This month we celebrate Handbags, wallets, diaper bags and the like!

I wasn't sure I was going to love making bags, and now here I am with a whole month to celebrate the different style and companies.

I love how easy they are to add your own personal flare too, you can change up a couple things and it become a unique one of a kind item.

This post is just a few of the different styles I have made over the last year, I have been working on so many more for this month, they make sure great gifts heading into the holidays.

I can customize with different fabrics, and embroidery a bag just for you, most of the ones shown here and over the month are up for sale on my website, and peeks on facebook.

The fabric choices can really change the look as can the difference between lycra and woven. Adding in foam and different interfacing for more or less structure. There are just so many ways to change the same pattern up and have them look different while being the same basic style.

Diaper bags are a lot more satisfying and fun to make than I expected them to be. THE POCKETS! So many pockets. I am a bit of a pocket fan in case you haven't noticed lol.

I have made a few different styles of wallets, and a couple sizes of the different styles. The donna pictured below with the coffee panels is one of my favorite styles right now.

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