Installment 2: Hand Bags

So Here we go...to the land of Bags! I will admit, I lost my head a little on these. Went crazy! In my defense, I don't think I have bought a new purse of significance in about 3 years and considering all of these and more(not pictured) were too much of a deal to pass up, I think im ok. I do have plans for all of them though!

{Animal Shelter Thrift store. $2} First up is this little diamond leathered purse. While it does kind of look like clown pants, I couldn't resist all of the yummy colors of leather on ONE purse. Even though I might only use it once, that was good enough for me! I thought it might look awesome with some dark jeans/black top and some sweet cowhide leather boots.


{Animal shelter thrift Store. $2} This is just a simple but awesome quality little purse. Ok so heres my idea which the next purse inspired. I am going to be experimenting with painting/staining these purses! Kinda with a bohemian lotus flower/tattoo art kind of look. I cant wait to see how they turn out!



{ Animal Shelter Thrift Store} This is my FAV! Isn't this amazing! For a whopping $2! I love how authentic it is. If I ever got a tattoo it would look something like this. This is the bag that inspired me to do the leather art. I got a bunch of just plain leather bags that i am going to be working on. I thought they might be great "see ya later" gifts for my girls when we move! What do you think?


{ Salvation Army $.50} Ok so everyone here on Kauai is having to deal with this Plastic shopping bag ban. Its pretty annoying but its also a great opportunity to find some cute cloth bags! I couldn't resist these. The neon green with the pink ewe is an awesome burlap bag that will be perfect for grabbing a few things here and there. I thought the orange one would work well as a gift bag for a good bottle of wine...OR even better, to hold my current crochet order wherever I go. Either way, these are fun. BTW...the EWE matches my new hot pink Tamba Trucker hat (that I abstained from taking a picture of)... hahahahaha


{Salvation Army. $2} Here is my most practical find! A gorgeous huge leather traveling bag. It will be PERFECT for the airport or the day to the North shore. Its a gorgeous cream leather and has ample space to be anything I need it to be. The best part is, I will not be worried if it gets messed up by anything.



So there you have it (most of it) Ill have to post some of the plain ones after I paint them! What was the grand total for all of these finds? About $10..including the ones I have not posted. Totally sounding like a hoarder, but... Great deal!

Stay tuned for tomorrows Final Installment of "Im not a Hoarder I SWEAR!" for a look at some of the home goods I have found!