Vicki Batman asks: What's in Your Closet? #HandbagMonday

   Handbag Monday Two weeks ago, I dressed for church in a rose pink silk sheath. I'd been carrying the adorable needlepoint bag in yellow with the daisies. Sadly, as is so with older bags, it's in for repair. Besides, it wasn't the perfect one for the silk dress. My eyes swept over the shelves in my closet and landed on this one:

 
an Enid Collins box bag. You may remember that I posted the red leather Enid a few weeks ago. Interestingly, that one was made after Enid sold the company. I still like it.
I bought this one off eBay (big surprise!). It is a wooden box with papier mache flowers are on it. Handpainted in a variety of pleasing colors on each side. There are flowers on the sides and the top. The name, Enid Collins, is stenciled on the bottom in black ink. Every squiggle around a flower, beading, etc., is hand done. The white straps  became reversed when I hung it on the doorknob for the action photo. Unfortunately, I don't remember what I paid.
I carried it for two days because I am worried about breaking the flowers. They are so cute and remind me of the sixties and seventies when mod stuff was really happening. (Am I dating myself? God, I hope not.)
I carried it to class on Monday and my friend was bowled over. She'd never seen it before (she's seen many) and really appreciated the artistry in this one.
 
So how did I do?