"Karen!!! I got my package today!! Yahhhooooo! The Zelda is much larger than I imagined. I can take the kitchen sink with me now! the red/gold flower flap is absolutely incredible! I'm in love! The other bag (sale item) is a gift for one of Madi's friends. She's gonna love it! Once again, you rocked the Aden house!"

Follow up

" I carried the Zelda today!!! I had orginally thought I goofed and bought a bag that was too large, but since you are able to take in the sides, it doesn't look like one of those mommy bags. It's nice, has all of those great compartments (even PENS!!! YAY!). Even has a side pocket for my little calendar. Now I don't have to dig through my bag  and take half the stuff out to find what I'm looking for. and the water bottle holder is great! I carry water with me everywhere! The texture of the flap is quite incredible. I love texture! I actually want to keep the Tallullah for myself! It's so very chic! Thanks again my purse hero!"

Abby A 2/9/10


Abby and her Morphin Zelda in the San Marco Piazza (St. Mark's Square) Venice, during Carnevale

Tiina and her Morphin Lynx Deluxe in Toronto





What she said about her bag
Hi Karen!
 
I hope you had a great Christmas. I just wanted to tell you that I FINALLY got to open my present on Christmas Day, and my new bag is AWESOME!  The fabric on both flaps is even more gorgeous than I imagined, and I swear that bag can hold everything!  I went to my sister in law's yesterday and stuffed in my wallet, makeup bag, cell phone (in the handy side pouch), keys (attached to the MIRACULOUS key ring... I shall never lose my keys in the bottom of a bag again!), Pull-up training pants for my son, a very large sweater, a camera, snacks for the kids, and I still could have fit more!  Amazing.  And the padded shoulder strap really protects my shoulder from even feeling the weight of all that stuff - so comfy.  All those zipper pouches are great too, for my lipsticks and train pass, and anything else I need to put my hands on fast.
 
THANK YOU for making such a great bag for me.  I am looking forward to showing it off when I return to work after the holidays! (and I promise to send a photo of me & my bag soon!)
 
Take care, and all the best for 2010.
 
Tiina
           
















In October of 09 Linda contacted me.
Here's a portion of what she said in that first contact:

"Wow, I love your bags but I have a couple of questions. I have a 15 inch macbook pro and I would like a messenger bag. Are your messenger bags padded at all? ........ I like the peace design, and especially the one on the "peace sign zeldina mini messenger bag" but the zeldina would be much too small. Any help would be appreciated.....your site is the first one to give me hope finding a bag I love. Thank you."

So we began chatting about "Finding a Bag you Love"

We worked through the sizing... a Panther Deluxe, the interior...a padded compartment for the laptop, and strap.... a padded version.

Then onto the design. She wanted a peace motif but nothing too overpowering, something subtle and timeless. We narrowed it down to an embroidered patch on the front flap, and then added matching patches on the side pockets. I did a few mockups with circles cut out of paper and laid on the parts of an existing bag so we could get a sense of scale.
We came up with a 4" patch on the flap and two 3.5" patches on the pockets. Her favorite color is lavender so that's what color she picked for the peace signs.
Inside, I did the laptop compartment in purple so she would have a flash of color when opening the bag.

She now has the bag in her possession and sent along her comments:

"Thank you so much Karen! I received it yesterday and love it! It's beautiful and exactly what I was looking for. It was a pleasure doing business with you and I will gladly recommend you to anyone looking for that special bag :)) Linda "

Hi! I wanted to say thank you for my Roller Derby Zelda bag! My boyf bought it on etsy for Christmas and well, if I didn't want to marry him I'd already be in Vegas marrying this bag!!! Thank you sssooo much - the craftsmanship is. . . phenomenally stellar! If you'd like to send some business cards to me I'd be mor...e than happy to hand them out when complimented on the bag. It's only been one day and everyone in my office is already jealous! Thanks so much!

CC 12/23/09

Hi Karen,
  The bags came Monday...... I was thrilled to find your package in the mail.  As always the bags are gorgeous!!!!I will be in the city this weekend and can't wait to show it off. ( I know Nicole thinks it's her bag, but I'll wind up taking it over)  Your work is truly so professional and outstanding as well as your service and kindness.  You know I will be placing orders again and love looking at your new creations on line.  Thanks again!!!!!!   Linda & Nicole
11/12/09

Edwina 11/10/09





What a lovely seller! Talk about custom made! Karen made this bag to suit my specific needs. After years of searching, I have finally found the "perfect bag." Tons of pockets lots of organization, and on top of that, it's just beautiful. This is the shop to visit if you are looking for the perfect bag. Debi 9/05/09

Customized Coyote Backpack
This was an interesting project. The order came from a person who wanted to get a back pack as a gift for her sister. So I worked with her sister to create her perfect backpack. Since she was using it for work she wanted it to be subtle. She had specific needs in pockets, so we worked on making them fit the things she carried, rather than the other way around.

No Zoe Pocket Set in this pack. Instead, we put a full panel front pocket, accessible from the top rather than the side, one side pocket, and one lower front, zipper pocket, also accessible from the side. She wanted to be able to reach around and grab her sunglasses, wallet etc. while still wearing her pack. Padded shoulder straps, and a carry handle, finished it off. But she wanted to have color on it somewhere, so we made the back brown. Then she wondered if I could add some color to the inside of the pockets. Sure I said. I lined the pockets with bright colors of pack cloth, each one different!

She was pleased with the pack, but the comments I received from her sister really made my week.


"Karen, big giant THANKS for the fabulous backpack. Susan called me last night and went on for nearly 15 minutes about all the ways in which it is absolutely perfect, and even better than she had dared to imagine! It's exactly, exactly right for her - fits everywhere she wants to put it, holds everything she needs to hold, and is sleek and stylish and sturdy, too. She was really impressed with the craftsmanship. She's also so happy to have something that was tailored precisely to her needs - nothing wasted and nothing missing.

Being able to give somebody I love such a PERFECT gift really made my day/week/month/season. Thanks so very much for your excellent work, and for being so easy to work with!!

Amy"

10/1/09

I was happy to work with a new customer to create this Zeldina. He identified himself as a bag collector and wanted something one of a kind, and wondered if I had any other colors for the body. He selected this yellow and it turned out to be a real eye catcher. He also bought a stock bag as a gift for his daughter.
His response when he received the bags?

Karen:
The fantastic news is...your 2 bags were waiting on my desk. These are just unbelievable. The design, the materials, the prints , the colours. What's more the workmanship is museum quality. I have never seen seams so precise and well done. No loose threads, no missed stitch, just perfect. The Zipper pouches are just the right size to hold my journal, cell and Fountain Pen du jour. No wandering around in the big section looking for this or that any more. The Key Ring retainer saves me shoving a big unwieldy ring of keys in my back pocket, yet keeps it close to hand and easily found in the main compartment. The currently used Mountainsmith mini is going back in the closet. I'll be organizing the Sailor Jerry for work tomorrow. I will be the hallmark of sartorial splendor in clinic tomorrow. My wife is fondly looking at the Indian motif. I'm thinking it may be subverted to her closet and not off to school for our daughter. The size of your bag is perfect for all the goodies I carry hither and yon during the course of a days travels. Fortunately, no thick medical records to carry from one end of the hospital(clinic) to the far end a couple of football fields away(Medical records) now. That means I don't have to have a big city bike carrier bag like I used to. Your design and size is just perfect for my needs. I couldn't have designed it better my self. All the commercial ones on the market now are too thick-front to back. I don't know what everyone does with all that extra space.
Thank you for making such a beautiful, well designed work bag for me. I can't tell you how much pleasure it's going to give me carrying it. Everyday will be great with an equipment bag like this.
I'll be back for more later. Have a fantastic week,

Jim 8/26/09