2020 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

[dcooney4]

I think it was a good decision not to do the painting for your brother and I´m not talking about high shipping costs which imo wouldn´t be important when it came to a special work of art like this.
But as soon as art becomes a chore at least for me it stops to be art. The feelings and passion, the trance they all disappear into the plight to perform and your result would not be what it should be.
One day you will feel the urge to do a painting for your brother and do it with love and passion and not the slightest bit of feeling stressed about it and it will be that special token between him and you.

You are correct. It would have been a chore. He has quite a few of my paintings already. Ones I really enjoyed painting .

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Here´s the De Manta after I worked on her last night.
Most of the yucky (food?) stains and bits of red glitter came out. The suede is very good quality and did not mind a lot of brushing and erasing. At some point I stopped, though- clean is clean enough! Any more might have affected the leather. Being suede it shows pawprints immediately when you only touch it, anyway.
I refreshed the colour on the leather trims and repaired the edge coating, too. (Only repaired, as it wasn´t bad enough to remove and redo. Never touch a working part!)



In the background on "Olga"´s head there is my latest millinery project made from a very random 80ies hat. (Not finished, yet.)

 

[cowgirlsboots]

You are correct. It would have been a chore. He has quite a few of my paintings already. Ones I really enjoyed painting .

 

[dcooney4]

Here´s the De Manta after I worked on her last night.
Most of the yucky (food?) stains and bits of red glitter came out. The suede is very good quality and did not mind a lot of brushing and erasing. At some point I stopped, though- clean is clean enough! Any more might have affected the leather. Being suede it shows pawprints immediately when you only touch it, anyway.
I refreshed the colour on the leather trims and repaired the edge coating, too. (Only repaired, as it wasn´t bad enough to remove and redo. Never touch a working part!)

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In the background on "Olga"´s head there is my latest millinery project made from a very random 80ies hat. (Not finished, yet.)

Both look great.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Both look great.

Thank-you!
I showed the De Manta to DH last night after working on it and got a very questioning look when I told him this was the cheapest De Manta on the market... I guess he didn´t believe me and that while for once I wasn´t glossing over the price.

 

[BowieFan1971]

This is true of every country right now and it's depressing me. I won't go into detail not to derail the thread, but my covid issues are far from resolved even though I'm months into my recovery now. I'm so saddened by the people who still, after all these months and the skyrocketing number of deaths, choose not to cooperate.

Your issues post-COVID are not uncommon. I have two friends—one a nurse, the other an elite athlete— who had COVID and are still having issues weekend and months after the virus left their system just because you don’t die does not mean this virus is no big deal. It ain’t the flu by any stretch of the imagination.

Hope you feel better soon!

 

[Bag peace]

@dcooney4 Is your new avatar one of the recent commissions? Your work is outstanding! Sorry, you must hear this all the time but I'm blown away by your talent!

Here´s the De Manta after I worked on her last night.
Most of the yucky (food?) stains and bits of red glitter came out. The suede is very good quality and did not mind a lot of brushing and erasing. At some point I stopped, though- clean is clean enough! Any more might have affected the leather. Being suede it shows pawprints immediately when you only touch it, anyway.
I refreshed the colour on the leather trims and repaired the edge coating, too. (Only repaired, as it wasn´t bad enough to remove and redo. Never touch a working part!)

View attachment 4926041 View attachment 4926042

In the background on "Olga"´s head there is my latest millinery project made from a very random 80ies hat. (Not finished, yet.)

Oh wow! You got it looking amazing in no time at all! I'm impressed!
I hope this one is a keeper for you, simply because I selfishly want to see lots of pictures of it when you take it out! I can't wait to see how you'd style it with one of your lovely coats.

Thank-you!
I showed the De Manta to DH last night after working on it and got a very questioning look when I told him this was the cheapest De Manta on the market... I guess he didn´t believe me and that while for once I wasn´t glossing over the price.

 

[Bag peace]

Your issues post-COVID are not uncommon. I have two friends—one a nurse, the other an elite athlete— who had COVID and are still having issues weekend and months after the virus left their system just because you don’t die does not mean this virus is no big deal. It ain’t the flu by any stretch of the imagination.

My heart goes out to them and I hope they can shake off the remnants of the virus. It's really challenging trying to get back to normal life when there are so many lingering issues. I am trying to be patient with my body as it heals but the process is proving slow and taxing.

I wish people would stop comparing it to the flu (not you, but those who dismiss the severity of it). The flu is harsh enough as it is, so the comparison doesn't really hold up anyway, and covid is another degree of devastating that I wish people would start to understand for their own safety.

 

[BowieFan1971]

Never saw a De Manta before and it typically isn’t my style bag, but then I saw yours and then I saw THIS!!!! Wow! Stunning!

 

[dcooney4]

@dcooney4 Is your new avatar one of the recent commissions? Your work is outstanding! Sorry, you must hear this all the time but I'm blown away by your talent!


Oh wow! You got it looking amazing in no time at all! I'm impressed!
I hope this one is a keeper for you, simply because I selfishly want to see lots of pictures of it when you take it out! I can't wait to see how you'd style it with one of your lovely coats.

Thanks! That is one I did last year. I just like it. I love animals.

 

[SouthernPurseGal]

My bags in current rotation

 

[SouthernPurseGal]

I may have cracked the code on the Astra satchel. Chain strap for shoulder carry. If I order another for a second try I would have them make a softer version with a chain/leather strap with a nice shoulder carry drop like my new lock. Unsure if I would keep the top handle. Thoughts? I may order another before the end of the year in mud (a rosey taupe) Verona (chewy, shimmery) leather with lambskin lining before it's discontinued.

 

[BowieFan1971]

I may have cracked the code on the Astra satchel. Chain strap for shoulder carry. If I order another for a second try I would have them make a softer version with a chain/leather strap with a nice shoulder carry drop like my new lock. Unsure if I would keep the top handle. Thoughts? I may order another before the end of the year in mud (a rosey taupe) Verona (chewy, shimmery) leather with lambskin lining before it's discontinued.

The upside and downside to custom...you can get what you want but sometimes a designer knows what they are doing better than we do and that is why they don’t offer a bag how we think we would want it.

 

[dcooney4]

My bags in current rotation

Seriously drool worthy!

 

[ElainePG]

you know funny you mentioned that, as it was one of my concerns as well, it was part of the reason why I decided to rent it, to try it out for a month, and see if it was worth purchasing, but after using it, I found that it didn't bother me, and the bag was so practical and convenient! then as I went to contact a personal shopper to get one at FSH boutique, the boutique closed due to Covid.

Ugh. Frustrating! So now are you still going to get one? Just biding your time?