Special Guest Starr Keller: Handbags for Healing

Handbags for Healing: One of my favorite vintage things.
By: Starr Keller

Several weeks ago, I participated as an artisan vendor at the Brownsburg Art Fair in Indiana. Staying true to my nearly-always-late arriving self, I was scurrying around, trying to set up my space with as much grace as I could muster in the wee morning hour and in unseasonably chilly temperatures. By the grace of the good Lord, I had been positioned right next to the nicest little couple: they were adorable, nice and most helpful. Once the show was underway and I had a chance to cruise their space, I instantly fell in love.

My favorite handbag - I must have this going into the fall season!

Vintage textiles of all kinds mixed and matched, sewn together to make the most adorable handbags I have ever seen greeted my eye. And the best part - the piece of the puzzle that I am looking to fill for my business - is that owner and designer Kendra is crafting for a purpose. Her company, Handbags for Healing, offers portions of her proceeds to charities of all kinds. I love what she states on her site: "We are all in need of healing, whether it be physical, emotional, or spiritual." It is Kendra's (and those family members on board)hope that by using upcycled and repurposed fabrics and sporting the cute Handbags for Healing label, that the good word of helping others will spread.
I, my friends, am certainly hooked!

 

In addition to handbags, Kendra and her crew craft these cutie little handmade dolls out of upcycled vintage textiles.

Little change purses too!

You can also visit them at their blog Handbags for Healing.

Starr

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Comments

[tina witherspoon]

love the vintage patchwork fabrics, and what a nice way to pay it forward.

[Ren]

Very sweet, primitive style. I like it.