A happy story of bags

Do you remember some time ago, a long time ago..I announced on my blog : youpi ! I opened my shop on etsy! and...today I'm so happy to tell you : youpi! I sold my first bag on my etsy shop!
this little jean bag above with the smiling pin-up girl. And you know what makes me so happy? It has been bought by a Spanish man who stumbled on my blog while updating some infos about a restaurant in Granada, he liked the blog, then looked up my etsy shop, (which to be honest is very small indeed), liked my bags and decided to get one for his girlfriend in Ireland. Ah...the cool side of blogland and Internet....it will never cease to thrill me....

My happy bags story originates in Spain. When I settled down here about 8-9 years ago, I was only designing cards, stationary and packaging. Progressively, perhaps because of the sunny weather, which greatly helped me in being always full of beans and inspired, I started to make bags, by hand, since I didn't have a sewing machine. I love sewing by hand, so it didn't matter really. Little by little I sold one or two bags to a shop on the coast, a few in Granada. I was dreaming, I had ideas....I found a fabric supplier near Alicante, a bag maker in Ubrique, the town of leather and bag manufacturing. And one day, off I went to the Prêt-à-Porter show in Paris to present a small collection of handbags.

these are the bags I presented.
a series called urban romantic which features love poems by Pablo Neruda

I had my vinyl period which I must say isn't
really my best but is fun if you're in
for an outrageous red or pink

I also had my funky glamorous period

but the ones I will always cherish is the
1st series of bags I made by hand

Fleur

Wallis

Rose K.

Fresh

Very me

I feel sad not to have these anymore...yes, it's stupid... I should be happy they're gone but they remind me of the time when everything is exciting because you're just starting and eh..baby you don't know where it's going to lead you....
My happy bags story had ups and downs due to changes in my personal life. These last few months I kept asking myself why do I keep translating about bonds and shares when I could spend the whole day designing cards and bags! And the answer always comes right into my face. Because of finances, baby....

Still, I hope in a few months time, I'll be able to tell you another happy story of bags....



ps : José Manuel, espero que leeras esta entrada y una vez mas, muchas gracias!!!