*Happy dance*
Through volunteering at a charity bridal shop in a nearby city, I met this amazing woman who makes fabric and leather handbags. When a veil or dress came in too trashed to sell, she'd salvage the embellishments and trim to use on handbags and jewelry (she had one leather clutch with a jeweled bow from a Pnina Tornai dress that was amazing).
I asked her a while back if she would scale down one of her bags for me to give to my bridesmaids as a gift.
She just posted the first bag in the design on her blog and I love it! She wanted to name it after me, but I was hesitant (my name given name is long), so she named it the Claire (my shorter, middle name).
Want to see it? The ones for my maids will have trim all around the flap, but this will give you the basic idea:
http://eahandbags.blogspot.com/2012/01/claire-clutch.htmlWhat are you all doing for bridesmaids gifts?