blue maya designs

Almost on the road again

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:31:10 +0000

Spring is here in New England and I have been stitching for the last three months.

I can’t wait to be in New Orleans for the Jazz Festival April 27-29.

Going back to Nola

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:20:53 +0000

I am almost ready to head down south to Nola and the Jazz and Heritage Festival. I will be exhibiting my new work in Contemporary Crafts Tent K for the first week-end April27-29. Please come by and say hi if you come to the festival.

On the road again

admin — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:55:09 +0000

I have turned off my old sewing machine and will be giving it a rest for a few weeks. We fly out of Boston tomorrow afternoon for New Orleans (our old home town) . We will be joining old friends for dinner Saturday night and will be dining in the loveliest garden in the city. I will be doing a daily blog from the Festival grounds from May 5-8, so please keep checking in.

On Sunday we will be attending the Jazz and Heritage Festival (the last day of the first week-end). We will wander from stage to stage and food booth to food booth. We will also throughly scope out all of the beautiful and interesting American crafts that fellow artisans will be selling. We can’t wait.

Up close and personal

admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:11:25 +0000

Neil has been taking close ups of my machine while I work. I want to share them with ya’ll. We are counting down to departure for New Orleans on the 30th of April.

I am looking for some warm southern days and sweet smells in the air. I still have several new handbags in the works though and I need to keep stitching. I might have already mentioned this but I will be in tent G Contemporary Crafts from May 5-8.

Spring is in the air here. The early green buds are busting out from the winter trees dotting the New England landscape. Fruit blossoms and tulip magnolia’s are the first to show their colors. April rains and foggy days will be with us for awhile. The light is with us now though and that has made all the difference.

If you are in Nola for the Jazz Fest and will be lucky enough to come out to the fairgrounds, please stop by and say hey. We have been missing you so much.

The Emperor and the Butterfly

admin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:59:23 +0000

We’re up and running here in New Bedford. From my 3rd floor studio windows I see the beautiful Acushnet River and east to Fairhaven. Its mostly wild and undeveloped over there, unlike our side, with all its century old brick mills, that go for blocks and blocks. I’ve a wonderful perch up here to watch spring come. Who has time to look out the window though? Lovely stories are being woven with gold thread, paper and silk.

I just tooled up my oldest of Singer sewing machines, to help in the production of my new work. Wow, its like an old friend gone missing for awhile. I’m so happy to have her back. She was made in 1910 and is purring like a happy cat.

Neil has been taking photographs of everything in process. Keep checking in because we’re going to be showing glimpses of whats coming on the road with us to Nola (second week-end). I’ll be in Tent G Contemporary Crafts. Come by and say hi.

2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

shopping cart is live

louiseconverse — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:22:46 +0000

Blue Maya Designs is proud to bring you our new shopping cart. I’ll be adding more bags and products as we go, and some of them will be limited editions. I’m excited about this. This website has been a labor of love. Click on the buy now button or enjoy browsing through all the bags. They make great gifts, one for you one for them.

Blue Seed Berlin

admin — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:29:43 +0000

Vintage seed packets surrounded by a gorgeous garden of roses, tulips, and lilies. Birds and butterflies are scattered freely over the turquoise and gold paper background. The fabric lining is designed to compliment the exterior design.

Great colorful bag to take on the road, each one tells a story and can be custom made with a favorite paper palate and visuals.

Black Wave Rose

admin — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:26:50 +0000

A collage of vintage Cuban cigar labels and a garden of colorful flowers and bright blue butterflies lay over a fine Japanese black wave paper. The fabric lining is designed to compliment the over-all design.

Great colorful bag to take on the road, each one tells a story and can be custom made with a favorite paper palate and visuals.

Paris Lady

admin — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:22:50 +0000

Parisian woman holding a large red and yellow butterfly on a Paris monument map. The flap has pink and red roses. The fabric lining is designed to compliment the exterior design.

The perfect little evening bag when you want to accent your favorite little black dress. Also looks great with your perfect jeans for a casual night out.

Lady Rose

admin — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:08:51 +0000

Regal lady holding a large rose with a multi-colored butterfly on a brown, green, and turquoise dot paper. The fabric lining is designed to compliment the exterior design.

The perfect little evening bag when you want to accent your favorite little black dress. Also looks great with your perfect jeans for a casual night out.