Boot Bag Sample!

So my first Boot Bag sample arrived a few days ago! Excuse the grainy pictures, I just had to share it with you! The first sample is just of the shape of the bag with the design elements attached, like the inner pockets and sturdy handles. So don't worry, I won't be selling an ugly, white canvas bag like this one! The bag has been sent back now with the alterations we want and the next sample will have my logo and the white fabric.

Until next time,
CC xo

Designing Fever

So I attended the Shopaholics Day Out at the Brisbane Powerhouse on Thursday - what an amazing time it was! I'm truly a fashion girl at heart. It featured the best of Brisbane boutiques selling their fabulous wares from jewellery to clothes and shoes, and it made me so excited about my fabulous range that is well underway! I never thought this would actually happen to me! My boot bag is at the manufacturer having a sample made, and my t-shirts and shoe bags are being screenprinted as we speak!

In other news, Toni-Maree has hired an award-winning tailor to work at elaundry. He can create patterns and design made-to-measure garments and is willing to help me out! It's like I have a guardian angel or something - everything is falling into place so quickly and so easily that it must be fate.

Until next time,

CC xo

SCREENPRINTING!

Toni-Maree and I have been having lot's of meetings lately about my Boot Bag - we've nutted out the final design, fabrication and fine tuned a few design hiccups. The next step is to have a sample made! I have so much to be thankful for - without Toni-Maree this dream of mine would never have become a reality.

With the Boot Bag well and truly on it's way, our conversations have recently turned to other fashion design opportunities. I have only ever wanted to design items that there is a true need for - like my fab tote bag. So I thought, what about gorgeous screen printed t-shirts? Toni-Maree and I got creative on Photoshop for a day, and this is what we came up with...

These are the two designs that I feel really represent ME as a person. My love of animals (especially birds!), my appreciation for my job, and my adoration of New York City.

We've decided to have the two designs above screenprinted, as well as my chandelier design in different sizes on white t-shirts. I found an amazing company called Aftermath Screenprinting & Clothing Co on an online fashion discussion board who can do this for me. I've chosen white ibiza t-shirts - they're high fashion slim fit tee's with a rounded neck and super soft fabric - love them!

As well as the t-shirts, I'm screenprinting shoe bags (because who can live without these?!) and maybe even towels or tea towels.


Until next time,
CC xo

The Camelia Carlton Logo is HERE!

I've also got big news about my Boot Bag - I've consulted Toni-Maree and she knows the people who can make my bag a reality! I am BEYOND excited!

Since everything is moving so quickly now, my thoughts turned again to my logo. I needed something that screams Camelia Carlton, something glam, stylish and a little bit quirky. I've been on the hunt for a few days now, and think I've FINALLY mastered the Camelia Carlton logo! I decided to go with the camelia flower dotting the "i" in my name, so needed a silhouette - a tree, an animal, nothing seemed to fit. Then it struck me - the chandelier. It's classic, timeless and oh so me.

Until next time,

CC xo

Solving My Handbag Dilemma

As a PA I can't begin to tell you the amount of STUFF that piles up on my desk (and under it), in the boot of my car and all over my living room at home. From Mr. X's dry cleaning and paperwork to my own text books and gym gear, it's a mission and a half trying to lug it all around in my high heels. My calves are killing me!

I'm feeling very inspired lately (after creating my own logo), and since I'm on the ETERNAL hunt for the perfect handbag, I thought to myself, why not design one yourself? 

I put pen to paper and this is what I came up with...

It's a larger-than-life tote bag in heavy duty, durable and washable black fabric. I think every one should own a black bag to cart around all their stuff - it won't stain! Anyway, the bag will have sturdy, short handles for easy lifting, an iPhone and magazine pocket for convenience, key toggles and much more. I've tentatively named it the Camelia Carlton 'Boot Bag', and it will of course feature my fab logo on the side.

I'm not sure where to go from here, so I'm going to ask my godmother Toni-Maree who is in the laundry and fabric industry about her contacts.

Keep your fingers crossed for me, this could be the start of something HUGE!

Until next time,

CC xo