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From Thrift Store to a Shoulder Near You

Alexis — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:25:19 +0000

Recycling kudos go out to Vancouver-based handbag designer Ashley Watson. Her bags are made from recycled leather, fashioned after the original features of the jackets she got the leather from. For a handmade bag, the quality is stunning. If nobody beats me to the punch, I’m saving my pennies for the red one. That bag is smokin’!

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Messenger Bags That Truly Deliver a Message

Alexis — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:05:35 +0000

Beating the streets of NYC everyday with a 5-year old in tow has made me extremely messenger bag savvy. Carrying one means I can fit a toy or two, a juice bottle, Palm Pilot, cell phone, a book, my notebook, a map and even a small bag from the grocery store. And alas, I can still [...]

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“Just Call Me Fluffy O’Neill”

Alexis — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:17:15 +0000

Two days ago I spent 3 hours sitting on the hard floor at my local Barnes & Noble, browsing through 40’s and 50’s apparel books. And with no latte! So honey, you know I was definitely into what I saw. And perhaps it’s my new found obsession with accessories from the 40’s-50’s, but I’ve got the [...]

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The Right Way to Wear a Piece of a Car

Alexis — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:10:43 +0000

How can you say no to a site named Ballistic Sweater Girl? I mean seriously… how can you? You can’t, right? Neither could I. It sounds like a James Bond villainess - with a pointy bullet bra, nonetheless! (Or some black-and-white scifi movie.) However contrary to the name, Ballistic Sweater Girl doesn’t feature any sweaters or laser-beam-shooting [...]

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And the “Aaaawwww!” Award Goes To…

Alexis — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:40:31 +0000

There’s a special place in my heart for work-at-home-mommas. Of course because I am one, and I understand how intense it can be when you’re trying to answer e-mails, fulfill orders, talk on the phone, and mop up the spilled juice with your foot and a paper towel - all at once. But when I saw Allie [...]

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WANTED: Cute Girl for Cute Bag

Alexis — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 03:31:09 +0000

If you ever meet me face-to-face, just call me TG - the Travelin’ Gnome. Not because I resemble a friendly woodland being or anything. I’m like that gnome character from the Travelocity commercial. Always on the move…. Always on the go. Today I’m returning to NYC. Happily, might I add. And I wasn’t joshing about the face-to-face meeting [...]

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Black Bagging It

Alexis — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:10:35 +0000

‘Brown bagging it’ is for lunch. But ‘black bagging it’ is for life - and my hopeless attraction. When I first visited the Black Bags website, the first thing I thought was… “Where’s my credit card?” I am a design fiend. And I love bags with unusual patterns or design work. Black Bags definitely fall into that [...]

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If There’s One Thing You Should Know About Me…

Alexis — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:13:34 +0000

It’s that… Au contraire… I’m a little bitch.

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Dear God, Are You There… It’s Me, Alexis

Alexis — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:51:40 +0000

God, first off thank you for helping me gain those 4 extra pounds since I’ve been here in Florida. My boobs are finally looking super-awesome-great in my bathing suit. Perhaps this is my karmic payback for diligently breastfeeding Layla - who, in a one year drinking frenzy, left them looking like tiny meat flaps. I am [...]

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Oooh, La, La! Tres Foxy!

Alexis — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:24:56 +0000

You’ve probably noticed that I’ve been going with the international theme this week. I’m quite a little globehopper myself. So I like spreading the indie lust to designers everywhere. One of my favorite places for locating independent designer goodies is Paris. And now I can get a taste of the Parisian flair here in the [...]

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