Oh how I LAUGHED to discover we'd gotten each other the same item (essentially) from the absolutely fantastic seller of the Crafty Tokyo Mama shop.
In the background is the bag I got from Janine's shop quite a while ago, I brought snacks and goodies to Friend's house - this bag sees a lot of use! (And don't judge it by this horrible photo, it is a beautiful bag suffering in a bad lighting situation.)
Clear back in May of 2010 I was staying at Friend's house, hanging out in the guest room, browsing etsy and dreaming of a reusable shopping bag that I could fold up and actually remember to take into the store with me. I found Crafty Tokyo Mama and her bags were gorgeous, made of cotton fabric (no weird, crinkly, or lead-laden junk) and rolled up into a super portable size. And since the shipping cost - even from Japan - was perfectly reasonable, I fell in love with the bag. Janine contacted me only to tell me she used to live in my area of Oregon (city one) - to which I stared in dumb amazement at my computer screen! - and is now living in her beautiful Japanese countryside (city two).
Here at Friend's house we are admiring our bags and chuckling at ourselves and I'm thinking it really is a small world after all.
5 comments:
That is a hoot! Great minds think alike.
Those bags are sweet. I am going to go check out that etsy shop right now.
How funny! That's how you know you're great friends!
what a great story!! and i love all three bags...they are beautiful!
Perfect gifts. So well chosen.
I enjoyed every word of your post!
This is why I wait to leave feedback until after the holidays; I don't want to spoil any surprises. ;-) Thanks for the shout out! ~Janine
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