I've spent all winter rocking an eggplant-colored and eggplant-resembling shoulder bag. It's huge, made of soft leather, and was a pretty good buy (yes--- I bought a bag I could've made; I know, I know. . . and I'm sorry ). Anyway, don't get me wrong, I love the bag, but I don't love everything I carry in it. If you give me an inch, I'll take it. If you give me 3000 cubic inches, I will fill it. So, with spring in season, I felt as though I should take a lighter approach on life. I remembered a bag I made a few years ago in college, and decided it would be the perfect bag to ring in the spring. This cloth bag with metal handles opens like a bucket, so I can still fill it with my necessities (keys, cell, iPod, even a bottle of water) but is light enough to allow me and my Air-sign (Gemini) ways to float through the spring. I made a How To that you can check out here.

If you feel you need a more utilitarian accessory, you might find my laptop bag to be a handy how to.