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missty4 · May 24th, 2009, 10:10 PM

Thanks azureartist! I hope it turns out great and hopefully everyone can enjoy it in different colors (or just one special one, hehe)

oh all this love for the jaguar bottle green

When I ask Joanne on Tuesday I hope she'll find something like it

lol gingey :)

gingeybear · May 24th, 2009, 10:14 PM

Thuy...if you can't tell...I love jaguar bottle green..LOL

I wonder if HH can come up with obi fabric..or a bit of kimono fabric like they did for that amazing deep blue mercer clutch...for the lining..I'm livin' la vida vicarious babelette..thanks so much..I can't w8t to see it.

This is so much fun to watch...and I love it here in HH land..we amigas..not too much byatch slappin' going on here..so I always find my way home..big hug..

RealMcCoy · May 25th, 2009, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by missty4

color combos I'm thinking so far (aka if it go into production I'd like it in these colors):

1. black shine/aubergine
2. winter white/eucalyptus
3. jaguar bottle green :)/tobias chocolate

Jaquar bottle green/tobias chocolate - what a stunning combo. So rich. In fact, if I remember a friend's jag correctly, it had brown coachwork. That was an old one. I think the new BRG (British Racing Green) jags have champagne, or is it biscuit? Oh, well, I have never been much of a car person except that I do notice colors. Which is why I bought the Celebration LeSabre from Buick - for its red pearl exterior with 2-tone bucket seats like the 1950s had - taupe and champagne. Now, that I come to think of it, I think one of the Clive Cussler books had a 1950-something Allard that was the green exterior with grey interior. Green with that new taupe/grey suede? Oh, I love the green... so many possibilities. If you want to play with leather combos and contrast/matching stitching, check out this link:
http://www.jaguar.com/int/en/xk/mode...e_Interior.htm

Of course, Thuy, you know that if HH does your DYOB as the "one and only ever to be" green bag, you had better install extra security and go about with a burly bodyguard... because you may have Gingey or me stalking you. And you know Gingey... she may grab purse and bodyguard.

missty4 · May 25th, 2009, 12:36 PM

Hugs gingey!!

Jaguar bottle green/tobias chocolate does sound really decadent. I'll definitely check out the link you posted, RMC. And what a nice car you have, too

Red pearl exterior and two-tone bucket seats

I'm planning on adding a keycharm too. At first, I thought a goldfish would be cool. Then, as the thought process progressed, origami goldfish would be cooler!

I don't think it'll necessarily be two-toned, but I just added it for contrast for picture purposes.

As for the front-decal, still working on that. I was thinking maybe sort of a crest thing (like samurai family crest) but I didn't want anything too intricate.

I thought the Ikeda's butterfly is cool (to go through a transformation from humble insect to something graceful and beautiful) but it's much too intricate, unless I can simplify it. Plus, I'd like to keep symmetry if possible. Or just make something completely different and super simple, don't want to take too much away from the design, iono :P

missty4 · May 25th, 2009, 07:53 PM

Oh, I know! An octopus! <laughs hysterically>

I'm not crazy :P

jennirane · May 25th, 2009, 08:21 PM

WOW!! I go camping for four days and look... four new pages plus a SKETCH!! Thuy, it's gorgeous... it has echoes of the Havana, the Trophy, and the football bag (sorry RMC... brain addled from WAY too much campside tequila and VERY little sleep. Downpours. Raging rivers. We won't go into it...) But it's still absolutely unique and it's not just the handle ties... it's definitely Japanese-inspired. I love it.

Am agreeing with the concerns about Eucalyptus... I'm always been in love with the idea of a white bag and yet utterly terrified of owning one. I'm terribly impressed with my new (old) Lagoon Lorca--it's the thick, pebbly leather that the "elephant?" gray was, and seems impervious to dirt, stains, etc., so maybe that older leather rather than the Euc, which might be more delicate and "naked" like the Ginger?

After seeing the sketch, though, I have to offer up that perhaps it's calling out for some red? The chocolate (or some other deep rich brown, not Brandy, Cordovan?) as the main and whatever the best red leather they've ever had is as the accent?

I love that they're up for doing your pattern on the front! Thanks again for sharing this with us!!

leothelnss · May 25th, 2009, 08:56 PM

Very cool! I would also love to see this bottle green... If not, I think winter white & black shine or purple suede/shine combo would be amazing too
I really like your goldfish sketch too, it would make a really cute charm

missty4 · May 25th, 2009, 09:21 PM

Jennirane, welcome back from the holiday weekend camping trip! Seems like tequila is your liquor of choice (nice!) I don't own anything eucalyptus other than my boots, so it's hard to quantify the leather as a bag. At this rate, if I had to choose just one color, I think I'd go for a darker color scheme since it seems more fitting for the influence of the bag (although I don't mind having an extra white one also). :) My BF seems to love brown also, but he's a fan of thinking leather should be either brown or black, hehe.

Thanks leo! I think either way (color combo) I can't really lose. I'm excited about doing the charm too. It would be neat to see how they would "fold" the leather into an origami style. I just hope the point where the tail and body meets isn't too weak.

missty4 · May 25th, 2009, 09:26 PM

I really like this. It takes away the elegance of the bag a bit maybe, but I think it's hilarious/quirky. Oh well, if it ends up being just a bag for me, might as well make a bag for me :P

Octopus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The applique decal will be the same color as the main color (so it doesn't stand out like crazy). I was thinking also having 2 or 3 studs beneath the "octopus" to give the appearance that it's shooting eggs.

hokka · May 25th, 2009, 10:00 PM

missty, i was thinking about your "samurai family crest" thought a bit further up.. a lot of traditional japanese family crests aren't very intricate and a lot of them are also symmetrical. if you google "kamon" you should be able to find a bunch.

gingeybear · May 25th, 2009, 10:02 PM

Missty..Thuy.. ...love the goldfish charm..love the butterfuly...but..

I know it's your bag..but please I beg you..not octopus decal..looks like spiderman..or a ribcage..you know I love you but...and yup RMcC is on the money....I study shinkendo..and also krav maga...so be prepared..ninjalike..I will stalk you..not harm you..but definitely..

question..what year were you born in..(ie..ox etc?)..

have you seen any of these..http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicar.../10/icons.html

or these..which I love...http://www.otomiya.com/kamon/animal/tyo.htm

or these...I don't read the language but I kept clicking on the left and I was in heaven..http://www.otomiya.com/kamon/plant/index.htm
http://www.otomiya.com/kamon/animal/index.htm

missty4 · May 25th, 2009, 10:08 PM

Thanks hokka, gingey for the kamon idea/links

I was looking for them for a while but gave up when I couldn't find anything I thought could work as a decal.

True gingey, I guess it does look kinda spidey/ribcage :P Wouldn't ninja me then, eh? :P I clicked on some more links that you provided and it's cool they split up to plant/and animal. I can read, so it looks like they split up into different types. (http://www.otomiya.com/kamon/animal/saru.htm is monkey, although it's more symbolically a monkey).

and oh, I'm born year of dog

(there's some pretty cool crests here, insects...)

gingeybear · May 25th, 2009, 10:24 PM

Thuy...I have folders of links to so many things that I think I am going to need folders for my folders..LOL..but before my hands started to bother me I did micro-needlpoint, trapunto work and embroidery so I used to collect Japanese and Chinese Crests because I loved the intricacy and yet the simplicity. I also have cranes and crystanthemums, peony..painted on Japanese semi antique screens all over my home...and I've been slowly slowly needlepointing something incorporating all 5 of my family members' birth years...

I'm the year of the horse btw...according to my Chinese friend, Tuan, I am in the subcategory "The Wood Horse"..which relieved me to no end.

I'm glad you liked the crests..and I hope I didn't insult you about "spidey"..and you also need a "Birth year charm'..IMHO

I'd still "ninja" you though because this looks like it's shaping up into one amazing piece of wearable art my dear, talented friend.

XOXO

RealMcCoy · May 26th, 2009, 08:45 AM

I think Thuy needs to look for a water crest (no, Gingey, not watercress... see, there ahead of you) since her name means water. Or, something to do with water... maybe a water lilly or waves or some such?

Gingey, I'm year of the Monkey, Fire Monkey in particular.

RealMcCoy · May 26th, 2009, 08:49 AM

Thuy, I love the origami goldfish charm. I think that is a purse charm I would actually use on a bag. I tried the mushroom. It just didn't do anything for me... no love - or even like - vibes. I think it would be TDF on the origami bag. I have to say, though, I think there is so much beauty in your bag that adding the origami fish might be a distraction rather than an enhancement.

May 24th, 2009, 10:10 PM	#121
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,305	Thanks azureartist! I hope it turns out great and hopefully everyone can enjoy it in different colors (or just one special one, hehe) oh all this love for the jaguar bottle green When I ask Joanne on Tuesday I hope she'll find something like it lol gingey :)
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,305	__________________ I'm designing a bag with Hayden-Harnett!! Check out my project so far and feedback is appreciated Missty's Design for Hayden-Harnett Update 9/16: prototype arrived Update 10/5: Goldfish charm is here! Pictures taken! <3

May 24th, 2009, 10:14 PM	#122
gingeybear Oh woe is me! Joined: Oct 2008 Location: In HH rehab! Posts: 4,489	Thuy...if you can't tell...I love jaguar bottle green..LOL I wonder if HH can come up with obi fabric..or a bit of kimono fabric like they did for that amazing deep blue mercer clutch...for the lining..I'm livin' la vida vicarious babelette..thanks so much..I can't w8t to see it. This is so much fun to watch...and I love it here in HH land..we amigas..not too much byatch slappin' going on here..so I always find my way home..big hug..
	__________________ You don't see a lot of suicidal vampires.

May 25th, 2009, 12:36 PM	#124
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,305	Hugs gingey!! Jaguar bottle green/tobias chocolate does sound really decadent. I'll definitely check out the link you posted, RMC. And what a nice car you have, too Red pearl exterior and two-tone bucket seats I'm planning on adding a keycharm too. At first, I thought a goldfish would be cool. Then, as the thought process progressed, origami goldfish would be cooler! I don't think it'll necessarily be two-toned, but I just added it for contrast for picture purposes. As for the front-decal, still working on that. I was thinking maybe sort of a crest thing (like samurai family crest) but I didn't want anything too intricate. I thought the Ikeda's butterfly is cool (to go through a transformation from humble insect to something graceful and beautiful) but it's much too intricate, unless I can simplify it. Plus, I'd like to keep symmetry if possible. Or just make something completely different and super simple, don't want to take too much away from the design, iono :P
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,305	__________________ I'm designing a bag with Hayden-Harnett!! Check out my project so far and feedback is appreciated Missty's Design for Hayden-Harnett Update 9/16: prototype arrived Update 10/5: Goldfish charm is here! Pictures taken! <3 Last edited by missty4; May 25th, 2009 at 12:41 PM.

May 25th, 2009, 07:53 PM	#125
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,305	Oh, I know! An octopus! <laughs hysterically> I'm not crazy :P
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,305	__________________ I'm designing a bag with Hayden-Harnett!! Check out my project so far and feedback is appreciated Missty's Design for Hayden-Harnett Update 9/16: prototype arrived Update 10/5: Goldfish charm is here! Pictures taken! <3

May 25th, 2009, 08:21 PM	#126
jennirane For one afternoon... Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 4,777	WOW!! I go camping for four days and look... four new pages plus a SKETCH!! Thuy, it's gorgeous... it has echoes of the Havana, the Trophy, and the football bag (sorry RMC... brain addled from WAY too much campside tequila and VERY little sleep. Downpours. Raging rivers. We won't go into it...) But it's still absolutely unique and it's not just the handle ties... it's definitely Japanese-inspired. I love it. Am agreeing with the concerns about Eucalyptus... I'm always been in love with the idea of a white bag and yet utterly terrified of owning one. I'm terribly impressed with my new (old) Lagoon Lorca--it's the thick, pebbly leather that the "elephant?" gray was, and seems impervious to dirt, stains, etc., so maybe that older leather rather than the Euc, which might be more delicate and "naked" like the Ginger? After seeing the sketch, though, I have to offer up that perhaps it's calling out for some red? The chocolate (or some other deep rich brown, not Brandy, Cordovan?) as the main and whatever the best red leather they've ever had is as the accent? I love that they're up for doing your pattern on the front! Thanks again for sharing this with us!!
	__________________ Stalking Old HH: Yam Emile Bowler and Yam, Moonbeam, and EggplantCelina Cuffs

May 25th, 2009, 08:56 PM	#127
leothelnss sun in moderation Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 5,985	Very cool! I would also love to see this bottle green... If not, I think winter white & black shine or purple suede/shine combo would be amazing too I really like your goldfish sketch too, it would make a really cute charm
	__________________ Leo's Collection "Are you stalking me? Cause that would be super" GOT my Alice dress!

May 25th, 2009, 09:21 PM	#128
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,305	Jennirane, welcome back from the holiday weekend camping trip! Seems like tequila is your liquor of choice (nice!) I don't own anything eucalyptus other than my boots, so it's hard to quantify the leather as a bag. At this rate, if I had to choose just one color, I think I'd go for a darker color scheme since it seems more fitting for the influence of the bag (although I don't mind having an extra white one also). :) My BF seems to love brown also, but he's a fan of thinking leather should be either brown or black, hehe. Thanks leo! I think either way (color combo) I can't really lose. I'm excited about doing the charm too. It would be neat to see how they would "fold" the leather into an origami style. I just hope the point where the tail and body meets isn't too weak.
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,305	__________________ I'm designing a bag with Hayden-Harnett!! Check out my project so far and feedback is appreciated Missty's Design for Hayden-Harnett Update 9/16: prototype arrived Update 10/5: Goldfish charm is here! Pictures taken! <3

May 25th, 2009, 09:26 PM	#129
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,305	Octopus applique on front pocket anyone? I really like this. It takes away the elegance of the bag a bit maybe, but I think it's hilarious/quirky. Oh well, if it ends up being just a bag for me, might as well make a bag for me :P Octopus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The applique decal will be the same color as the main color (so it doesn't stand out like crazy). I was thinking also having 2 or 3 studs beneath the "octopus" to give the appearance that it's shooting eggs.
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,305	__________________ I'm designing a bag with Hayden-Harnett!! Check out my project so far and feedback is appreciated Missty's Design for Hayden-Harnett Update 9/16: prototype arrived Update 10/5: Goldfish charm is here! Pictures taken! <3

May 25th, 2009, 10:00 PM	#130
hokka Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,196	missty, i was thinking about your "samurai family crest" thought a bit further up.. a lot of traditional japanese family crests aren't very intricate and a lot of them are also symmetrical. if you google "kamon" you should be able to find a bunch.
hokka Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,196	__________________ happy with what i've got for now

May 25th, 2009, 10:02 PM	#131
gingeybear Oh woe is me! Joined: Oct 2008 Location: In HH rehab! Posts: 4,489	Missty..Thuy.. ...love the goldfish charm..love the butterfuly...but.. I know it's your bag..but please I beg you..not octopus decal..looks like spiderman..or a ribcage..you know I love you but...and yup RMcC is on the money....I study shinkendo..and also krav maga...so be prepared..ninjalike..I will stalk you..not harm you..but definitely.. question..what year were you born in..(ie..ox etc?).. have you seen any of these..http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicar.../10/icons.html or these..which I love...http://www.otomiya.com/kamon/animal/tyo.htm or these...I don't read the language but I kept clicking on the left and I was in heaven..http://www.otomiya.com/kamon/plant/index.htm http://www.otomiya.com/kamon/animal/index.htm
	__________________ You don't see a lot of suicidal vampires.

May 25th, 2009, 10:08 PM	#132
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,305	Thanks hokka, gingey for the kamon idea/links I was looking for them for a while but gave up when I couldn't find anything I thought could work as a decal. True gingey, I guess it does look kinda spidey/ribcage :P Wouldn't ninja me then, eh? :P I clicked on some more links that you provided and it's cool they split up to plant/and animal. I can read, so it looks like they split up into different types. (http://www.otomiya.com/kamon/animal/saru.htm is monkey, although it's more symbolically a monkey). and oh, I'm born year of dog (there's some pretty cool crests here, insects...)
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,305	__________________ I'm designing a bag with Hayden-Harnett!! Check out my project so far and feedback is appreciated Missty's Design for Hayden-Harnett Update 9/16: prototype arrived Update 10/5: Goldfish charm is here! Pictures taken! <3 Last edited by missty4; May 25th, 2009 at 10:12 PM.

May 25th, 2009, 10:24 PM	#133
gingeybear Oh woe is me! Joined: Oct 2008 Location: In HH rehab! Posts: 4,489	Thuy...I have folders of links to so many things that I think I am going to need folders for my folders..LOL..but before my hands started to bother me I did micro-needlpoint, trapunto work and embroidery so I used to collect Japanese and Chinese Crests because I loved the intricacy and yet the simplicity. I also have cranes and crystanthemums, peony..painted on Japanese semi antique screens all over my home...and I've been slowly slowly needlepointing something incorporating all 5 of my family members' birth years... I'm the year of the horse btw...according to my Chinese friend, Tuan, I am in the subcategory "The Wood Horse"..which relieved me to no end. I'm glad you liked the crests..and I hope I didn't insult you about "spidey"..and you also need a "Birth year charm'..IMHO I'd still "ninja" you though because this looks like it's shaping up into one amazing piece of wearable art my dear, talented friend. XOXO
	__________________ You don't see a lot of suicidal vampires.

May 26th, 2009, 08:45 AM	#134
RealMcCoy Just one more word! Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Emerald Coast Florida Posts: 1,932	I think Thuy needs to look for a water crest (no, Gingey, not watercress... see, there ahead of you) since her name means water. Or, something to do with water... maybe a water lilly or waves or some such? Gingey, I'm year of the Monkey, Fire Monkey in particular.
	Last edited by RealMcCoy; May 26th, 2009 at 08:50 AM.

May 26th, 2009, 08:49 AM	#135
RealMcCoy Just one more word! Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Emerald Coast Florida Posts: 1,932	Thuy, I love the origami goldfish charm. I think that is a purse charm I would actually use on a bag. I tried the mushroom. It just didn't do anything for me... no love - or even like - vibes. I think it would be TDF on the origami bag. I have to say, though, I think there is so much beauty in your bag that adding the origami fish might be a distraction rather than an enhancement.

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