Sneak Peeks!

Hopefully by now you've seen the new gray Kimball in the shop. Isn't she a beaut?

 

Well, I have a few other near finished newbies waiting in the wings and took some quick cell phone pictures as a teaser!

First off, the gray Randall:

 

Not the prettiest of pictures, but hopefully it gives you an idea. I'm excited about this one!

Next up, the black Lucy (or the Ninja Lucy, as Dan calls it):

Again, cell phones are not the best cameras! I hope to have these and a few other newbies ready to post up by the weekend. Fingers crossed!

A Little Peek!

 

I mentioned new designs a few times now, and there are a few prototypes in the Etsy shop! These are not the final deal, but a pretty good preview. So go on over and take a look.

And the new canvases and lining fabrics are here, so I may be a bit absent while I get the new colors made into bags, but I'll alert you to any new listings! Exciting!

It Was a Rainbow Coalition of Canvas!

 

Hello again! We have news.... the new colors have been selected and are on their way to the factory!*

Our new color line will include red, brown, blue, gray, and black. Excited to get those ready!

The new lining colors have been selected and I am pretty pumped for those too.

Another announcement:  New designs! There are several new designs to be listed with the new colors. I hope you will like them.

That's about all I can tell you now. The coming 2 weeks will be madness getting it all done and I hope to give you all a few sneak peeks in the process. EXCITED!

*"factory" is my work room. I like to envision it  like the beginning of Lavern and Shirley with the conveyer belts and women in bandanas. However, it is not. Its pretty quiet.

 

The Internet is a Thing?

Ahh, its good to be back here on the blog! The last few weeks have been a whir of special orders, new ventures/designs and other general insanities that have kept me from updating everyone.
But now we have some time to breath here and are going to take advantage of the opportunity. Tonight's tasks will be mostly clean up of the work space and taking a little inventory. I was working swiftly and with purpose the last week or so and it made a mess of the work room!

I have a few new designs in mind for the line as well as some samples on the way to me - that's right. New colors! We have had alot of requests for several new colors, and I got the hint! Received loud and clear and noted. Also, we may be changing our lining fabrics. I love the water tight cordura, but have never been 100% thrilled with the color offerings - so we are branching out. If there are any particular colors you like to see inside your bag let me know. I'll look into it!

On that note, I bid you farewell until next time (hopefully with new color choices!) and wish everyone well! Thanks for following us!

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An In Depth Look at the Randall

The Randall, or as he's known around here - Our Big Boy - is the product of many, many months of refining, rethinking and reworking. We finally got it!
So, let's go back to the beginning when my friend Randy got in touch with me about needing a bag for his laptop. We went over needs, wants, hates and loves and came up with something that he is hopefully still rockin' proud on the streets of Houston.
However, his "Randall" is very different than the one we are offering today. We had to tone down alot of the bells and whistles and refine it a bit, but I think what we ended up with is quite nice.

The exterior we kept really simple, we wanted this to be a bag that could be used ANYWHERE. Men, women, business, school, or whatever your situation. We are offering it in the three current Nikolette colors: Indigo, Chocolate and Rust.

Under the flap is my favorite part. We added a little organizational area on the front of the bag for things you need to access without opening the main zipper compartment. There are two gadget pockets lined in micro suede for phones, iPods, cameras, etc. The micro suede is perfect for touch screen devices. There is a key clasp and two larger pockets for small papers or pens, small notebooks or glasses.

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On the back of the bag we wanted to keep all the pockets large and flat so that the bag rests comfortably against your body when you wear it. So we have a large pocket on the back good for notebooks, files, papers, things of that nature. An iPad maybe?

Inside we kept it pretty simple, we didn't want to clutter it up too much in there. There's a large open pocket on the back side for tablets or a smaller laptop. I like to use that pocket for magazines or notebooks that tend to get bent and beat up in bags. On the front side is a large zipper pocket for things that need to be kept aside. There is also a pen slip and two larger pockets for laptop cords or anything else you need to secure. And a new feature I hope you'll be pleased to find is an elastic off to the side for a water bottle. I hate when my bottles are loose in a bag. This way they are tucked away nice and neat... and upright!

These are on a made to order status right now, and lead times are looking like early January 2012 for shipping, but you can always email us for a more accurate lead time on a particular color.
Happy holidays everyone!

We Have a Logo!

Isn't she cute?!
We have been working with a graphic designer to (finally!) make a real deal logo for Nikolette. And this is what we got! Why a cat? Well, because Nikolette is named after Miss Niko Jeanette Polka-Dot, my 11-year-old toothless black cat.
So, what's next? I see letterhead, new tags, billboards, logo frisbees... maybe I should slow down here.
We updated Etsy and of course the blog here.
I am looking into embossed vegan tags for the bags now that the logo is a done deal. What fun!
Well, til then, you can enjoy the kitty online.
Thanks to Clint and Kelly for all their hard work!