Handbags and more

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This week my Show and Tell is all about bags and this birthday card was my inspiration for this post.

My lovely friend and neighbour at our cottage is a very talented knitter, and she made me this beautiful little black handbag for my birthday.

It is even lined, and with her own label inside.

The next bag is one a bought in a street market in Paris in May. It cost 8 euros (£5 or $10), and I love the shade of blue, the fabric and the shape. Costing so little, I was not sure it would last for long, but I have already more than got my money’s worth, and it reminds me of the wonderful trip.

Do you bring your own reuseable bags to the supermarket? I TRY to remember, and now have a great collection of various shapes and sizes.

My favourite however, have to be these new ones in Tesco’s designed exclusively by Cath Kidston. Each month there is a new design, they only cost £3.50, and they are made from recylcled plastic bottles. What is more, for every one sold they are making a donation to the charity Marie Curie Cancer Care, a wonderful charity.

So far I have bought two, and I look forward to seeing the rest of the designs (I believe there will be 3 more). Not only are they in gorgeous colours/patterns, but they are comfortable to carry, and may be even too nice to just use for supermarket shopping. I have already used mine for my library books and the beach.

I have one of the stripy bags to GIVEAWAY (and I haven’t used this one yet – promise!)

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Finally, I found a quote to share with you about handbags by comedian Billy Connolly:

” A woman’s mind is as complex as the contents of her handbag: even when you get to the bottom of it, there is ALWAYS something at the bottom to surprise you!“

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