Jessica Flores Design

Gifts to Each Other

My most recent book as an illustrator is now available at the Barnes and Noble and Amazon websites! You can even look inside the book on Amazon. How exciting. Here's a peek at the cover

Closing up Shop

. . . . just for a few days! My machine and I need a rest. Shut her down today at 4:32 pm. Here are the final two bags I've finished for my order. I'm tempted to keep the Little Blue Chrysanthemum Bag for myself. Love that fabric--a great Ebay deal! I think I'll make myself another and a headband to match! I call the other cute little rectangular one my Dilly dilly bag. Enjoy!

Bags, bags and more bags!

Here are a few new pics of the bags I'm experimenting with/creating for the Nashville Clothing Company. I have two more in the works and would love to be sewing 24 hours a day, if I could. So very cold here in the Midwest--what else is a crafty girl to do?

Eureka!

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I got some major steals at one of my favorite antique stores today. Three huge bags of vintage buttons for $2 each!! Oh the thrill! Nora and I had so much fun sorting through them. Also found a few bundles of cute old fabric for $1 each. Yippee!

Here's some more exciting news--I'm working on a new batch of handbags for the Nashville Clothing Company in Nashville, TN. Will have some more pics on those soon.

wearable art

I still have the adorable little green pinafore top I remember wearing to nursery school. It's kelly green with coordinating gingham lining and a sweet little bunny appliqued on the front. I pulled it out of Nora's closet a few months ago and tried it on her--perfect! Hey! I could make one of these!

So, I did last week! I'd found the fabric at a great shop in Nashville along with some delicious lilac-colored grosgrain ribbon for the ties on the side. The little felt circle detail is hand-stitched on and topped with a vintage button.

Now if only I could get her to wear it. Doesn't she look enthused?