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The Morelle Truffle: Gorgeous in Green and Perfect in Purple

kellytirman — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:05:27 +0000

It is no secret that I am crazy about the Truffle Bag by morelle (see my Lovely in Lilac post from last month). It meets all my criteria for a good bag. It is handmade, colorful, functional, large enough to double as a diaper bag and yet sturdy enough to hold a laptop. Although Katie Grigoratou (owner and designer of morelle) has also designed Truffles made out of canvas and linen I am particularly fond of the ones she makes out of colored leather.

To be honest, I wasn’t planning to buy another Truffle (at least not this year) but then I caught wind of her Winter Collection. When I spotted not only the green leather Truffle but a purple one, I knew I would not be able to resist. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a good leather bag in purple or green? It is HARD. I have been trying for years. I came close once, with a large green leather bag by Tano, but ultimately it lacked the function and durability that I require (the lining ripped constantly, the snaps broke and it never held my stuff in an organized fashion).

The only thing that stopped me from buying them both today is the fact that she is completely out of stock. I contacted her and she assured me that she is presently hard at work in her studio trying to meet the demand. So for now I’ll be patient and wait (just like everyone else) but with any luck I will be sporting a Truffle in both green and purple sooner rather than later.

Additional Tip: Besides green, purple, lilac, cobalt blue, white, and teal the leather Truffle comes in additional colors as well. If you are interested in a specific color please contact Katie to discuss.

About Kelly Tirman

Kelly Tirman is the mom behind kellytirman.com and serves as Sr. Manager of Operations for Walmart’s Global eCommerce User Experience, Insights & Analytics teams. Kelly’s blog focuses on sharing ideas on urban living; including general lifestyle, raising multilingual children and organic beauty.

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The Morelle Truffle: Lovely in Lilac

kellytirman — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:36:00 +0000

Yep, I did it again. I bought another purse off of etsy, this time it is a stunning Truffle in Lilac. It was on sale (20% off) which only made it more tempting. This isn’t the first purse I have purchased from morelle. I purchased a Truffle made out of an eggplant colored canvas less than a year ago but when I saw this featured on Making it Lovely I just couldn’t help myself.

I mean come on, who could possibility resist soft leather in a shinny lilac finish? Obviously I can’t. Good thing, it is plenty big enough to double as a diaper bag when Ivey and I go out to lunch with the ladies.

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The Perfect Pink Mobile on Etsy

kellytirman — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:16:38 +0000

After searching for months it appears I have finally found the perfect nursery mobile. This mobile from LivsLullaby meets my following criteria:

Matches the overall color scheme of the nursery (pink and brown)
Works with my Eames Style Rocker, crib, changing table and dresser
Hangs from the ceiling and not the side of the crib
Does not require batteries or winding
Feminine and whimsical without being over the top cutesy
Unique and ideally handmade

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I am so Loving this Stained Glass Necklace

kellytirman — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:28:14 +0000

My ex-coworker and friend Sara Moseley kept raving about this one particular etsy.com seller which of course meant I had to check it out and boy was I glad I did.

SarahsSky makes amazing jewelry. I have always I loved stained glass but until I saw her designs I had never imagined wearing stained glass as jewelry. I am especially fond of her spinning stained glass pendants and purchased one in purple. Her jewelry is packaged in these extremely cute handmade gift boxes which makes it a perfect gift.

BTW it looks like SarahsSky is on Twitter (@SarahsSky)

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