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| deeredawn |
Posted - Sep 10 2009 : 06:01:47 AM
So whats your favorite purse? I keep going between a super stylish purple croc-looking bag that gets compliments where ever I go, and my hand tooled leather purse that Farmall Chick bought me at Farm Fair. I have another hand tooled leather purse that I got at Quarter Horse Congress a few years back but the straps are constantly falling down. So what's your favorite farm girl purse? Post pics if you can!
Dawn #279
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Sep 21 2009 : 11:17:52 AM
I am stuck on Vera Bradley I like the softness of carrying a cloth bag, and I love all the pockets inside. And I can wash them, and buy light for summer and dark for winter.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| Lainey |
Posted - Sep 21 2009 : 10:43:40 AM
Finally found the purse I was looking for! It's brown with a very long shoulder strap. It's (p)leather with microsuede details and fringes on the front! And the best part of it all is that I got it 40% off! The last Fashion Bug in my area is closing though so that's the sad part of it, even though they were having a good sale.
Farmgirl Sister #25
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An Angel says, 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.' |
| yarnmamma |
Posted - Sep 20 2009 : 12:18:44 PM
Bonnie! show us some pics of your funky purses! I'd love to see the punkin one!
Linda in Scranton, PA
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A: There's M&M shells all over the floor.
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| Merry |
Posted - Sep 20 2009 : 11:29:54 AM
My favorite is the longaberger small shopping tote, my second favorite is a deep red soft leather brighton, jodi I think it is. I have to have a sturdy well made purse, I am hard on them.
Merry
Farmgirl #536
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"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets how much the heart can hold."
Zelda Fitzgerald |
| MissLiss |
Posted - Sep 20 2009 : 09:47:37 AM
I have this great purse that I got from Duluth Women (the Duluth Trading Company) that is a rather average sized tote, with all kind of cool compartments. It has an elastic outer mesh pocket for DD's juice cups, a velco-flapped outer pocket for my keys or DD's snacks, a regular outer pocket, and a front zipped organizer pocket that is almost the size of the entire front of the tote! I keep EVERYTHING in there! It's the best purse ever. It's kind of plain (Khaki and brown) and I keep telling myself that I should embellish it somehow, but I can't decide on what to do, so it's stayed plain. Besides it's plainness, it's awesome! The tote part is big enough for a diaper pack, book, knitting, whatever you need/want to throw in there. I love it!
Melissa ~ Farmgirl #724
Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, Or go without! |
| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 8:50:49 PM
I love funky purses. I even have a pumpkin purse for halloween. When I had shoulder issues my doctor told me to "get rid of all the extra stuff" It's amazing what you can do without if you have to. HOWEVER, I still love purses. So I carry a small one now, but it still is funky. I'm ready to make a "Chicken" Purse. Not a chicken, but with chickens on it. When I get done I will post a picture.
Bonnie Ellis
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
| junkjunkie |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 5:50:22 PM
I'm a sucker for purses! I have a small collection of them...some expensive, some not. I usually use the ones that are cheaper and can take a beating. I'm pretty hard on them..throw them around and such. I haven't bought one in a while as I have enough already. I like the shoulder tote types that can carry a lot of stuff.
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
| crafter |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 5:47:33 PM
Right now I am using a Longaberger basket as my purse, fits a lot of stuff and everyone comments on it. Cute, cute, cute!!
Lori |
| Brenda Kay Groth |
Posted - Sep 16 2009 : 3:34:51 PM
i am a big fan of real leather..but it is so expensive..so i watch the clearance at www.coldwatercreek.com and buy them when they are on huge clearance sale..one year they were so cheap i bought about 5..so i have enough for a long time..different styles..(also used a % off coupon)
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| geminidream62 |
Posted - Sep 16 2009 : 11:51:07 AM
After losing weight (RNY) I sort of went shoe and purse crazy (well, clothes too for the first year) and think I nearly have one in every color. Storage is awful...my little house has no good places to hide things so purses are inside of purses inside of purses. <G> The most expensive one was my 'at goal' purchase of a Dooney and Burke. So sorry too, one of the magnetic catches broke and if I want to get it repaired I have to take a chance on the mail and send it back to them to see if they'll even fix it. Nuh-uh. It will just stay broken and safe and sound here. No more expensive purses like that for me. Either they're sewn or mostly they come from TJ Maxx. But all my purses have to cram into my little locker at work so they can't be outrageously fun-sized.
Molly
http://geminisdream.blogspot.com/ |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Sep 15 2009 : 9:11:40 PM
I love purses...especially tote bags..which I tend to use most..since I love to have a paperback book and a small knitting project in there all the time too. (I hate waiting without being I tend to switch to a different bag every few weeks. I have stuck with the same one all summer...a red and black Tom Bihn knitting bag. It is a great bag for me except that I fill it so full that it weighs a ton. I am ready to switch back to smaller for awhile. I must have 15 or 20 different tote bags. I use regular purses most in winter when I need to top to close..snow you know...must most often a tote bag.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 8:14:12 PM
i love purses better than shoes even lol
one strap only and long...bright colors (no black)..I also have junk in mine...lol
Sometimes I switch purses and the old one jingles so much that I have to find a way to get under the lining to find money...sometimes I can't even figure out how it got there! LOL
Linda in Scranton, PA
Don't take "baby steps" for the distance they cover but to go within reach of life's magic.
Just like you don't hoist your sails to move the boat, but to put yourself within
reach of the wind.
Hoist, baby, hoist, baby, 1, 2, 3, 4 -
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| Tammyb |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 7:38:35 PM
I love purses toooo much. Small ones are ok but I prefer bigger ones that hold a magazine and a book along with a note book for ideas I might get while out :) I have a few leather ones but I find myself drawn to cloth bags.
Tammyb
Live to leave a legacy
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 11:15:20 AM
The problem that I have with multiple purses is that I carry too much garbage/lipsticks/pens/loose change etc...that IF and WHEN I decide to switch purses, I leave the "garbage" in the last purse and only transfer over the necessities to the new bag. Thus, I end up with several bags full of junk :)
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| Lainey |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 11:08:49 AM
I love purses. I have several and right now I'm in the market for another one. I want one with a longer strap that doesn't fall off my shoulder when I'm walking. The one I'm carrying right now does that and it's really annoying, especially on longer walking trips. Usually in the winter I carry a darker colored purse, and a lighter one during the Spring/Summer.
Farmgirl Sister #25
http://countrygirldreams.blogspot.com/
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| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 07:52:09 AM
I love ALL purses. I think "If" I had money.. that is the deep whole it would go into... I adore them.. Right now I am into a tote phase....
Rene'Groom
Sister #185
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| deeredawn |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 06:25:37 AM
I think half my problem with finding the 'right' purse is the straps. I'd really like for it to have ONE strap - that stays up! I can't stand straps constantly falling down...so that's my way of making it okay to buy another!
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
http://maknfaces.blogspot.com
http://harvestthymefarm.etsy.com
~I'd rather be on my farm than Emperor of the World~George Washington |
| StarMeadow |
Posted - Sep 12 2009 : 10:25:55 AM
I have a tendency to stick to a plain old cheap black purse during the school year (I'm a teacher consultant) and in the summer I switch to a lighter convertible hiking bag/lumbar pack. Where I fall apart is tote bags! I mean...it must be the teacher in me but I LOVE tote bags! The problem is I'll find one...load it up with say...knitting...and then it can't be used for anything else...so naturally, I NEED another tote bag! (LOL) |
| melanie47601 |
Posted - Sep 12 2009 : 06:09:10 AM
I have a half dozen or so to choose from. I can't say as I love any of them though. Well maybe one- it's on the small side and fits everything I need. Things are easy to find in it too. Big plus for me!! But it's seen better days. It's a cheapie from Wal-Mart and the strap is starting to split. The perfect purse for me-- there would have to be a place for everything I carry and everything would have to be easy to get to and go with anything I'm wearing. Oh oh oh and not cost a small fortune. LOL
Melanie
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says "Oh Crap, She's up!"
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| dutchy |
Posted - Sep 11 2009 : 11:43:13 PM
SWEET!!! LOVE the colors ;)
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
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| prariehawk |
Posted - Sep 11 2009 : 11:23:28 PM
That purse is Uber-farmgirl! The flowers remind me of yo-yo's. I like purses that are small but roomy. I have an all-purpose one from REI but I like to vary my purses with the seasons. I bought one for fall that looks like it was made from an Indian blanket. The last one I bought was from Goodwill. It's a Fossil purse--I've heard of the name but I don't know anything about that brand. I want to try making a purse for winter from a felted sweater. I have some purse that are twenty years old. Kind of like an old friend...
Cindy
"Dog is my co-pilot"
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| Faransgirl |
Posted - Sep 11 2009 : 3:53:43 PM
I'm going to try again to post the picture. Sorry not good at the high tech stuff.
Farmgirl Sister 572
May the force of the horse be with you. |
| Faransgirl |
Posted - Sep 11 2009 : 3:49:27 PM
I carry one I made for myself. It is perfect because I adjusted the pockets to fit my cell phone etc. I love the size, the fabric and the straps stay up.[IMG]http://i8
Farmgirl Sister 572
May the force of the horse be with you. |
| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Sep 11 2009 : 1:03:24 PM
For the last 3 years I've been carrying a black leather Coach "soho" bag with a silver round buckle. I like it--it's smaller, fits on my shoulder nicely and looks sleek and professional or great with jeans.
If I'm up for a change, it's usually a vintage bag with birds all over it. I'm not much of a changer, though--have a good universal bag, it's all you need.
Hey, I love the Quarter Horse Congress...my dad was always the Steward for the races, Dawn!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
| countrymum |
Posted - Sep 11 2009 : 10:26:31 AM
my favorite is the one my sister made me out of 2 quarter flats. I'm not a good sewing machine sewer, so I really appreciate it.
"Life is brief & very fragile. Do that which makes you happy."- Flavia |
