I adore this backpack. So pretty!
2020 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?
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Fantastic Steel Blue colour
Didn´t Marlene Dietrich pack a suitcase of all important things of each episode of her life and store them away? I heard this story somewhere and loved the idea. My suitcases would have to be trunks, though, I fear...
What a lovely story! It brings a little tear into my eyes. May I join you raising a glass to the lady- and her daughter in law? I love it when things come with a story and sentimentality attached. Enjoy this bag! Happy Christmas!
Thank-you so much @More bags! This thread a huge impact on me this year. When I joined I was totally overwhelmed by that strange longing to get a handbag of status, to prove I can do this and you all picked me up in a warm embrace and picked my confused mind, brought me on the track of getting to know myself, find out what I really like, actually curate not only my handbags, but lots of other belongings and aspects of my life, too.
I´ve learned so much this year and not only about bags, found knowledge as a background and last but not least quite a few handbags I truly love and that are exactly me!
All my best wishes for a speedy recovery to you @ElainePG!
Wishing all of you Merry Christmas!
We put up our Christmas tree this afternoon. It might not be a classic beauty, but it´s perfect to us: the tree came from our yard. It was growing out of a wall and would have had to be cut anyway. The baubles and lights came from a garbage pile at the curb years ago. Some old lady must have died or moved to an old peoples´home and all her "worthless" belongings ended at the curb- the baubles carefully packed in their original grey cardboard boxes.
We put up our Christmas tree this afternoon. It might not be a classic beauty, but it´s perfect to us: the tree came from our yard. It was growing out of a wall and would have had to be cut anyway. The baubles and lights came from a garbage pile at the curb years ago. Some old lady must have died or moved to an old peoples´home and all her "worthless" belongings ended at the curb- the baubles carefully packed in their original grey cardboard boxes.
A Charlie Brown Christmas tree! Lovely, all the same.
That’s such a gorgeous tree!
I was thinking of you the other day. I was unpacking and discovered I had used my Trailer Trash scarf as dunnage. And since you’re the Queen of Dior... I thought I’d share another piece from the collection. (Sorry about the wrinkles!)
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I may have just ruined one of my bags. 
It was one that was gifted to me years ago and I just couldn't fall in love with it. I had it set aside to donate until I got this nutty idea to pull it out and experiment.
I've been wanting a yellow bag but wasn't sure how much wear I'd get out of one. I decided to dye this bag to test out the colour before buying a 'proper' yellow bag. Well, the dye is from a local art supply store, not my usual Angelus brand dye.
It is leather dye but it doesn't work like it. It kind of sits on top of the leather like a layer of makeup.
The colour is great, sitting somewhere in between butter and canary. It's a very soft yellow but still a great 'pop'. However, the paint is chalky and the leather has now lost its natural feel. Not good at all!
Now I have to strip this rubbish quality dye off. Grrr! I'm not sure what state the leather will be in afterwards. I'm hopeful the bag can be fixed up with some conditioner and dyed again with proper dye, but I feel like it was a bad decision to touch it in the first place.
The experiment has confirmed to me that I'd definitely enjoy a small yellow bag, and I'm happy I didn't use this dye on a good quality vintage bag as I'd original planned. An error like that would have been unforgivable.
I won't use anything but Angelus from now on. There's nothing as good.
It was one that was gifted to me years ago and I just couldn't fall in love with it. I had it set aside to donate until I got this nutty idea to pull it out and experiment.
I've been wanting a yellow bag but wasn't sure how much wear I'd get out of one. I decided to dye this bag to test out the colour before buying a 'proper' yellow bag. Well, the dye is from a local art supply store, not my usual Angelus brand dye.
It is leather dye but it doesn't work like it. It kind of sits on top of the leather like a layer of makeup.
The colour is great, sitting somewhere in between butter and canary. It's a very soft yellow but still a great 'pop'. However, the paint is chalky and the leather has now lost its natural feel. Not good at all!
Now I have to strip this rubbish quality dye off. Grrr! I'm not sure what state the leather will be in afterwards. I'm hopeful the bag can be fixed up with some conditioner and dyed again with proper dye, but I feel like it was a bad decision to touch it in the first place.
The experiment has confirmed to me that I'd definitely enjoy a small yellow bag, and I'm happy I didn't use this dye on a good quality vintage bag as I'd original planned. An error like that would have been unforgivable.
I won't use anything but Angelus from now on. There's nothing as good.
Hope it comes out! I read about Coach fans “dunking” their old Coaches all the time. You may want to check out some of the repair and restore threads there, like Coach Rehab and Rescue. They are serious!I may have just ruined one of my bags.
It was one that was gifted to me years ago and I just couldn't fall in love with it. I had it set aside to donate until I got this nutty idea to pull it out and experiment.
I've been wanting a yellow bag but wasn't sure how much wear I'd get out of one. I decided to dye this bag to test out the colour before buying a 'proper' yellow bag. Well, the dye is from a local art supply store, not my usual Angelus brand dye.
It is leather dye but it doesn't work like it. It kind of sits on top of the leather like a layer of makeup.
The colour is great, sitting somewhere in between butter and canary. It's a very soft yellow but still a great 'pop'. However, the paint is chalky and the leather has now lost its natural feel. Not good at all!
Now I have to strip this rubbish quality dye off. Grrr! I'm not sure what state the leather will be in afterwards. I'm hopeful the bag can be fixed up with some conditioner and dyed again with proper dye, but I feel like it was a bad decision to touch it in the first place.
The experiment has confirmed to me that I'd definitely enjoy a small yellow bag, and I'm happy I didn't use this dye on a good quality vintage bag as I'd original planned. An error like that would have been unforgivable.
I won't use anything but Angelus from now on. There's nothing as good.
From experience...watch out for linings. They can bleed onto the leather and stain it...ask me how I know...
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This is lovely! I would be glad if my memory were still in working order. Maybe storing memories in objects is a good technique!
How wonderful! This is the best part of not always buying new things from the boutique.
Oooooh yes, this is so beautiful. I adore the color!!! And the quilting. Very nice hard/soft balance. Plus silver hardware. Drooling!
This is really pretty! And the story.