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’!
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 Mac, one part of me was drawn to the site for her super darling handbags - all of which are handmade. Another part of me was drawn to her 2 gorgeous little girls.
Allie Mac has the “Aaaaawwww!” factor all the way around.
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 thing.
I’d love to have an IndieLust.com Martini-People-Watching-Trash-Talking Get Together in the upcoming months. E-mail me (travelwithme AT gmail DOT com) if you’re game.
Anyway, unlike my other blog posts, the intro you just read doesn’t tie in to today’s featured designer. (Shocking - I know.)
Then again, today’s designer doesn’t need a fancy schmancy spiel. She’s Khrisla Mulvany of LaLa Bags fame.
Her timeless bags have a Lily Pulitzer Palm Beach flair, with a gentle LA edge.
My favorite is the tan and black damask shoulder bag. Damask to me is like chocolate to a sweets lover.
Soooo good!
Let me tell you something, embroidery is no longer in the ‘Reserved for Grandma’ category. And it’s not just the stuff you do on those $600 embroidery machines either. (You know the one’s that come pre-packaged with “You Go Girl!” templates?)
Though actually I’m a little biased because-
(a) I’m stylish,
(b) I’m in my 30s,
(c) I like to do embroidery.
Therefore embroidery is hot. Tell a friend babe.
Unfortunately (sigh) my bags never come out as beautifully as the ones at Artizan Sarai.
They feature handmade home decor, jewelry and handbags from women in Turkey, Afghanistan, India, Morocco, and other Eastern-based countries.
Their work is stunning. And the prices are very reasonable for the quality received.
Ference|kämmer is a one-woman operation with a mission. Spread the ‘made in Germany’ love to as many handbag afficianadoes as she possibly can.
Okay that’s not actually her mission. (I made it up!) But don’t you think it should be?
Her bags are fun. They have a ‘push-your-boobs-up-with-duct-tape-and-wear-a-halter-top’ quality about them. You’ll feel like an absolute doll in one.
My favorite is that butterfly mini-tote.
I wanna put on some pink jelly shoes, and go pick up a couple of subs and a half gallon of milk with that bag.
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