalogue.

To read my original review online, please click the link below
Bokashi review blog post, November 2007

To order your own Wiggly Wigglers catalogue, please visit their website:

Wiggly Wigglers

At Pouch we are delighted to be involved with Flock Fashion's first show on the 8th March 2008.

Flock's ethos is:
"As well as putting on lots of lovely glamorous events, we want to raise awareness amongst the fashion industry, as well as amongst the public. we want to show that it is possible to look and feel great in what you're wearing, without causing any damage to the environment or creating unfairness within trade"
Some of exciting designers are taking part in the event, including:
Traid
Enamore
SI:SU
Dig For Victory
Ani Townsend Millinery


Please see the following flyer for further details.
Tickets are available from www.bristolticketshop.co.uk

Our Sleepy Owls have been featured on the popular cuteable.com website:
www.cuteable.com has over 40,000 page views a month, so it's a great site to be seen on!
Here's the link to the Cuteable page:
Sleepy Owls on Cuteable



Come and check out our handmade bags at our Etsy store
We make unique bags from genuine vintage and recycled material
We take pride in everything we make and you can be assured our bags have not been mass produced