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Marketplace: Totes Bag Rework

tote bag with cat art
Inscrutable Patterns tote bags

Just like all the other products I make, I took some time this spring to go over the issues and snags I’d encountered with my tote bags last year, and did my best to resolve those issues and streamline my production.

The Tote Bag Rework

I had found a lightweight canvas for my tote bags that was available in white, navy and black, just right for my tote designs. But I discovered that fabric isn’t always available in all three colors, and it was hit or miss after last autumn and this winter. No luck at online stores. This meant sometimes not having tote bags to sell.

I considered changing the design to eliminate the panel at the bottom of the bag. The front of the bag, then, would be only the artwork, and the bag would be about 11″ tall instead of 14″, but I could back the bag with another print, or with any variety of solid color fabrics.

I designed this bag with that bottom panel because I didn’t like the shorter but wide bag, and I may use that size for other totes, but for now I wanted the solid panel at the bottom because it’s just different.

The other thing I didn’t like about that canvas was the weight, nominally a 7 oz. canvas, it just felt too thin, so I wanted to find a new fabric too.

tote bag with cat art
Inscrutable Patterns tote bag.

If I still wanted the white, black and navy fabrics, then, I needed to find a substitute that is available all the time. The other fabric that is similar, heavier and available in all three colors is bull denim, a nice, soft, medium-weight twill denim, heavier than the canvas, but a good weight for a nice, sturdy bag.

I need to raise the prices just a little  for the changes, though. The new price will be $25.00 per bag purchased from my website, $20.00 per bag purchased in person.

Tote bag designs

I will continue to make the five feline designs I’ve always offered. I’ll see how popular these designs are, and I also have other ideas for designs that might work. Let me know what you think and if you’d like to see a certain design.

Where to find the tote bags

You can find them all on Portraits of Animals on the page for Totes, Accessories and Purses.


Product Disclosure

The manufacturer of the fabric transfers I use to make these and many other products will give me a discount on purchases if I tag them and mention them on social media when I post a product where I’ve used their transfers. I am more than happy to do this for the quality of their transfers and the things I can make when I use them, and their customer service as well. Visit their website: https://nufunactivities.com/

Marketplace

I still need one with Mariposa on it!

Take a look at other new merchandise and featured artwork.

Marketplace is a feature on The Creative Cat to share the latest coming out of my studio with my readers. Once a week on Thursday I feature something new in my “shop”.

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Find out more about creating custom items for your own home using the images you see here. Visit the “Ordering Custom Art” page to see samples and read bout how to order.

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It’s all done under the close and careful supervision of my studio cats!


Copyright

All images and text used on this site are copyrighted to Bernadette E. Kazmarski unless otherwise noted and may not be used without my written permission, although links to your site are more than welcome and are shared. Please ask if you are interested in using and image or story in a print or internet publication. If you are interested in purchasing a print of an image or a product including it, check my animal and nature website Portraits of Animals to see if I have it available already. If you don’t find it there, visit Ordering Custom Artwork for more information on a custom greeting card, print or other item.


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From health and welfare to rescue and adoption stories, advocacy and art, factual articles and fictional stories, "The Creative Cat" offers both visual and verbal education and entertainment about cats for people who love cats, pets and animals of all species.

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