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No, I\u2019m not new to Etsy<\/a>, I\u2019ve been a lurker for like forever. But owning a small independent business, studying in the evenings and having kids, do not leave much money for personal treats. So when my old bag gave in (it was so worn out that there was no hope, it died, may it rest in peace) I finally found the opportunity I was waiting for to splash out over at Etsy. Did I take lightly on the challenge of finding the perfect bag? Let me tell you, I did not! Hours were spent researching, I actually went through all 250 pages with listed bags to find mine, and quite a few ended up on my favourites list. But when looking for the perfect, there is always something that isn\u2019t quite right. So in the end I was completely in love with, not one, but two bags. <\/p>\n

Nei, jeg er ikke ny p\u00e5 Etsy<\/a>, jeg har sneket rundt der inne i en evighet. Men n\u00e5r man driver en liten uavhengig bedrift, studerer p\u00e5 kveldstid og har familie s\u00e5 er det ikke s\u00e5 mye penger igjen til \u00e5 bruke p\u00e5 personlige utskeielser. S\u00e5 da den gamle veska mi d\u00f8de (den var s\u00e5 utslitt at det virkelig ikke var noe h\u00e5p, m\u00e5tte den hvile i fred) fikk jeg endelig en anledning til \u00e5 handle p\u00e5 Etsy. Dette var ikke en misjon jeg tok lett p\u00e5, \u00e5 nei da, jeg brukte timesvis p\u00e5 research og gikk igjennom alle de 250 sidene med vesker, og noen av de endte opp p\u00e5 favoritt lista mi. Men n\u00e5r man leter etter det perfekte, s\u00e5 er det jo alltid noe \u00e5 plukke p\u00e5. S\u00e5 til slutt hadde jeg forelsket meg fullstendig i ikke bare en, men to vesker.
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The size, shape and embellishments of this Fortuner bag were perfect.
\nSt\u00f8rrelsen, fasongen og detaljene p\u00e5 denne Fortuner veska var helt perfekt til min bruk.<\/em>
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\nBut I fell completely in love with the Picoral Cinnamon design, and the fact that it has a zipper closing.
\nMen jeg falt for designet p\u00e5 Pictoral Cinnamon, og det at den kunne lukkes med glidel\u00e5s.<\/em>
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Fortunately these two are made by the same designer, so I contacted the lovely Ken Sim<\/a> to see if it was possible to combine the two designs into a customised bag made especially for me.
\nNow this turned out to be a challenge for my patience, but knowing I\u2019ve asked for all this work to be done this was expected, and about 6 weeks after having placed my order my bag arrived. I love it! It is pretty, still very hard wearing, I can easily carry my old and heavy 15\u201d MacBook Pro in it, and I have to say the craftsmanship put into this bag is of a very high quality. So there you have it, Etsy-virginity lost, and I\u2019ll definitely be back for more!<\/p>\n

Heldigvis for meg s\u00e5 er disse to modellene laget av en og samme person, s\u00e5 jeg kontaktet hyggelige Ken Sim<\/a> for \u00e5 h\u00f8re om det var mulig \u00e5 kombinere disse to i en veske spesiallaget for meg. Riktignok ble dette en enorm utfordring for t\u00e5lmodigheten min, men jeg visste jo at jeg hadde bedt om mye ekstraarbeid og at jeg m\u00e5tte regne med lang leveringstid, og omtrent seks uker etter at jeg bestilte kom endelig veska i posten. Jeg elsker den! Den er pen, samtidig som den vil t\u00e5le mye, jeg kan med letthet b\u00e6re min gamle og tunge 15\u201d MacBook Pro i den, og jeg m\u00e5 si at h\u00e5ndverket som er lagt ned i denne veska er av en veldig h\u00f8y kvalitet. S\u00e5 s\u00e5nn var det, Etsy-jomfrudommen er mista, og jeg vil definitivt komme tilbake for mer!<\/em><\/p>\n

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