Weekend...

Phew, what a weekend! Saturday was beautiful but Sunday... it was terrible. Just awful!

A very good friend of mine got married on Saturday. We've been friends since we were little girls, for over 20 years now. Gosh, how the time flies!! The wedding ceremony was very beautiful and the bride looked like a princess. The whole day was just wonderful and we had a great time. As I said, the Saturday was wonderful, but what about Sunday... Yep, that's right. It wasn't that wonderful at all. No more wine for me, thanks! Or maybe it was just a stomach bug... Well, whatever it was, the wine or the bug, it took me the whole Sunday to recover. I had a lot of time to dream what kind of wedding ring I would like to have if I ever get married.

I really like the idea of these Wedding Bands by Andrew English. These rings come with a hand-engraved imprint of your partner's fingerprint either the in or outside of the ring making it a truly unique.

Back With The Bags

So, here I am with the tote bags again. Don't you just love how convenient they are. Totes are very easy to make, but nothing stops you from buying the bag you like! Here are few of my favorite ones...

Girl - canvas tote bag by Shinzi Katoh.

Bambi - canvas tote bag by Shinzi Katoh.

Shinzi Katoh is one of the most famous Japanese artist. His unique and modern works are valuated highly. Read more about Shinzi Katoh from here.

Redig Small Hand Tote by Lotta Jansdotter.

Chick Wool Hand Tote by Lotta Jansdotter.

Lotta Jansdotter is a Scandinavian born designer living in New York. You can read more about her and her work from here.

Bags, Bags, Bags

I have a confession to make. It seems that somehow I have managed to create an obsession to tote bags. I know it sounds silly, but trust me there's nothing to laught about! I always carry at least one canvas tote in my handbag, usually two, because you never know when you gonna need an extra bag. I even made a tote bag to my sisters wedding last year. Hey, don't laugh! A bridesmaid can not carry all those things necessary in a plastic bag. I even made it go with the theme!

Yesterdays visit to Forma Fair didn't help my situation at all. I met there Ann Bäck, a very lovely women with own company called galleriAnn. Ann use to work as a sculpturer before founding GalleriAnn ten years ago. Ever since Ann has been working with patterns, creating pictures, cards, nice little things for home and BAGS! Fun and simple bags.

Mami, small bag, is GalleriAnn's biggest seller.

The story behind Mami print is that Ann's daughter Nea drew it when she was 4. It is a potrait of her mother. The picture has become like a symbol for galleriAnn and it is one of their most popular patterns.

These bags are from the Forma fair. I really like the bag with words "maito, ruisleipä, kahvi, juusto" same in English "milk, bread, coffee, cheese". What an excellent grocery bag!

Have a look what other cool stuff she has made. Click here!

I'll be back soon with more bags. Very soon!