Wow! This looks great! You did an amazing job restoring the bag!Interrupting your regular programming to present my rehabbed small Nikki! In order to not make this a super long post, I'm posting two picture collages: one of a "before" and one of an "after".
Things I worked on:
-getting the kinks out of the bent leather strap and bent leather zipper pull
-that nasty smell on the front pocket. It smelled like rotten food; must've been from a spill
-stains galore ALL over the nylon
-marks on the leather and darkened leather from who knows what
-clipping down fraying and popped threads
-vacuuming the inside. It needed it BADLY.
I think overall I succeeded. Some things that didn't work out:
-I couldn't lighten the leather fully and might consider re-dyeing it one day, but that's a whole process and I want to use the bag ASAP in this New England winter
-I made some water stains on the leather trim from the hard-core washing this bag got, but they lighten every day so hopefully they'll dry out all together.
-I couldn't get the biggest kink out of the leather strap, but still better than before!
Again, this bag was 17% of the retail price, so I'm super happy to dip my toes into my first MZW like this! It's great to know this bag lasted a real beating and an intense cleaning. Sorry for the terrible lighting in the "after" pics, but I've been so busy at work that this was the first chance I got to take pics!
Tomorrow is 100% chance of rain all day, and it'll be her maiden voyage! She's all packed up and I'm so excited to use her for the first time! I think she'll be perfect for my needsThanks for joining along this wild ride and for your moral support!!
MZ Wallace Bags (Opinions on MZ Wallace Bags, Part 2)
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Looks like all the Advent fun is over for the year! Lots of great sales and items.
Still eyeing a few things that didn't come up with the Advent event. Does anyone know when the next opportunity will be for sales or clearance or events? I thought there was a big sale after the new year before or sometime smack in the middle of the year.
Still eyeing a few things that didn't come up with the Advent event. Does anyone know when the next opportunity will be for sales or clearance or events? I thought there was a big sale after the new year before or sometime smack in the middle of the year.
Advent day 24
Fill in the blank limerick a la mad libs style, get $30 code for purchases =>$150. Code to be sent just after new years.
What a wonderful advent! Lots of exclusives/limited editions and great prices.
Fill in the blank limerick a la mad libs style, get $30 code for purchases =>$150. Code to be sent just after new years.
What a wonderful advent! Lots of exclusives/limited editions and great prices.
I believe the Jane Satchel was 1.8 lbs if I remember correctly. Unfortunately, I don't have a scale to weigh my bag. Hope this helps!
Sorry dcooney4 I don't have a scale either but Jane Satchel doesn't seem heavy at all to me and it's deff lighter than regular Jane
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Hope you are having a wonderful holiday with your loved ones!
Happy holidays all! Not a holiday pic, but so cute I had to post.
Hope you got it for the double points! I ordered the leather and I love it. Super soft and i love the quilted leather. I just wouldnt wear it in the rain, whereas oxford is waterproof.
Congrats! Their leather is indeed soft, and it is wonderful. They use that type of leather to keep the bags lightweight. I have a tote in this leather and I love it. It’s held up well. The oxford nylon will be better for bad weather.
Thank you! I think I will exchange it for the Oxford... and I got it during Advent and it wasn't even on sale... so I think the leather is going back for Oxford!
Received the pomegranate smabbey and dahlia abbey cross body. I knew I would love the dahlia cross body. But I was sure I wasn't going to like the pomegranate. I actually really like it. It's really dark. I don't usually like the silver hardware. But I can live with it. Pictures with and without flash
