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Queen Puff Puff
Handmade with care for the gal with flair!
Queen Puff Puff was created by Nicole Vasbinder out of her love of stylish handbags and vintage fabric. After 8 years in the garment industry working in design, merchandising and sales, she needed a personal creative outlet and she started sewing handbags for herself and her friends. After countless suggestions to sell her bags, she finally took the plunge and launched Queen Puff Puff in 2003. 4 years and 3 sewing machines later and we just keep growing.
Each Queen Puff Puff style is a beautifully made limited edition and is handmade in the Bay Area. She uses both vintage and retro fabrics in her creations and is constantly sourcing exciting new materials. Nicole has recently added fabulous makeup bags and headbands to the line and new accessories are always in the works. The collection is available in boutiques & online throughout the US and beyond.
Nicole also teaches sewing classes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. When she isn't sewing, she loves to host cocktail parties and shop at estate sales. Nicole is also one third of the International Sisterhood of Seamsters, SF Local 101 . The Seamsters are a collective of women-owned craft businesses that also includes Chic Cosas and Hambone & Jennicakes . The Seamsters are making plans to take over the world one stitch at a time!!!
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Crazy Craft Show Weekend

This weekend is packed full of craft shows! I will be vending at not one but TWO shows. Oy! Tommorow is Running With Scissors at the Phoenix Theater in downtown Petaluma. The doors open at 11am and it...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:28:00 GMT

Bazaar Bizarre preparation madness!

Bazaar Bizarre sewing frenzy!, originally uploaded by queen puff puff. I am in a total sewing frenzy right now. I totally did not budget my time well over the last week and now it's crunch time. Tons ...
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 14:18:00 GMT

This weekend! Bazaar Bizarre at the Maker Faire!

  This weekend is Bazaar Bizarre at the Maker Faire in San Mateo. I will be vending there with the Queen Puff Puff line and sure hope I'll see you there! I might be a little glassy eyed as I...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:54:00 GMT

Free shipping plus last chance to order for the holidays!

 Hello! This year has just flown by! I simply cannot believe that Christmas is in 2 weeks! Unbelievable!HOLIDAY ORDER DEADLINEThe deadline to guarantee Christmas delivery is quickly app...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:07:00 GMT

Healthy treat

apple oatmeal crisp Originally uploaded by queen puff puff A summer of baking and eating many pies seems to cause a girl to expand a bit. So I've been on the South Beach diet for the last month or s...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:48:00 GMT

Capsule and Noe Valley Harvest Festival

Capsule Oct 2007 Originally uploaded by queen puff puff This past weekend was all about shows! I had the good fortune of vending at two shows: the Noe Valley Harvest festival on Saturday and Capsule ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:49:00 GMT

Real women eat quiche

P1010220 Originally uploaded by queen puff puff Hello!I have been absolutely swamped getting ready for 2 huge shows this weekend. Hence, the lack of a post last Thursday. But I'm going to make up fo...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:50:00 GMT

Teach Your Craft

As you might know, I teach a bunch of sewing, fashion and crafty biz classes at Stitch Lounge and Stonemountain & Daughter. I also teach lots of private lessons. What started out as a once or twic...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:09:00 GMT

This Sunday in San Francisco

Hello! The fall shopping season kicks off this weekend at Design Utopia. I'll be vending at this show along with tons of other local Bay Area designers. Come on out and say hi! D.A.I. Events(Des...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:44:00 GMT

LA County Fair and Felt Club!

This weekend I am heading down to Los Angeles to teach a workshop on making my fabric headbands at the LA County Fair. Jenny Ryan from Felt Club is organizing this and there will be demos through...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:42:00 GMT