{ posted by Brooke, designer }
The hardest part of Christmas shopping for me is not getting sucked into the temptation of buying things for myself. This year I bought only one small present for myself (which I cannot divulge here because I also bought the same thing for my sister-in-law... the hazards of having a family member who also has spectacular taste! Hehe). I am quite proud of this feat, what with all of the sparkly, pretty things glaring at me from all over the place, but that doesn't mean I'm not still lusting after a few things that I'd like to buy for myself, in particular a bag from Etsy shop made by hank.
I first came across Katie Henry's (get it?... Henry=Hank!) adorable and unique bags via Oh Joy! and became immediately smitten with her designs, particularly her "tough ruffles" bags. I love her color choices, attention to detail (check out the adorable polkadot lining directly above), and her product shots, and her prices are incredibly affordable. Katie is a fellow Philadelphian who makes all of her pieces by hand, and will even fulfill custom orders. Of course, her popularity can be detected by the fact that her shop is almost completely cleaned out for the holidays, but I'll be keeping my eye on things in January for a possible New Year's gift to myself.
Be sure to check out Katie's blog, http://madebyhank.blogspot.com/ where she features some new pieces and various musings/pretty things.
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