i have a problem...
...an addiction, you might say. Some people have shoes, and some people have coffee, some people have jewelry, some people have crack. I have purses. I am addicted to purses. It's getting ridiculous.
I don't know when it started. I used to be a reasonable gal, with a summer purse and a winter purse, plus maybe a cute evening bag. Now? Now you ask? Now I have a whole part of my closet loaded down with purses. I have some Coach, I have some Kate Spade, I have some mall brands like Nine West. I went through a whole diaper bag phase for a while there, and I have several of those; from small 'out for an errand' bags to larger 'out for the day and need a change of everything for 2 children' bags.
My latest addiction, though, is better than designer... it's handmade, one of a kind bags. Last winter I purchased a hand-knit green wool purse. It's knit in a cable pattern and has beautiful oval wooden handles. Then, over the summer, I purchased a custom silk brocade bag that is large enough to fit diapers and wipes, but small enough that it's not really a diaper bag. I chose the fabric, I chose how many pockets and where.... I loved it so much that I bought another handmade bag from the same gal for my "winter" version of the brocade... it's black corduroy which is embroidered with red and gold thread, a sequin here and there... I love the handmade bags. I get lots of compliments and I like to mix things up. It feels good to be different and not have the same bag as everyone else. I love my Kate Spade, but c'mon, it's not exactly unique.
So, my neighbor, a mother of a girl in The Babe's preschool, is starting a business making handmade purses. It's like the stars align and I am just meant to have an endless supply of handmade purses, LOL. So, this woman hosted an open house tonight, and I almost didn't go. I mean, I don't really need another purse. It's just that I have this addiction. So I went. And then, I almost didn't buy anything. Really, I almost got away. But then, you see, she had the perfect fabric, the perfect liner, the perfect handles... and it would be custom made, just for me.
Hi my name is Erika, and I am addicted to purses. It's been 20 minutes since my last purchase.
posted by erika @ 9:25 PM
6 Comments:
this post cracked me up! I have a similar addiction, which is hard to admit as a red-meat eatin' man, but i'm addicted to having the right Man-Bag wherever I go. It's sad but true - I own more than a few man bags. One's leather, another's canvas, i could go on - and what's worse is I own more than one diaper bag too. (I have twins). I am a diaper bag whore, as it turns out.
It's good to meet my equal.
LOL. A personal purse maker! Good for you!
If I could afford an addiction, it would be purses, then shoes, then clothes, then crack. Wait! Not crack.
My addictions are hard to weigh out. Right now it is Dansco shoes, last month, bags/purses. I can never win, neither can my closet. Good for you finding a neighbor purse maker, it is fate.
I can relate - I was just in the Coach store today...oh its getting scary when the $400 bag starts calling to me. Run, run, run!!
Picture of the new lovely please!! I guess I don't have one specific addiction on things to buy. I love it all. From Target to Nordies, I can always spend $ on something!
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