PPC33: the Cignet Phone Pal Pattern Cover Reveal

So… in our last post we had a little fun letting YOU be the designer and choosing which of our bag samples YOU would choose to grace the pattern cover for our next new pattern of 2025, the Cignet Phone Pal. Thanks SO much to everyone who voiced their opinion! Pattern design can be rather solitary…

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PPC32: the Carolinian Pattern Cover Reveal

A page of the front and back covers for a book.

So… in our last post we had a little fun letting YOU be the designer and choosing which of our bag samples YOU would choose to grace the pattern cover for our 1st new pattern of 2025, the Carolinian. Thanks SO much to everyone who voiced their opinion! Pattern design can be rather solitary work and…

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PPC31: Laurel Burch Forever

A black purse with green and yellow flowers on it.

So… in our last post I gave you a tour of our prototype sample for what will soon be our next new pattern! And as you might recall… I was fairly happy with that Gorilla sample I made, but there were some notable problems that I deemed necessary to improve upon in this round. So……

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Time for a Newsletter Makeover

A newsletter with an image of a book and the cover.

So… if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the course of the past 20 years, it’s that running a business on the Internet is a constantly changing entity, and that the Internet always seems to advance at a faster rate than I can keep pace with! (Am I alone here?) The latest example of this…

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the Eye Candy Showcase for February’24

A collage of different bags and purses with the words " the february 2 0 2 4 eye candy showcase ".

So… it’s that time again! It’s time to let the skills of our customers shine in the February ’24 Eye Candy Showcase! I SO love seeing the unique & creative bags our customers create using our patterns & this month’s lineup is really inspiring! So what are we waiting for? Let’s get started! Kathy Prickett…

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