hello lovely neighbours, how are you? oh look at that, it’s already thursday! who knew? well, yesterday was a very busy day around here, and i hadn’t any time to come here and say hello! so in case you haven’t noticed we have a lot of new sponsors on the blog and i’m so happy to have them on board! this month alone, i had the pleasure to welcome 4 new sponsors, boutique minimaliste, emma lamb, marianna jamadi and our lovely sponsor of today – fabric and handle! i’m so happy to have all these on board throughout december!
fabric and handle is about creating useful and stylish bags! and i guess i can say they have accomplished their mission! their bags are absolutely gorgeous and ! i mentioned these bags for the first time in june 2011 and i am still in love!
“founded in 2006 by salinya suthinarakorn, our mission has been the same for the last few years. creating well designed, useful and stylish bags. we work with a small team of tailors and leather workers to guarantee the quality of our handmade bags. we believe that besides good design, it is craftsmanship and attention to detail that make the difference.”
as usual salinya answered a few questions, so that you can get to know her a little bit, which i think is always a good thing when we love something, right?
hello there! how are you feeling today? so, what can you tell us about yourself? i’m an optimistic, independent person who enjoy being with the nature.
hum, very nice! when you think about your life and journey so far, what makes you proud? i always try to understand others rather than focusing on my own feelings in any situation.
do you know something… i will meet your best friend in a while… what could he/she say to me about you? salinya is a creative, passionate and very balanced person. she is passionate about her job,and she enjoys it so much that it doesn’t seem like work at all. and i have to say something about food… of course! when she is not working on new accessory ideas you probably find her in the kitchen trying some new recipe.
imagine that it is 1985… what are you doing? i’m probably doing some arts in a studio or playing music somewhere.
in three words… can you describe me your work? simple design, natural materials and multiple use.
let’s say i love handbags (so hard to imagine!) and end up on your shop… what do you think will make me buy something from you? well crafted handbags at reasonable prices. we also really appreciate our customers and do our best to make sure it is a joy to shop with us.
what would be your next step as a business owner? i’m not a very good business owner. i’m just doing what i enjoy doing, which is creating things that i like. my next step is to keep doing that.
if you think about your business, and your ups and downs, what do you think has worked for you in all these years you’ve been an entrepreneur? be honest to yourself, your work and your customers.
what is your favorite handmade shop and why? i always support local handmade designers wherever i visit. it’s really hard to choose my favorite. let’s say i love fabric i can spend the whole day in a handwoven fabric shop. these people who weave those complicated pattern fabric are real artists.
fabric and handle has brand new bags on their collection, the tote backpacks, which are really cute, as it’s a bag serving as messenger bag, backpack and tote bag! now that’s a cool idea!
my favourites are still the gorgeous tote shopping bags, i still haven’t lost my hope to get my hands on one of these one day! but guess what, there is something that might help me and you to get one of these beauties!
salinya has a special coupon code for us to use for 20% off! just use APT20 during checkout on the shop and that’s it! it’s available for one week!
you can also join fabric and handle on facebook, so that you can get in touch with the news! and this is it my friends! go ahead and enjoy the rest of your day and if you have the time, start planning your weekend! is it gonna rock? better be!
Kate says
love these – the last one is my fav!
twiggs says
hello kate!! aren’t these so great?! i love them since the very first day!!