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#528
Shelby33 said:
MJ multi pocket?
@sdkitty this is the 4.00 bag, after a LOT of work. Still needs more work. I made the color darker. It must be from 03 or 04 because that's when he used canvas linings, which this has, which is good for me because the bag is heavy.
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this looks beautiful Shelby. So it was faded? Did you do a color change or just bring it back to life? I can't believe you got this for $4. Hardly worth the seller's time. She must have just wanted to rehome the bag.
Do you have before and after pics?
 
#529
sdkitty said:
this looks beautiful Shelby. So it was faded? Did you do a color change or just bring it back to life? I can't believe you got this for $4. Hardly worth the seller's time. She must have just wanted to rehome the bag.
Do you have before and after pics?
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It's just a shade darker than before. It wasn't just faded, there were marks, water marks, black marks, handle very very dark. Inside was fine. I was relieved it wasn't suede because it immediately went into the machine! I still have some work to do but it is 80% better. About 5 minutes after I put it in the washing machine I realized I should have taken pictures (so you could all see how awesome I was :lol:). I mixed the colors to get this into an empty tarrago jar, the jar was full and I used ALL of it. So now waiting for the same 2 colors to come so I can finish it but it is good enough to wear now.
Is this a multi pocket? Or a Blake? I've seen the bag under both names.
 
#531
Shelby33 said:
It's just a shade darker than before. It wasn't just faded, there were marks, water marks, black marks, handle very very dark. Inside was fine. I was relieved it wasn't suede because it immediately went into the machine! I still have some work to do but it is 80% better. About 5 minutes after I put it in the washing machine I realized I should have taken pictures (so you could all see how awesome I was :lol:). I mixed the colors to get this into an empty tarrago jar, the jar was full and I used ALL of it. So now waiting for the same 2 colors to come so I can finish it but it is good enough to wear now.
Is this a multi pocket? Or a Blake? I've seen the bag under both names.
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it could be a Blake hobo.....classic blake is a satchel like this with the double handles....you may want to post in the MJ forum but seems like a lot of the "old" people are gone from there
So black marks came off in the washer? I believe you're a wizard though in this case I do wish you had pics. You are also a wizard at finding these bags
 

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#532
Shelby33 said:
MJ multi pocket?
@sdkitty this is the 4.00 bag, after a LOT of work. Still needs more work. I made the color darker. It must be from 03 or 04 because that's when he used canvas linings, which this has, which is good for me because the bag is heavy.
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Super pretty bag! The deal you got is amazing. I used to have one almost like it in Dusty Rose (mine also had a zipped front pocket), it was really heavy thanks to the suede interior, but that leather was TDF.
 
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#534
sdkitty said:
it could be a Blake hobo.....classic blake is a satchel like this with the double handles....you may want to post in the MJ forum but seems like a lot of the "old" people are gone from there
So black marks came off in the washer? I believe you're a wizard though in this case I do wish you had pics. You are also a wizard at finding these bags
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Pretty bag! No, the black marks did not all come off, so they were covered up by the tarrago. So I realized that I can actually paint the shoe cream on, wait for it to dry, then buff it with a flat sponge-you know the yellow ones with the dark green scrubber on one side? I buffed that with the yellow side and no shoe cream came off and I got a much thicker coat. And it stays on. I like it better than dye because dye DOES come off, the shoe cream doesn't unless you want it to, and you have to work at it . Also dye makes the leather look almost plastic to me. The shoe creams don't and also nourish the leather.
 
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#535
Shelby33 said:
Pretty bag! No, the black marks did not all come off, so they were covered up by the tarrago. So I realized that I can actually paint the shoe cream on, wait for it to dry, then buff it with a flat sponge-you know the yellow ones with the dark green scrubber on one side? I buffed that with the yellow side and no shoe cream came off and I got a much thicker coat. And it stays on. I like it better than dye because dye DOES come off, the shoe cream doesn't unless you want it to, and you have to work at it . Also dye makes the leather look almost plastic to me. The shoe creams don't and also nourish the leather.
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that has to be up there with your best work
 
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sdkitty said:
it could be a Blake hobo.....classic blake is a satchel like this with the double handles....you may want to post in the MJ forum but seems like a lot of the "old" people are gone from there
So black marks came off in the washer? I believe you're a wizard though in this case I do wish you had pics. You are also a wizard at finding these bags
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This looks like what I have, although mine isn't mini and I can't tell if there are feet on the bottom of hers. Mine has feet.
Edit-hers does not have feet
 
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