2022 Resolution: Shopping my own bag and SLG collection. Anyone else?

[Katinahat]

2 Aug - brand showcase: A-F
4 Sept - brand showcase: G-L
11 Sept - brand showcase: M-R
18 Sept - brand showcase: S-Z
25 Sept - totes
2 Oct - satchels
9 Oct - crossbodies inc WOCS
16 Oct - shoulder bags
23 Oct - bucket bags
30 Oct - clutches
6 Nov - backpacks
13 Nov - bags that don’t count
20 Nov - pairing bags with shoes
27 Nov - pairing bags with other accessories
4 Dec - bag storage
11 Dec - SLGs
18 Dec - charms

Challenges:
Sept - bags in different locations
Oct - Halloween: wear orange or black bags
Nov - International Merlot Day: wear wine coloured bags or pair bags with wine.
Dec - use the bag.

 

[JenJBS]

Just dropping back in to see how you are all doing. I’ve been signed off work for the foreseeable at the moment and trying new meds to settle my chronic insomnia and related physical anxiety symptoms has been horrible. Who knew so many of them cause such awful side effects. I’m not in the mind set for anything much, let alone carrying different bags, so apologies for being missing over the festive period. I sincerely hope to be well and back soon. In the meantime, look after yourselves and prioritise selfcare at this busy time.

I hope you get feeling better soon.

 

[JenJBS]

On a quick getaway with my dd and saw this cool display. The trunk is made out of Lego.

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Love this pic! Wow! Your bags are lovely!

 

[dcooney4]

Love this pic! Wow! Your bags are lovely!

Not my bags! Just a Display.

 

[whateve]

Just dropping back in to see how you are all doing. I’ve been signed off work for the foreseeable at the moment and trying new meds to settle my chronic insomnia and related physical anxiety symptoms has been horrible. Who knew so many of them cause such awful side effects. I’m not in the mind set for anything much, let alone carrying different bags, so apologies for being missing over the festive period. I sincerely hope to be well and back soon. In the meantime, look after yourselves and prioritise selfcare at this busy time.

I'm sorry you are having a tough time. I have insomnia with physical anxiety and know how terrible it can be.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Hi everyone,
sorry I´ve been missing... Life was a little chaotic and to stay sane I went into hiding in my sewing room.
Here´s my latest project which I´d love to share, because for once I´m actually proud of a me-made item.



This bag is made out of vintage Jaguar car seat covers from the mid 60ies and an old leather skirt for the lining. The chain is from amazon. I used my Mum´s reliable Pfaff 230 domestic sewing machine.
This job really pushed the machine´s and my boundaries, but we made it! (10+ broken needles don´t count!)

Here´s the material:

 

[whateve]

Hi everyone,
sorry I´ve been missing... Life was a little chaotic and to stay sane I went into hiding in my sewing room.
Here´s my latest project which I´d love to share, because for once I´m actually proud of a me-made item.

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This bag is made out of vintage Jaguar car seat covers from the mid 60ies and an old leather skirt for the lining. The chain is from amazon. I used my Mum´s reliable Pfaff 230 domestic sewing machine.
This job really pushed the machine´s and my boundaries, but we made it! (10+ broken needles don´t count!)

Here´s the material:

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Wow, very professionally done! You did a great job! I know about the needles. I've had that happen any time I've tried to sew leather, even with the heavier needles.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Wow, very professionally done! You did a great job! I know about the needles. I've had that happen any time I've tried to sew leather, even with the heavier needles.

Thank you! Usually I look down on my homemade things, but I´m very happy with the outcome of this bag.

The plain leather itself was fine to sew (best with a thin needle that doesn´t cause too much structural damage), except for the parts where the car seats had the huge quilted pipes. To create them the leather was folded over, making it 4 rock hard layers to sew through, 10 when attaching two parts to another with the leather piping around the edge in between... in the end I used no100 special leather needles and even these kept breaking...
I´m amazed my poor domestic machine did the job at all. It used to be my Mum´s machine, the one and only she used all her adult life and taught me to sew on.
I´d have loved to add compartments to the lining, but chickened out as this would have added more bulk to the tricky top seam that attaches the lining to the body of the bag. So a bag organizer will be my next project...

 

[whateve]

Thank you! Usually I look down on my homemade things, but I´m very happy with the outcome of this bag.

The plain leather itself was fine to sew (best with a thin needle that doesn´t cause too much structural damage), except for the parts where the car seats had the huge quilted pipes. To create them the leather was folded over, making it 4 rock hard layers to sew through, 10 when attaching two parts to another with the leather piping around the edge in between... in the end I used no100 special leather needles and even these kept breaking...
I´m amazed my poor domestic machine did the job at all. It used to be my Mum´s machine, the one and only she used all her adult life and taught me to sew on.
I´d have loved to add compartments to the lining, but chickened out as this would have added more bulk to the tricky top seam that attaches the lining to the body of the bag. So a bag organizer will be my next project...

I still have the Singer machine I got when I graduated high school. It was my most expensive item at the time.

 

[Bag peace]

Thank you! Usually I look down on my homemade things, but I´m very happy with the outcome of this bag.

The plain leather itself was fine to sew (best with a thin needle that doesn´t cause too much structural damage), except for the parts where the car seats had the huge quilted pipes. To create them the leather was folded over, making it 4 rock hard layers to sew through, 10 when attaching two parts to another with the leather piping around the edge in between... in the end I used no100 special leather needles and even these kept breaking...
I´m amazed my poor domestic machine did the job at all. It used to be my Mum´s machine, the one and only she used all her adult life and taught me to sew on.
I´d have loved to add compartments to the lining, but chickened out as this would have added more bulk to the tricky top seam that attaches the lining to the body of the bag. So a bag organizer will be my next project...

STUNNING! Such a gorgeous bag! Well done!!! Please use it immediately. It's such a beauty!

I hear you on the machines and broken needles- multiple layers of leather are difficult to sew through. I cannot get a good finish on any of my leatherwork without an industrial machine. The motor burns out on me, on top of the needles breaking, lol! But industrial machines are expensive, so I am still hand-stitching my bits. It's remarkable your Pfaff did the job. That machine deserves an award!

Love your fabulous tailoring and crafting and I hope we get many more posts showcasing your creations in the new year!

I still have the Singer machine I got when I graduated high school.

You're lucky to have an older one! The new singers are all rubbish with plastic interiors. They're designed to break, basically.

 

[msd_bags]

Hey @jblended ! Happy to ‘see’ you. I’ve also been MIA here as work has become tremendously hectic, with a new boss and all. Plus, I finally got covid when I went to UK - I didn’t mask there as no one seems to be wearing one! That was late September.

But I can’t say that I have not been looking at bags! I bought a Mulberry during my UK trip, and have added 2 other bags since!
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Hope everybody is well as we look forward to the holidays ahead!

 

[Bag peace]

Hey @jblended ! Happy to ‘see’ you. I’ve also been MIA here as work has become tremendously hectic, with a new boss and all. Plus, I finally got covid when I went to UK - I didn’t mask there as no one seems to be wearing one! That was late September.

But I can’t say that I have not been looking at bags! I bought a Mulberry during my UK trip, and have added 2 other bags since!
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Hope everybody is well as we look forward to the holidays ahead!

Hey pocket friend! I'm sorry to hear that you caught covid, though not surprised. Case numbers are crazy back home!
I hope you didn't have too much of a hard time with it and are feeling better now.
Hope to see your new bag reveals soon!

 

[papertiger]

@whateve Your gorgeous new Brahmin bag got me looking on their website. I ended up buying this beauty!
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Lovely colour!

 

[papertiger]

November stats:

1 bags in
2 bags out
1 SLGs in
0 SLGs out


YTD stats
3 bags in
6 bags out
7 SLGs in
14 SLGs out

I carried 12 purses this month, which is pretty good since there were several days I didn't go anywhere, a trip during which I only carried one bag, and a new bag that I've carried since I bought it.

This is my new bag. It's a Brahmin. I've always wanted a round bag and I'm glad I waited until now. I didn't need to spend a lot to find a bag I love.

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I've been reading about a book a week on my kindle.

This is stunning, congratulations

 

[papertiger]

Bag and accessory of the day:
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Beautiful combo! I love this scarf, and in this cw.

I am noting we seem to have quite a few scarf twin moments (I need to get some more of these beauties out)

 

[papertiger]

My lower the CPW bags of November:
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Since I had to physically go into the office several times last month, I took it as an opportunity to wear nicer clothes & use some bags that needed to get in the rotation more.

I'm so glad you've had the opportunity, you must have looked fab - I'm really liven get the colours