Oh me, oh my little miss

There is definitely a high degree of satisfaction involved when I see a row of bags hanging ready to fly off to different parts of the country. Today I just had to capture the cheery handles of some little miss designs.

Crispy designs

New Little Miss handbag range now online at lyssymay.com - featuring sweet applique and handmade buttons!

Bird at My Window Grows Up

Running a small business often involves a lot of hard work and sacrifice and can lead you to question why on earth you are doing it some days. Then out of the blue you will have a wonderful reminder of why you love to do what you do. This happened the other day when I received a lovely note and photo from Melissa (pictured above) who said she was smitten with her new Lyssy May bag. After spying the Bird at My Window Little Miss design she knew she would love it in a 'grown up' size so we worked together through the magic of email to make one of her very own along with a matching zip pouch. I love how Melissa has co-ordinated the bag with her cute red pinafore. Thanks for making my day!

Unfortunately I can't say the same for the person who decided to grab a 'five finger discount' for one of my other Little Miss designs in the shop in the last week. It is truly distressing when people steal things that have been created with so much time and love and I can only say that the bag was made filled with beautiful thoughts but walked out the door filled to the brim with bad karma.

Sweet as a Cherry Pie

I never tire of spotting a Lyssy May bag around town or having a customer drop by with one of my designs on their arm. Today I received a special visit from Mackenzie to show me how much she loves her new Cherry Baby bag her Mum surprised her with last weekend (she even loves the ribbon that the price tag was tied on with so it has remained an integral part of her overall style!). I was very impressed with the red coat this co-ordinated Little Miss was sporting - so gorgeous. These are the random events that happen in my day that give my little store its soul. Thanks Mackenzie!

Bird at My Window

This weekend I managed to produce a couple of new Little Miss designs that have been flying around my head for weeks now and have finally landed! Pictured above is the red/green version of the 'bird at my window' designs. I have just added them to my website at $35 each. The detail of the pink version is below...