Five years ago, Debbie @ Mountain Breaths and I received emails from Patti @ Pandora's Box alerting us to an amazing Courtly Check
tote listed in the MacKenzie-Childs clearance section.
We each jumped at the chance to own one of these roomy totes in our favorite "color" and decided it might be fun to blog about where
we traveled with our totes. As they say, "The rest is history!"
Tales of the Traveling Tote
Thanks to all my readers for following along on these adventures!
Miss Merri Mac and I love to travel and appreciate every one
for your interest and very thoughtful comments.
Our group is scattered across the US, literally from "sea to shining sea". Collectively, the Traveling Tote girls have traveled to 43 of the states in the US. Across the globe, the bags have traveled in France, Italy,
the United Kingdom, South Africa, Honduras, Mexico,
Grand Caymen, and cruised the Caribbean Islands.
In November, a huge box with a fabulous surprise arrived.
A Gift From MacKenzie-Childs
In recognition of the five year anniversary of the Traveling Totes,
MacKenzie-Chids generously surprised us with custom bags.
Each bags' fabrics were selected to represent the individuality of
each of us who are part of the Traveling Totes.
Ten "one-of-a-kind" bags!
Clockwise from top left:
Patti with Miss Tizzy@ Pandora's Box
Debbie with Miss Tassie @ Mountain Breaths
Sarah with Miss Poppy @ Hyacinths for the Soul
Rita with Miss Penny @ Panoply
Jenna with Miss Hello Gorgeous @ The Painted Apron
Cherry Kay with Miss Waverly @ Entertaining Women
Ricki Jill with Miss Square Peggy @The Sketchy Reader
Linda P with Miss Gigi @ Life and Linda
Jackie with Miss Pansy @ Purple Chocolat Home
Emily with Miss Lulu @ The French Hutch
I couldn't be more pleased with this very special tote.
It perfectly reflects my love of flowers and plaids
and pairs beautifully with much in my closet.
I chose to name my, one of a kind tote, Miss Poppy.
She definitely symbolizes the beauty, success, and lively imagination of my favorite company, MacKenzie-Childs.
Austin enacted a city ordinance in 2013 to ban the use of plastic bags.
While the ordinance was overturned in the summer of 2018,
most of us here in Austin are in the habit of taking our
own reusable bags when out shopping.
"We go together like milk and cookies!"
Miss Poppy makes the perfect shopping companion!
She is right by my side as we "pop" in and out of
my favorite places around town.
when I met my Stitch Club Austin friends for our
monthly gathering to stitch.
If you are a stitcher and want to find others
who enjoy the art of needlepoint,
look for a Stitch Club in you community. It's a movement across the country that started because of an Instragram account @millennial-needlepointer.
Word is stitch clubs are the new book club!
I ordered a cappuccino with a meringue topper drizzled
with ginger caramel and a side of gingerbread madeleines.
I won Best Order!
Four other stitchers went back andordered one of their own.
I'm eager to show Miss Poppy
more of our beautiful city!
Read on because MacKenzie-Childs has a
surprise for one of our readers!
One lucky reader has the chance to win a one-of-a-kind
MacKenzie-Childs tote of their own.
Visit each of the accounts below and leave a comment.
One lucky readers' name will be drawn 1/27/2020.
Good Luck!
Patti with Miss Tizzy@ Pandora's Box
Debbie with Miss Tassie @ Mountain Breaths
Sarah with Miss Poppy @ Hyacinths for the Soul
Rita with Miss Penny @ Panoply
Jenna with Miss Hello Gorgeous @ The Painted Apron
Cherry Kay with Miss Waverly @ Entertaining Women
Ricki Jill with Miss Square Peggy @The Sketchy Reader
Linda P with Miss Gigi @ Life and Linda
Jackie with Miss Pansy @ Purple Chocolat Home
Emily with Miss Lulu @ The French Hutch
MacKenzie-Childs!
Thank you,
I love you so much!
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