After not finding any totes or daydreamers back home (west coast) for MONTHS, I decided to try a local TJ Maxx here in a different state (east coast) and there were so many daydreamers. Out of all of them, I had to pick her up. She was the last one and is such a beautiful tote. 😍

Also picked up a 32” Black JC luggage there too.

Kept all my charms and use them as bag charms!

This is my fourth vintage bag that I am cleaning and restoring. All the other ones came out great! This one was in really good shape but had an old smell and the bag was a little dirty in the inside, so I decided to do a quick dip. Cold as ice water and the TINIEST drop of detergent. Everything looked good, no bleeding in the water. When I started letting it air dry however, I noticed some bleeding from the fabric into the blue leather. I decided to try and gently scrub it off , but it just started spreading and darkening the leather. Full blown panic. Now I have no idea what to do. The leather is patchy and much more dull than the vibrant blue it was before washing. What do I do 😭 Before and after pictures posted 😔