Last night I made a prototype for a new addition to my Doc Pop craft line. It’s a wallet made for my iPhone out of tailored scraps of raw denim. The denim comes from a pair of black Imperials that matches my newest pair (did I mention I bought a pair of Imperial Kings?).
It’s based [...]
The crew at LoveLife are my heroes. They make these fantastic messenger bags made out of re-used vinyl signs and upholstery.
I really credit LoveLife with getting me into working with scraps and apparel, check out my ScrapLife series of blog entries.
Well for half a year (or longer) I had been talk with Roxanne at LoveLife [...]
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Scrap Life project, so I thought it was about time I shared a new one. The Scrap Life projects first started when I took some of the scrap leftover from my Love Life bag and made a wallet out of it, and this project is somewhat similar.
I [...]
Sonny got a Lovelife bag! So of course I had to get the scrap from Roxanne and make as much as I could with it. This is the first Scrap Life article I’ve written not using that coveted green material from my bag.
I surprised Sonny with a wallet and yo-yo bag made out of the [...]
I can’t really begin the third entry in the Scrap Life series without getting a bit into a product review, sorry:
It’s tricky to be a conscious consumer, balancing function and form with cost and ethics. For most of my life I have rocked cheap shoes, but I had decided that if I ever [...]
So the first Scrap Life project was a no brainer.
I’m-a make a wallet.
Now the wallet design that I went for was based on a gift from my buddy Zo. I made it at a craft night at my new friend Rachel’s apartment. She was really cool to let me use her supplies and her kick [...]
A few months ago I blogged about going to LoveLife Bags on 16th and Mission and picking out my own bag. They actually let you pick out the fabric, trim, tags, and style of bag at the shop. It usually takes up to 6 weeks, but I think mine was done in 2 or 3.
Due [...]
