This weekend we visited the Graduate Fashion Week, a major annual event which showcases emerging talent from universities across the world. On the runway and across the exhibit we saw incredible cutting-edge conceptual designs come to life during four days of non-stop fashion mayhem. It was thrilling to see many of the designs printed right […]
This week Contrado was invited to speak at Central St. Martin’s University of Arts in London. The event was presided over by special guest speaker Grayson Perry, who gave an inspirational in-depth lecture. Recounting his own career, Mr. Perry presented some of his most famous pieces and explained in detail the motivations and stories behind […]
Welcome to the Bags of Love tutorial for designing your very own Ladies T-Shirt. Get ready for summer and stay comfortable with a unique look that can razzle and dazzle. This design has been based on my original artwork and named “Ace of Waves” with a lovely jelly fish surfing the waves of deep ocean. […]
Our friends The People’s Print and Melanie Bowles have been very busy writing a brand new book! In case you aren’t sure who we mean, we worked with the wonderful Melanie and The People’s Print last year for our floral t-shirt design competition, Blooming Marvellous. The online community celebrates the new era of DIY textile design […]
A massive, huge thank you for everyone who entered our Make a Statement competition! We could not believe the talent shown in the designs entered and were seriously so blown away by the effort put into every single one of the designs. Tree from Stitchless TV and the judging panel at Bags of Love spent […]
At Bags of Love, we are lucky enough to have some very talented customers, who work with us to create amazing products with their designs. One such customer is the lovely Charlotte Baker, who runs an adorable website called Made For Mutts. She sells handmade pet accessories, including collars, bedding and neckerchiefs to ensure pooches […]
It was news that shocked millions of One Direction fans around the world. The gorgeous Zayn Malik has decided to leave the band! Arguably the most dashing member of the biggest boyband in the world, the thought of those dark eyes and brooding good looks not appearing in any more 1D videos, albums, posters…well…it’s enough […]
Are you a 50 Shades of Grey fan? Whether you loved the books and film, or not, you can’t escape 50 Shades of Grey fever, which is currently sweeping the globe! One of the most iconic components of the film and the books, is Mr. Christian Grey’s rather fetching metallic grey tie…yes, that tie! In […]
At Bags of Love, we are always led by the imagination and creativity of our customers. As well as supplying hundreds of handmade photo gifts, which our customers love personalising with special photos of friends and loved ones, we also have a rather fabulous, expanding customised apparel and homeware range. These items in particular – […]
We have teamed up with the talented Tree from Stitchless TV to bring you a brand new competition and tutorial! Tree visited us at Bags of Love HQ and filmed a pretty fabulous video – a tutorial to make your very own statement clutch bag. The reason why? Well, we have a brand new competition at […]