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Etsy Finds: Bag Lady

The changing of the seasons presents a ripe opportunity to switch up your clothing and accessories: light and bright for summer, dark and cool for winter. If there's one item that I always look forward to searching for on Etsy, it has to be bags. (It's amazing how something meant to be so utilitarian can bring so …

Trends: It's in the Bag

I'm not the kind of girl who travels light. I've got to have at least two books (one fiction and one nonfiction, of course), a separate journal for doodling and notetaking, a snack of some kind, a motley arrangement of pens/markers, a water bottle, my glasses, chap stick, cell phone, sunscreen, an inconspicuous pouch …

How-Tuesday: Applique a Cameo Tote

Dress up an everyday outfit with this classic black and white carry all. Equestrian, Victorian?... Yes, please! Download the complete project instructions here, or follow along below, courtesy of The New Handmade by Cassie Barden. When damask, silhouettes, ruffles, and pearls all suddenly came back into …

Etsy Finds: Compartmentalize

I was reading Alison's Etsy Find on DrikaB's zipper pouches, and despite how much I adore that shop, all I could think was that I'd need at least eleven of those cute purses to keep all the random stuff I travel with sorted and separated and organized. This Find is for those who must keep their makeup with their …

Etsy Finds: The Original African Monk Bag

Whether it be a jaunt to the market or a journey to the shores of Zanzibar, you cannot go wrong with this lovely tote from jetsetting Etsy artist vwithoutb.  A self-proclaimed world traveller, vwithoutb was inspired by the traditional monk's bags she found in Cambodia and Thailand; however, she decided to …

Etsy Finds: The It Bag

Pining for a brand new, enormous, adorable tote bag but totally sick of tote bags? Have you seen these pleated carry-alls that have swept the Bags and Purse category the last few months? Spring 2008 is clearly the season of the gathered market bag, and here are nine of the best ones we've noticed. The Market Bag …

Etsy Finds: Rhymes With Ornj

What rhymes with ornj? These awesome bags made by davidshockdesigns. They are made from that orange fencing material that starts out life around construction sites, and generally ends up strewn about town, or in a landfill, or perhaps the ocean. Enter David Shock, who collects the material and converts it …

Etsy Finds: Spring Handbags

I left the baby with Pete and a bottle last Sunday and walked out the door for a few hours of blissful freedom. My goal was to wander around Brooklyn as much as my little nomad heart desired, and to find a nice new purse for spring. Obviously, the sleep deprivation had melted my brain more than I realized …

Etsy Finds: Cupid Would Have a Lover Carry Your Groceries

Singles, here's a suggestion: flirt with your eco-friendly grocery tote by melissavest. No, really , hear me out. I know it sounds silly. But imagine you're at the food coop, sniffing the peaches with this "Cupid is my homeboy" bag on your shoulder...What better opener than "Je refuse le plastique?" Your …

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