A Christmas Shell

This is the purse I would always pull out of my closet to use all through the holiday season, sometimes even into January. I bought it in a craft booth at a music festival many years ago.

You may remember from an earlier post that I now have a new purse, a Miche Bag, which allows me to change the shell to match my outfit (or my mood).
Remember this photo?

As one of my birthday gifts this fall I picked out a holiday shell for my Miche Bag. They only had a few to choose from and several of those were a little too "glitzy" for everyday use. This one, though, seemed to be just right! Understated, yet still festive!

Coordinating

Okay. So I admitted in the 8 Questions post that I'm not exactly a fashion maven. My wardrobe consists of mostly shorts, capris, t-shirts, and the like. Winter brings out the jeans and fleece. However, just because I rarely dress up and don't always adhere to the latest trends, that doesn't mean I don't try to look nice. I like to wear fun jewelry and coordinate my accessories with my clothing. One of my favorite ways to do this is with my nifty glasses I told you about here.

I now have a new way to accessorize: The Miche Bag. This has to be the most fun purse I've ever had! "How can a purse be fun?", you might ask. Because I can change the outer shell to match my outfit in the blink of an eye! I always loved the styles of my mother's time when women would match their handbags and shoes to their dresses, but in reality it's a pain to switch purses. Now I can do that without having to move the "innards". Speaking of innards... I've always been quite picky about my purses. I don't like the hobo or satchel types where everything ends up in the bottom. I also don't like a purse that is so big it could include the kitchen sink along with everything else. When I first saw an ad for the Miche Bag I couldn't tell what the inside looked like as far as compartments and I wasn't sure which size I wanted. That kept me from ordering online. While on vacation this summer we walked past a Miche Bag kiosk in one of the hotels and I had the opportunity to examine one in real life. It was everything I had hoped it would be! After a little haggling, I walked out with a purse and four shells. My husband treated me to two more shells for my birthday. I may never have to buy another purse again!

Today I wore a red t-shirt. That called for my red frames and the shell pictured here.

Stairway to Heaven

Check out my new purse!!

My daughter and I went to a fun little boutique this week where we saw this purse, along with several others, made by a company called Band In My Hand L.L.C. Each purse is made from a record and its original cover.

“Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin was always a favorite of mine and I have this same album in my collection of LPs. I was tempted by Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” album, but if you’re familiar with that cover, it’s not the most exciting in the world. If they’d had “Dark Side of the Moon” I’d have gotten it in a heartbeat. Some of the others in stock were albums by The Beatles, The Eagles, Black Sabbath, Elvis, The Grateful Dead and Bon Jovi.

Someone more clever than I am could probably make their own. Why, though, would I want to do that to my own records when I still occasionally listen to them?