Welcome to my Target handbag. Lol, maybe this is why I have taken forever! With all of the beautiful Coach, Fiorelli, and Vera Bradley posts out in the blogosphere, could my little Target bag really compare? Honestly, despite its $12 clearance price tag, this bag has been serving me well. I originally bought it exclusively for NYC, since I wanted a cross-body bag for all of the walking we’d be doing. But once we got back, I realized I didn’t want to switch over to anything else! So I’ve remained in this paisley beauty:
My favorite part is how full I can stuff this thing! Hmmmm, sound familiar? The Malden is also getting fatter by the day!
Here’s what is inside:
Back row from left:
– crochet pen bag
– current book (Inside of a Dog)
– Malden!
– everything bag: contains Excedrin, chapstick, lipgloss, mirror, bandages, hair ties, odds and ends
– booklight (only if I know I’ll be using it). This thing is actually amazing, and will get its own review soon!
Front row from left:
– Blackberry (although I am itching for something new)
– business card holder
– Coach coin purse (from the outlet store of course!)
– Cute owl Paperchase sticky notes and boring purple ones- I tend to flag book passages all the time!
– Glasses case, since I only need them when reading or on the computer
– Altoids, cinnamon only!
– Keys: house, parents house, bike lock, and beloved Subaru (again, this will have its own post- the Subaru, not the keys!)
– point and shoot camera with case- I never leave home without some sort of camera on me!
And finally, Frankie! He wouldn’t leave me alone while trying to take these pictures, so I figured he just wanted you all to see him today 🙂
And that’s it! Happy Saturday!
Frankie is so cute! I really enjoyed your post. You get a lot of stuff in your handbag although it doesn't seem that huge.
Cutest. Dog. On. The. Planet.
Crochet pen bag=FABULOUS. You made it, yes? I love it.
I missed my BB after I traded it for an Android phone. Now I don't have any cell phone..and don't miss it that much…weird.
Is that book good? What kind of P&S do you use?
Kiss Frankie the precious pooch 4 me!! (I'd carry him in my bag too, he's AWESOME)
Thanks CP! I love that this bag holds way more than it looks like it should!
Lol Rori! Yeah, he's pretty cute! I did crochet the pen bag, and the book is very good so far. I plan to do a review once I'm done.
This point and shoot is a little Nikon. Not the best, but I didn't realize my D50 was broken until I was at the airport on the way to visit my newborn nieces last October so I had to buy something in a rush 🙁 It works, but isn't ideal. Oh well…
I love What's in my Bag posts too… and your dog is a cutie 😉
Frankie looks so cute that he should be in your bag as well.
Love bag posts. Thanks! I will be doing another one soon, as my new glasses came in. This way, I can write about both items in one post.
Wow! That bag is cute, a bargain, and holds so much more than it looks like it could (or should, for that matter)! You have a clown car bag. 😉
Frankie is adorable. And, did you use a pattern for the crocheted bag? Or did you wing it? I am picking up that hobby (again) this week. If willing to share that pattern, please let me know.
@Sandra, Lol! Yes, clown car bag for sure!
The bag is a combo of pattern/winging it. The flower started as a pattern, but I ended up making it up! The rest is just a basic granny square with fabric sewn inside. I get most of my patterns from http://crochetpatterncentral.com/index.php
They have a ton of granny squares and flowers- I'm sure you'll find a fun combo! I ended up making a 7" diameter square and it fits 10 pens comfortably 🙂
I had this bag!! And I got it to go to NYC as well. It worked amazingly and I miss it now that I don't have it (it finally began to wear away). If only I could find a new one just as good as this one was :]