Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Zoe's Bag Boutique

I wish you all a very happy holiday season. Thanks so much for all your support this year. I have the best customers ever.
I am taking some time off over the next couple of weeks. See you again in the New Year!
Karen

A happy customer and her collection of Zoe Designs Bags~

Many thanks to Cheryl for sharing these pics of her collection of my bags. She is a lover of pigs as you can see. :-)

A happy customer with her piggy zippered cosmetic bag!

How cute! This is Charlotte and her new Happy Piggies Scooter zip bag. Many thanks to her mom for sharing this photograph with us.

Get your own Happy Piggy Scooter zip bag in the shop here

A Lily accessory bag in Norway!

Many thanks to Hilde, in Norway, for sending this beautifully staged photograph of her new Lily.

 

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Happy Shopping at Zoe's Bag Boutique!

Very Large Drawstring Bags for Very Large Knitting and Crochet Projects, like blankets and afghans

Did I make the title clear enough :-)
This bag, called the Alpaca, is big. Designed for large knitting projects, it's also useful to carry so many other things, especially if you are taking a trip to the beach or going to a lakeside cabin for the weekend.

It's 17" high and 12" in diameter, so very roomy.

I have 4 new Alpacas in stock. 

The Gnome band is just cute and great for anyone who is a fan of, well, gnomes!

Gnome Band Alpaca large drawstring knitting bag

 The Heron Garden print has beautiful muted colors that gives it a very peaceful feeling, a lot like people tell me knitting gives them.

Heron Garden Alpaca large drawstring bag for knitting and crochet

Jan's Trees has a lot of details, not just trees but all kinds of extra little accents, the colors are warm and soft and there is a bit of gold accenting as well. This home decor fabric is a heavier weight than my usual fabric

Jan's Trees Alpaca large drawstring bag for knitting afghans

 

 

 

 

Last, but not least, Knitmare on Elm Street, the classic humorous knitting fabric. The look on the kids face, is priceless as she is forced to wear these too small items. The skeleton was happily reading a book titled "quick and easy knitting projects". You know what happens with those type of projects don't you?

 

 

 

 

Knitmare on Elm Street Alpaca large bag for large knitting projects like blankets

A custom made bag on a trip to Estonia!

Many thanks to Becky for sending these awesome pics of herself and her custom made Panther Deluxe Messenger Bag. She contacted me and told me she had fallen in love with a specific fabric, could I do a bag for her, using it on the flap and pockets. She found the fabric she wanted and sent it my way. 
She sent these wonderful pictures along with the following:

"Well, my Zoë Bag went to Germany and Estonia and Finland and was the perfect carry-on the whole time.
I see many years of use once I start teaching my college art classes again, too.
As promised, here are some pictures of me with my bag at a place called "Polli Talu" (means Polly's Farm), located on the west coast of Estonia, not far from the peninsula of Virtsu.
I lived there for 2 weeks while I worked on an art project of mine."
Many thanks to Becky for sharing these with us!

Looking For a Witch Purse or Shoulder Bag? I have the Nightshade line

I still have the popular line of fabrics called Nightshade, by designer Tula Pink, whose fans are called Tula Troops.

Featuring the 3 Von Black sisters, they each have an awesome back story, which can be read in the listings in my shop.

These bags sell fast when I make them, and no wonder, the sisters are amazing, and the co-ordinate prints are wonderful too. I try to make each bag with a different co-ordinate as well.

Here's a sample of the bags in the shop now, featuring our favorite witches. 

This is Neptunia Von Black in the Absinthe colorway, used on an Otter Hipster Bag

Bella Donna Von Black in the Vapor color way used on an Otter Hipster bag

Neptunia Von Black in the absinthe colorway used on a Fox Deluxe shoulder bag

Scarlett Von Black in the absinthe colorway used on an Otter Hipster bag

Japanese Pagoda and Koi Pond cross body bag extraordinaire

 

Japanese Pagoda and Koi Pond Britta Tote

I have been saving this print for just the right bag. As so often happens with the larger scale motifs, the Britta is the bag. It's the perfect size, and shape, to really showcase these types of fabrics. Plus it's my top of the line zippered tote, with an awesome lining, my ever popular Zoe Pocket Set and a key clip, so it's an all around useful, and beautiful bag.

 I only have one panel of this print, so this is a true one of a kind bag. Stay tuned for more Brittas as I work to build inventory for your upcoming shopping needs :-)

Zombie Messenger Bag, great for back to school, a project bag or a diaper bag!

With zombies being so popular right now I was so pleased to find a pretty scary print, called Zombie!. I have it in two colorways, charcoal gray and black and white.

I sold the first one I made very quickly, so I now have 2 listings in the shop, one for a Zelda Deluxe messenger bag, and one for the larger Lynx Deluxe. These bags will be made to order so the layout of the print will vary on each one. But look at it, it will be awesome with any layout!

Here's the Zelda Deluxe in the shop

Zombie Zelda Deluxe Messenger bag

an open side pocket

Zombie Zelda Deluxe Messenger Bag

and a zippered side pocket

Zombie Zelda Deluxe Messenger bag

You can find the larger, Lynx Deluxe in the shop here 

and here's the black and white version of the print

Too scary?

I also have Zombie Apocalypse in 2 colors, gray and blue. Here's how it looks

I can make most of my bags with these prints, so please do contact me to ask for a custom order. I do custom work every week, for my regular customers, as well as first timers! I think you will find it fun to be able to get a bag made just for you, with all the features you desire.

Day of the Dead Messenger Bag for back to school, Baile de Calaveras

Day of the Dead Panther Deluxe Messenger Bag

This fabric is awesome! It's called Baile de Calaveras or Dance of Skulls. It's used on my largest messenger bag, the Panther Deluxe. It's full of all sorts of organizing features, such as pockets on the outer sides, inside there's a laptop sleeve, a water bottle pocket and another slip pocket, as well as my standard Zoe Pocket Set.

Check it out in the shop here

If you don't see it, that because it has sold, feel free to contact me to order a custom made bag of your favorite fabric.

Bags for Pug Lovers

I am always on the lookout for fabrics that have specific motifs. Dog breeds are hard to find, the fabrics out there usually have lots of different dogs all together, so I was pleased to find this awesome pug fabric. So cute!

I have a couple of bags made with it, but custom orders are always welcome if you would like another style. Just contact me and we will work together to create the perfect pug bag for you!

This is a Scooter zippered bag

Pugs zippered bag

 

This is a round drawstring bag, called a Suebee

Pugs drawstring bag

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Nevermore, Tribute to Edgar Allan Poe messenger bags for back to school

This is one of my all time favorite fabrics. It's called Nevermore and is a tribute to Edgar Allan Poe. Not only is a beautiful to look at, but it has so many assorted motifs on it that each bag I make is different. 
Take a look at these 2 messenger bags. One is a Lynx and one a Lynx Deluxe with side pockets. 

As always, feel free to contact me for a custom order in another size, or a different bag. These may be sold by the time you see this post :-)

This is the Lynx, find it in the shop here 

Nevermore Tribute to Edgar Allan Poe Lynx Messenger bag

 

 

 

 

 

This is the Lynx Deluxe, find it in the shop here

Nevermore Lynx Deluxe Messenger Bag, Tribute to Edgar Allan Poe

Beautiful bag in a beautiful setting!

This is a Tallullah purse shown at Nina's restaurant in Kimberly BC. What a beautiful location. Many thanks to Pat for sharing it with us !

Spider web messenger bag

I often buy fabrics knowing they will be good on specific bag styles. This spider web fabric seemed perfect for the messenger bags, though I think it could be great on the Tallullah style purses as well.

This is a Zelda Messenger Bag, I would be happy to custom make a different size for you if it catches your eye!

Find it in the shop here

An adorable customer and her new custom made bag!

One of my regular customers sent me her own fabric, along with an embroidered applique she made. The bag she wanted was the Super Fox, for her daughter. Look at how awesome it turned out!

and finally, thanks so much to Michelle for sending this amazing pic of the bag's owner, Abbie!

New wow worthy Japanese style Messenger Bags, with koi and butterflies.

The Asian fabrics are popular with many of my customers. I always work to keep bags of all styles, in stock, that feature these beautiful prints.

I recently made 2 of my largest style messenger bags, The Panther and the Panther Deluxe, using some gorgeous Japanese style fabrics. Plus a smaller sized bag, The Zelda Deluxe.

These messengers are great for travel, work or school or as a project bag for knitting or other hobbies.

The Panther is made with a print called Butterfly Garden

Find it in the shop here

 The Panther Deluxe, which is the same bag as the Panther, but has 2 side pockets also, is made with a stunning print, Koi Pond

Koi Pond Panther Deluxe Messenger Bag in the shop

 

The Zelda Deluxe is made with a beautiful print called Japanese Butterflies on Violet. Beautiful!

Find the Japanese Butterflies on Violet Zelda Deluxe in the shop here

A happy customer, her kitty and her new Morphin flap

I always love sharing pics of my wonderful customers and their bags. This is Vanessa, with Zelda, and modeling her new Lucky Kitty Morphin Zeldina flap. Awesome!

A custom made bag and the kitty that loves it

I made a Britta Tote as a custom order for a customer who said the kitty on the fabric looked like her cat. She sent me this awesome pic of the bag and her kitty, Austin, I guess he likes the new purchase!

Beautiful travel bags in Japanese fabrics

The Japanese fabrics are so beautiful. Here's a gorgeous selection of new Britta totes just finished. The Brittas are a popular style. They are my top of the line tote/purse, large, lined in sturdy packcloth, with a zipper closure, a key clip, adjustable shoulder strap, and the Zoe Pocket Set, they are perfect for travel, but also for daily use if you need to carry a lot of stuff!

 

Cranes and Mount Fuji on purple Britta tote

Golden Blossoms Britta

Japanese Gardens Britta

Cranes and Mount Fuji in blue Britta