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The girls went shopping at Bazaar Bizarre – a crafty faire – in San Francisco, yesterday. In general, the crafty things were nice, but not exciting enough to coax cash from my pockets (except the tasty looking and tasting cupcakes). There was one non-baked star which came mighty close to freeing me of $175 – Rebe. Their selection of clothing, some made from refashioned and recycled textiles, were exciting, but the bags and wallets were most tempting.

I’m quite fond of this:

and this:

and almost bought this:

Since some of the materials in each bag were recycled, every bag is unique, and all of them are quite richly layered. I’m most excited that the bags were not just aesthetically pleasing, but well constructed and highly practical. The bag I’ve pictured above can come with a laptop insert, but is usually lined in oilcloth. The smaller bags were the most well thought through in the entire bazaar – with thoughtfully constructed pockets and magnetic closures. (The larger bags were zippered.)