A few months ago, while visiting a friend who had given birth a few weeks earlier, I was thinking about what I could give her that wouldn't just be another pile of stuff. Her small apartment in Gothenburg, Sweden, barely had room for anything else. It had to be something special, personalized, unique, useful, and very beautiful. Something that wouldn't just serve her for a few months, but that she could use for years. And then it came to me: Lulu Ferris multi-purpose bags!
I had been part of the Lulu team for almost a year, writing for this blog I love so much, and I knew all the handmade products in the store inside and out. Marga (that's my friend's name) told me she was trying to sew a bag for storing diapers, but since Blanca was born, it had been impossible to find time to finish it. There were now so many odds and ends scattered everywhere that she was going crazy trying to find what she needed at any given moment.
That's when it became perfectly clear to me: a pair of personalized multi-purpose bags, one large and one medium, would be the perfect gift. While Blanca was still a baby, Marga could use them to organize her things. And when the little one started daycare and school, they would continue to be just as useful, or even more so.
Custom backpacks and multi-purpose bags made to order
The best thing about personalized multi-purpose bags was precisely knowing that the gift was completely unique. When you customize every option, you know there won't be another one like it in the world. You choose the fabrics, the type of closure, how you want the handles (or whether you want handles at all), the measurements, and a thousand other details. Adding the child's name is, in my opinion, almost essential, because it's one of the things that makes it even more special.
And that's not all: do you want it plastic-coated inside so it won't get dirty? Add a little clear plastic window so you can see what's inside? An appliqué made of Kraft Tex to give it some style? A piece of chalkboard fabric to make it interactive? Two types of fabric? Or just one? Bias tape or cord?
Visit the multi-purpose bag section right now, because there you can see lots of photos of different models we've made to order. You'll also find all the information about measurements, prices, fabrics, shipping, and all the other details you'll want to know.
Imagine your ideal multi-purpose bag and tell us what it looks like in your mind; we'll make it a reality!
