I walked up to the post office an hour ago to post off my Aussie Bag Lady Swap bag to its recipient, and what was waiting for me? My own swap bag. Or bagS, as it turned out. I have been well and truly spoiled with TWO gorgeous handmade bags!
A cosy grey shoulder bag with a feature border:
And a purple patchwork bag. Look at the colour I happened to be wearing. Purple is a colour I’ve only just recently come to love. So is grey, for that matter. How did she/he know?
Here’s the grey shoulder bag hanging on the balustrade of our balcony.
Here’s a glimpse of the sweet, storybook-like print of the lining. It has a magnetic clasp. I didn’t know you could buy magnetic clasps!
And here’s an arty shot, close up to the feature border which contains a bit of glitter. A tasteful hint of swish in a bag that’s so cushy I want to stroke and cuddle it.
Ahhh.
Now for the purple patchwork bag, which puts my sewing skills to shame. My art and design geek side is all a-squee about the secondary triadic colour scheme (purple, green and orange, which link up in a triangle on the colour wheel). I love the big shiny button.
And chuckled at the chocolate block charm.
And so, so pleased at the practical pockets. I’ve always been good at losing things in the bottom of my bag and only find the phone when it has just finished ringing.
If you look deep inside, what do you find?
That’s right. Niiiiicccce choooooccccckyyyyyyyy! Omnomnomnomnom!
Thankyou swap partner, whoever you are. (You wrote L. Lane on the ‘sender’ part of the envelope and I’m off to see if I can track you down in Ravelry. The beau reckons I just got sent a parcel from Lois Lane. But surely, if that were the case, Superman would have delivered it personally?)
wondrous purple paradise! excellent charcoal elegance!! and chocky too!!!! that Lois sure knows how to swap :>
What a great swap parcel! Beautiful bags, and the choccy bits were a nice touch.
I love the little chocolate charm – little details like that make all the difference. I really enjoyed participating in the bag swap.