Sasaki Bags: Mashed Potatoes

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Mashed Potatoes

I just finished up my order of 20 market totes for a client in Idaho. I especially love the ones with the potato lining. They are so novel! Having just boxed them for shipping, my living room has 20 less bags sitting in every corner. (keep smiling menehune man!) I am nowhere near caught up though. I just want to thank my customers who place their orders and patiently wait for me to craft each one. I wish there was a quicker way, but unless I raised my prices considerably and hired someone to outsource....no, I don't want to go that route! So I will just keep on making each bag, one at a time and taking a few minutes here and there to stop and smell the gardenia.

a hui hou

3 comments:

wildflowr said...: Have you taken a moment to make your own bag yet? *eager to see how that one turns out*; April 22, 2009 at 2:22 PM
Sasaki Bags said...: Yes! Actually I did a couple of weeks ago. I am now a proud owner of a Bolton-Sasaki Bag and the compliments never stop! Thanks Stephanie!; April 22, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Mimi said...: I can hardly wait to see these bags here in Idaho! They are beautiful!; April 23, 2009 at 8:15 AM

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Sasaki Bags are made in Hawaii by me, Barb Sasaki. I have been an entrepeneur at heart as long as I can remember. As kids growing up in North Idaho, my sister and I were always figuring out some way to make extra money. At times we collected discarded glass bottles to redeem for cash. We would take our loot and go to the nearest bowling alley. Our money would usually pay for one game of bowling, which we split, and one pair of shoes so we would just keep trading off the shoes for who ever was "on deck". Being the youngest, meant the bowling shoes were usually 2 sizes too big!

I have made Hawaii my home since July of 1994. In 2006, I was injured at work. I had a pretty hard time accepting that I was physically unable to do the work I had done before. I guess I had always correlated my self-worth with my income so when that dwindled, so did my self esteem. While recovering from surgery on the second shoulder, I decided to take my future back into my own hands and find a way to make some money and a little self -worth at the same time. I had come to realize through the extended time away from the workforce, that women sometimes need to buy themselves something just to make them feel good. The 'ole "retail therapy"!

Being a woman whose weight is always up and down, purchasing clothing was merely depressing but buying jewelry or a handbag could cheer me up. I got to thinking that I surely wasn't alone. Other women must enjoy affordable "treats" too!

At first I began making the wristlet which has become my signature bag because I could not carry a shoulder bag following the surgeries. Then I discovered that they held pretty much everything I ever needed to carry. I found joy in creating bags that made me smile. That is why you will see so many novelty bags in my line. When I make a bag that cracks me up, that is a good day! (*see my watermelon bag!)

I also love making the elegant evening bag. (*see Sienna) Adding silk and feathers to a simple design and watching it come to life. That is how my Diva collection was born. Some bags just ask to be given a name and a proper birthday. I don't name "my girls" until they are completely finished. Some of them I labor long and hard on. Some come a little easier...but they are all a part of me.

I hope you enjoy Sasaki Bags. I am always seeking inspiration in everyday life. If you have a hobby or profession you would like to show off to the world...let me know about it and perhaps I can translate it into a one of a kind bag...just for you.

Aloha,
Barb Sasaki

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Mashed Potatoes

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