Be not afeard.

We've been making this bag for a while, but realised that it wasn't in the online shop. The quote is taken from Caliban's speech in the Tempest (Act 3, scene 2). We just liked the words and strangely enough, this extract was used in the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games, spoken by Kenneth Branagh, whilst dressed as Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Who could forget?

Anyway, the bag is now in the shop.

Win a Dr Bean's Bag!

May we suggest that you take yourself over to the lovely Dorset Cereals website and play the entertaining 'Spin the Bottle' game, where, alongside hearing the oddly satisfying sound effects - you can win a Dr Bean's Bag!! 

Go on- it's Thursday afternoon, it's nearly time to go home, you might as well.

This superior prize has been offered to you via Seek and Adore, a fine establishment that sells the work of selected UK based designer / makers.

February 27 2012

No posts for ages, then two come along at once. . . just thought we could show you what was happening on this very day , last year. In case you had forgotten.

New Tan Sailcloth Bag

There is an advert for Dr Bean's Bags in the April issue of Coast magazine, obviously pointing you in the direction of a lovely new bag from yours truly. 

We would like to give a big thank you to Steph for taking a great photo. Check out Steph's awesome work here.

We're very pleased with the retro-style of this tan sailcloth and what's more - you can find this bag in the shop.

Greetings, Salutations and Some News

Just when you all thought that the Speakeasy had entered prohibition, up we pop with a seasonal message. 
We hope everyone had a lovely Christmas holiday, we hope you all have a very prosperous New Year and we would like to point out that we have officially finished the 'News Bag Daily'.
What?! You've never heard of it?! 
Well take a meander over here and you will see a collection of daily news cuttings, highlighting the glorious happenings of 2012 -from the 1 January to the last day of December- all 365 of them. (Yes, that threw us for a moment too; No newspaper on Christmas Day - that must mean only 364. . . But we forgot that it was a Leap Year, such fun).
All we have to do now is to make them into bags. . . a bit like this. (Apologies for poor photo quality).

Bestival 2012

Hooray for sunshine at this year's Bestival! What a lovely weekend everyone had. We even managed to sell coffee to a gang of visiting squirrels... they were red squirrels though, so that was ok.

Sailing Flags

Just something we're working on . .