Spring Is In the Air

Just a few posts ago I was talking about how the year was over and we were soon starting 2008 and now its already March. I will be honest, it has just flown by. The snow is almost all melted here and pretty soon the flowers will be coming up.

It has been very busy for us as we took a brief hiatus from handbags for a couple weeks. The only reason for taking a break is that I simply needed one. Life gets busy sometimes and if your passion starts to make you tired, then it doesn't make you feel passionate anymore. Taking a break was necessary and much appreciated. I didn't totally neglect sewing mind you, as I needed to pad my wardrobe with some new skirts and tops.

Now with the snow melting the passion is returning and I can't wait to sit infront of my sewing machines and start producing more hot handbags for everyone. I wanted to share a recent experience with a new laptop bag pattern which I wasn't too satisfied with. I am going to take the pattern back to the drawing board and incorporate some of my own ideas to see if I can improve on the design enough to put it into full production. I'll need a clever name for the laptop bag if it joins the ranks of our other handbag lines.

Also, with spring comes the glorious wedding season. So far there is only one wedding we are attending this summer. That could change very soon as warmer weather prompts more proposals. The wedding season gives me an opportunity to experiment with a new wedding line of bags/satchels/clutches specifically for brides and bridesmaids. I will likely not add this to our regular line of handbags but it could be a special order item.

And on to the topic of diaper bags...I just want to say that when I started Luscious Handbags I had absolutely NO clue that diaper bags were going to be the 'it' item I made and sold the most of in 2007. It remains to be seen if 2008 will be equally as baby-crazed. So far, there are two friends of mine that are expecting this spring/summer. All the babies in my own family (nieces and nephews) have already arrived safely and I haven't heard of any other surprises or expectations so far. The year is still early - lots of time to have a December baby!

To end...I just want to issue a sort of apology about my website. I am sorry that it hasn't been updated as often as I'd like. I admit I am not all that technical when it comes to a site like this and my web designer is on maternity leave. (See what I mean - baby mania!) If you browse and don't see what you are looking for, drop me a line and I can help you further. I promise to have the site updated very soon - even if I have to get a 'For Dummies' book and do it myself!