5 posts tagged “handbag”

These are photos from the Handbag Award show.  On the left is my bag, with all the other handmade finalists.  The bottom right is a photo of Debbie Stoller (Stitch n' Bitch, Bust) presenting the award for the Best Handmade Handbag category. 

I love New York, and all its craziness, but I could never live there.  You have to fight for everything: parking spaces, food, seats, road, bathrooms... THERE IS NOWHERE TO PEE IN MANHATTAN.  I came back to Ohio appreciating very basic things, like the grass in my front yard, parking spaces, the freedom to buy a backyard pool, or have a barbecue.  What if you want to go to a pumpkin patch in the fall?  Or pick your own strawberries? 

I was beyond impressed with New York, despite my homesickness.  It's a marvel of American ambition, for sure.  Just don't drink too much while you're out and about, because as I mentioned, there is nowhere to pee.

We got back from our New York trip on Saturday.  The Handbag awards were on June 18, and while I didn't win, the show was still fantastic, and my bag had an appearance on the CBS Early show on June 19.  

We had such a good time in New York.  I got some stellar photos of the Statue of Liberty, ate soup dumplings with my friend Kate Black, and swam at Coney Island.  We also ate hot dogs and frog's legs at Nathan's, and found out that they get their tartar sauce from Marzetti's, which is about 2 miles from my house.  

Oh, and Ellis Island.  I spent a lot of time in that museum.  Everyone should go there.

This bag is going to New York on Monday.  It's a finalist in the Independent Handbag Designer Awards.  The awards will be at the New York Historical Society, and we're pretty excited about that because of Night at the Museum (Ben Stiller is funny.  I love the part where he grabs the tiny Owen Wilson and says, "I will manhandle you Jedediah!").

On a completely different subject, my husband gave me Dreamweaver CS3 for my birthday.  I've made it my business to understand it inside and out, but hard-won tips and tricks are always welcome.

I've spent a couple days working this design out, and I'm pretty happy with it.  I am especially fond of the boxed/patch pocket treatment, and I think this particular design element has endless possibilities.  The front pockets snap, the side ones zip, and are just big enough for my cell phone.  I added a zippered pocket in the lining, but I set it higher, and designed it so it created another pocket that things can just slide into.  I had my JoAnn's ad in mind here.  This bag is mine.  It's a prototype also. 

I also sent in my 500 Handbags entry last week.  I've been nagging Randi like an old lady to get hers sent, because she hasn't done it yet.

I think I might become a Shintoist.  They seem to have their shit straight.