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AQS Paducah – two more days!

Roy — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:00:51 +0000

Paducah has always been a great show for us. Having moved our booth into the Expo Center (from the Pavilion, where we’ve been for the last 5 years) was definitely a good move. We believe MORE of you were able to see us there and we are so thankful for the opportunity to exhibit there.

This was also the first time we’ve sponsored at AQS. We usually find it difficult to do so because we do allocated ALL the profits from our shows to go back to the talented artisans who make all of our Laga Handbags and Accessories. However, we wanted to try it out and see if it produced better results. We are very thankful that it did.

We are also very thankful for those of you who have attended this show and especially those who visited our booth. Without you we cannot continue providing income and education to the tsunami survivors we serve and who make all of our Laga Handbags and Accessories. We have met more wonderful people this year who have now become our friends. And to our loyal friends/family, we appreciate you more than words can say!

As always, we so enjoy taking photos of you and we’d like to share just a few of them for you here:

Lots of BLUE going out the door here in Paducah on the first couple of days, as well as our black combinations, but blue was definitely predominant! Then other colors began to surface… Look at those smiles! Evidence that they are all thrilled with their new Laga acquisitions! The show was so busy the first two days that it was difficult to stop and take pics of everyone, but we are so thankful for all who came in support!

We hope you will contact us and/or post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lagahandbags/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lagahandbags/ about how much you love your new Laga Handbags and Accessories! We sure would appreciate it if you would!

We look forward to seeing more of you in the last couple of days of the show!

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Don’t forget that we do have our Mother’s Day Promotion running right now through April 23! If you’re not on our email list yet, please click here and sign up so you don’t miss out on any specials we have going! And if you mention the promotion in Paducah, we will certainly honor it for you! See you there!

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AQS Paducah starts Today!

Roy — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:00:35 +0000

We are so excited to see you in Paducah!
But please remember…… OUR. LAGA. BOOTH. HAS. MOVED.

Please don’t look for us in the Pavilion because we are no longer there! This year, Laga Handbags can be found in the Expo Center in Booth 1109! And if you have a difficult time finding us, we have an ad in the Show Book. Be sure to refer to that ad because you will receive 10% off if you do… and we are also participating in “I Am AQS” so AQS members get an additional 10% off!!

We are so excited to see you! COME FIND US!!!

AQS QuiltWeek Paducah
Schroeder Expo Center
Laga booth #1109
415 Park Avenue
Paducah, Kentucky 42001

Wed, April 18 – 9am to 6pm
Thu, April 19 – 9am to 6pm
Fri, April 20 – 9am to 6pm
Sat, April 21 – 9am to 4pm

For more show information, click here

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Fun Fact:
Bob Dylan’s real name is Robert Zimmerman

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We are also running our Mother’s Day Promotion now through April 23rd, so please don’t miss out on that! Click Here to get on our email list for all of the details! If you mention this in our booth we will certainly honor the promotion in Paducah! See you there!

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Mother’s Day Promo + Paducah opens

Roy — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:00:48 +0000

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and we want to make sure you know: LAGA IS HAVING A SPECIAL PROMOTION!

We’re starting the celebrations EARLY, so be on the lookout for our amazing Laga Specials starting TODAY! We will be giving you lots of wonderful gift ideas over the next week. Please be sure to CLICK HERE to sign up and receive our emails so you don’t miss out!
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We had such a great time at MQX New England for our first time, but there’s no time to waste so we made our way down two days later to to set up for the biggest and best quilt show in the East: AQS QuiltWeek Paducah! And, of course, that’s the reason you will find Laga Handbags here!!!

Please don’t look for us in the Pavilion – we are no longer there! Because OUR. LAGA BOOTH. HAS. MOVED.
This year, Laga Handbags can be found in the Expo Center in booth 1109! And if you have a difficult time finding us, we have an ad in the Show Book. Be sure to refer to that ad because you will receive 10% off if you do… and we are also participating in “I Am AQS” so AQS members get an additional 10% off!!
We are so excited to see you! COME FIND US!!!

AQS QuiltWeek Paducah
Schroeder Expo Center
Laga booth #1109
315 Park Avenue
Paducah, Kentucky 42001

Preview is TONIGHT!
Tue, April 17 – 7pm to 9pm

Wed, April 18 – 9am to 6pm
Thu, April 19 – 9am to 6pm
Fri, April 20 – 9am to 6pm
Sat, April 21 – 9am to 4pm

For more show information, click here

What a wonderful time to visit Paducah! Quilters and others alike will also enjoy visiting The National Quilt Museum, take a stroll along the river to enjoy the flood wall murals “Wall to Wall Murals,” and maybe even get a glimpse of the Mississippi Queen River Boat as it sails by. Oh, and don’t forget A Night with Ricky Tims (musician and quilter) at the Carson Center on April 20th!

What make this time of year in Paducah so special to me is the beautiful Dogwood trees that are in full bloom. Oh. My. Goodness. What a spectacular sight! Last year, the City of Paducah led a 10-mile lighted tour and it was absolutely breath-taking! This year the tour ends before AQS QuiltWeek Paducah begins (April 1-15), so if you are in town before the quilt show starts, it is definitely worth taking! In any case, you can always get a map and drive your car for a self-guided tour. You will definitely not be disappointed! https://www.paducah.travel/dogwoodtrail/

As far as dining goes, Paducah does not disappoint in their variety of restaurants and eateries.

Some of our faves are Flamingo Row (ask for Crash because she’s the best!) , Tribeca known for its amazing Mexican cuisine, Kirchhoff’s Bakery which is open mainly for breakfast and lunch and features highly recommended Weekly Specials, and don’t miss JP’s Bar & Grill (same owners as Tribeca) which has live music and features Happy Hour from 5-7pm every day.

And don’t forget about the amazing shopping opportunities all around town! Paducah is definitely not to be missed if you’re a quilter! But even if you’re not (like me), it is truly adorable and such a quaint place to visit.

We, at Laga Handbags, would be so pleased to have you come visit us in Paducah to attend this fabulous show and to help support us as we endeavor to continue our work with and for our beautiful and talented artisans in Aceh. When you do, please mention our LAGA HANDBAGS BLOG and our Free Gift offer exclusively for those of you who are on our email list!

CLICK HERE to go to our website!

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Recap of MQX Quilt Festival

Roy — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:00:13 +0000

Our Very First Time in New Hampshire was a huge success, thanks to all of YOU! We were overwhelmed by your love and support! We just had to include pictures of some more of you with your new Laga Handbags and Accessories:

1. Carla Berno: Tenang shoulder bag and match wallet Uang large fold in black/cream 2. Barbara Keegan: Harapan small shoulder bag in brown/cream 3. Dona McKenzie: Harapan small shoulder bag in black/grey 4. Joan Sullivan: Eyeglass case in blue/red/white, Pagi small handbag in burgundy/cream, Mudah cross body in dark blue/cream 5. Joka Quigley: Harapan small shoulder bag in dark blue/cream, Saku pouches in black/cream, dark blue/black, brown/cream 6. Peg Kelley (and her mom): Harapan large shoulder bag in burgundy/cream 7. Kellie Parham: Sehat handbag in burgundy/cream 8. Terri Vadenais: Harapan large shoulder bag in dark blue/cream and matching Uang zip small wallet 9. Katherine Roden: Damai handbag in black/pink/white 10. Adele Scott and her staff/family: Pintar cross body in black/cream, Uang zip small wallet in dark blue/black, Tenang shoulder bag in black/grey 11. Sally Payne: Ria Plus cross body in black/brown, Uang small fold wallet in black/batik and Robin Bunch: Ria Plus cross body in black/brown, Eyeglass case in black/batik 12. Tracy Batryn: Pagi large shoulder bag in brown/red/cream

Thank you to ALL of you ladies who so graciously humored me by letting me take your picture (there were SO many more that I couldn’t include here) – we certainly do appreciate ALL of your loyalty, support and friendship! It has been such a blessing to be here and to meet all of you and to have the opportunity to share our Laga Story with you!! A very special thanks to Janet-Lee Santeusanio and Mary Schilke and the entire MQX staff/volunteers for all of their hard work on making this show a great success for everyone!

We’ve already packed up and are already on our way to our next show:

AQS QuiltWeek Paducah
Schroeder Expo Center
Laga Handbags Booth #1109
415 Park Street
Paducah, KY

We hope to see you there!

PS: Please post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lagahandbags/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lagahandbags/ about how much you love your Laga Handbags and Accessories! It would mean the world to us!

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MOTHER’S DAY IS AROUND THE CORNER!

As we do every year, we hold a Mother’s Day campaign of special savings. Usually we do this in the month of May. However, this year we have decided to do this in April! So…

TOMORROW April 17th we will BEGIN our Mother’s Day Campaign!

APRIL 17-23

you can expect to SAVE for Mother’s Day!

Beginning at midnight PST, you will Save 25% on EVERYTHING on our website https://www.laga-handbags.com/

Use Coupon Code: MOM25

If you reside in or near the Southern California area, please feel free to visit our Showroom!

Stand by for more details!
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Fun Fact:
The total number of steps in the Eiffel Tower are 1665

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Laga coming to New England

Roy — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:00:38 +0000

We are so excited to announce that, for the Very First Time, Laga Handbags will be exhibiting at MQX New England! Having exhibited at their Midwest show in Springfield, IL two years in a row, we know that we are going to enjoy meeting all the long-armers in Manchester, NH!

MQX New England
Manchester Downtown Hotel (previously Radisson)
Laga booth #192
700 Elm Street
Manchester, New Hampshire 03101

Preview Night In Two Days!
Wed, April 11 – 7:00 to 9:30pm

Thur, April 12 – 9:00am to 6:00pm
Fri, April 13 – 9:00am to 6:00pm
Sat, April 14 – 9:00am to 5:00pm

For more information about the show, click here

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Since we have never been to New Hampshire or its surrounding areas, we don’t have any recommendations of places we love. But we’ll be checking out TripAdvisor and trying some of their recommended attractions!

But we will be bringing a wonderful array of our beautiful Laga Handbags for your to enjoy! We will be featuring some of our newest color combinations and models, but our same stunning Laga style is never compromised and will not disappoint! So please be sure to save some of your shopping dollars and support us as we continue to serve our amazing and talented artisans in Aceh province, Sumatra, Indonesia who make all of our handbags and accessories on non-electric foot-pedal machines, hand-guided by memory (we will have a video running so you can see it for yourself)!

Also, when you do come visit Laga booth #192 here in beautiful New England, please make sure to mention our LAGA HANDBAGS BLOG for a Special Gift for those of you who are on our email list! See you soon!

In the meantime, please feel free to check out our website! Or shop the images below!

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Recap of Lancaster Quilt Show + Recipe

Roy — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:00:21 +0000

As always, Lancaster was a wonderful show for Laga! We appreciate those of you who came to visit our booth for all of your love and support! We know this year it wasn’t easy for some of you to get here due to the snow storm that gave us 12 inches on opening day! So we really do appreciate your efforts!

Here are a few of the moments we shared with our lovely customers this week:

Bunga seemed to be a popular bag with several of our customers this year!

Sharon Benz (wearing the black/grey) got support from her friend to buy her first Laga! Lori Jones snagged the only Bunga we had in black/red/cream and Linda Edwards (who has several Laga’s of her own) encouraged her friend Regina to buy the blue/cream who was truly pleased with her first Laga bag! Congratulations ladies!

Lorraine Harnish from APQS has been coveting co-worker Gretchen Adams’ Harapan large handbag and decided it was high time she got one of her own! Isn’t it a beauty in burgundy/black? Great choice, Lorraine!

Mothers and daughters LOVE Laga! Yet another family, Elizabeth Brigham (holding her new Pagi large in black/brown) and her daughter Barbara Denys with her Harapan small in black/grey, chose Laga to be their new handbag obsession, and we are so grateful they did!

And Kathleen Webb, from Studio 180 Designs, came to purchase three Laga bags to give as gifts to some very special (and lucky!) people in her life. She chose the Ria in black/cream and brown/red/cream and the Mudah in blue/cream. They are all so adorable, don’t you think? Thank you, Kathleen!

There are so many more pictures we took at the Lancaster show but this is just a sampling of our wonderful Laga friends and family… hopefully we can include some of those pictures in a later blog. Thank you ALL for your loyalty, support and friendship! It means the world to us and to the tsunami survivors we serve <3

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We look forward to seeing you at our next show coming up next month:

MQX New England: April 11-14
Radisson Manchester Downtown Hotel
Laga Booth #192
400 Elm Street
Manchester, New Hampshire

We hope to see you there!

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SPINACH based salad

Ingredients:

5 ounces fresh spinach (half a 10 ounce bag)
3/4 cup chopped celery
3/4 cup dried cranberries
1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges – or fresh Cuties or Halos
or 1 cup of pomegranate seeds
1 large Granny Smith Apple
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/3 cup pecans
Optional: Feta cheese & Orecchiette (little ears) pasta

Dressing:
4 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2-4 teaspoons white sugar – Or use Honey to taste or Stevia
1/8 teaspoon each: paprika, onion powder
1 tablespoon poppyseeds

Throw it all together!

Fun Fact:
Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter are all banned in China

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AQS Lancaster: 2 more days!

Roy — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:00:25 +0000

We have been having so much fun at AQS QuiltWeek Lancaster this week! In spite of the crazy snow storm, we were so please to find a nice-sized crowd at the show! It’s hard to believe there are only TWO DAYS left!

Thank you so much to those who have supported Laga Handbags thus far this year – we have so enjoyed seeing our long-time friends and making new ones!

In your honor, we have featured some of you here:

Gwynne Geyer, Metropolitan Opera Singer and professor at Franklin & Marshall College Artist in Residence, has recently become a staunch supporter of Laga! Thank you for your support, Gwynne! This Pintar cross body in black/grey must be your…. 4th Laga bag?

This beautiful mother-daughter team has been a part of our Laga family for many years! Jeanne, can’t wait for you to receive your Besar in burgundy/black in the mail! Jeanne Garber (holding Rajin in burgundy/black) and mama Linda McCuean – thank you for always being so supportive! We appreciate you both!

Susan Stokes is now finally in the “family” after having seen us several years. Your Ria Plus cross body in black/brown looks fab on you, girl!

This cute Paspor small cross body in dark blue/cream is one of several Laga bags that Sharyn Franck owns. We appreciate your support so much, Sharyn!

Hey, Kathy Lindahl! You picked a really special Laga bag! That Sehat in burgundy/cream fits you like a glove – thank you for your support! Love to meet new Laga friends and welcome them into our family!

Another of our wonderful and faithful mother-daughter teams, what a blessing! They each have several Laga bags – mama is shown here wearing the Pintar cross body she purchased last year, Sandra Miland was wearing the same Pintar but in dark blue/black that she bought last year but this year the Mudah in black/batik and matching Saku pouch were her picks – must be her 5th Laga bag? What a blessing to have you both in our Laga family!

It was such a pleasure to meet and have a heartwarming discussion with this adorable couple, Russ and Lisamarie Mikkola, who have served in the mission field in Haiti. How awesome to meet like-minded servants who have a heart for the Lord! Thank you for your support! We hope to see you much more in the future! Lisamarie is holding the Uang small fold wallet in black/red/yellow and Russ is proud to sport the Tenang in the same color combination. Beautiful!

What a blessing it is to come out and visit with you all! I hope you will contact us and/or post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lagahandbags/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lagahandbags/ about how much you love your new Laga Handbags and Accessories! We sure would love it if you do!

We look forward to seeing more of you in these last couple of days of the show – we still have lots to choose from because this year we brought enough inventory for TWO SHOWS!

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AQS Lancaster starts TODAY!

Roy — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:00:08 +0000

AQS QuiltWeek Lancaster – March 21-24, 2018

Lancaster holds such a special place in our hearts – maybe because it is the Very First Show we ever did! It’s been 10 years now that we have been exhibiting in Lancaster and it has never been a disappointment! The people, the weather, the atmosphere, the food, the people (oh, did I say that already?)…

Yes, the PEOPLE who live there and the PEOPLE who have so graciously and faithfully supported Laga Handbags have been there for us each year. And it gets better and better with each show; we are so very thankful!

This year is starting out a little bit crazy with the Fourth Nor’easter hitting Lancaster with several inches of snow. School closures and a state of emergency for Lancaster was called yesterday. They are expecting 8-12 inches of snow tomorrow. But we are keeping our fingers crossed that the numbers are much lower! Because if the roads are all open, we will be there!

We can’t wait to see you in Booth 1118! But Please Travel Safely!

Lancaster County Convention Center
Laga booth #1118
25 S Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603

Wed, March 21 – 9am to 6pm
Thu, March 22 – 9am to 6pm
Fri, March 23 – 9am to 6pm
Sat, March 24 – 9am to 4pm

For more information about the show, click here.

To visit our Laga Handbags website, click here.

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Laga is coming to Lancaster

Roy — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 13:41:15 +0000

Each year, Laga Handbags loves, Loves, LOVES coming to Lancaster! Exhibiting at this quilt show is always amazing and we are really looking forward to seeing our wonderful customers/friends!

AQS QuiltWeek Lancaster – March 21-24, 2018
Lancaster County Convention Center
Laga booth #1118
25 S Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603

Wed, March 21 – 9am to 6pm
Thu, March 22 – 9am to 6pm
Fri, March 23 – 9am to 6pm
Sat, March 24 – 9am to 4pm

For more information about the AQS QuiltWeek Lancaster show, click here.

What a wonderful time to visit Lancaster! One of my very favorite things about coming to this city is Lancaster Central Market, The country’s oldest farmers’ market, in the heart of Amish country, chock-full of regional food specialties. Check out the “chow chow” and fresh fruit and vegetables sold throughout, Zig’s Bakery‘s handmade scones, S Clyde Weaver‘s amazing meats, cheeses and dips, and the Lancaster Salad Company where they toss fresh ingredients to make the best salad ever.

Whenever I come out to Lancaster, I try to drive out to the cute little town of Lititz, “America’s Coolest Small Town.” Here are my recommendations:

You must stop and get a homemade pretzel at Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery. There’s the always beautiful and serene Lititz Spring Park. Bring your pretzel here and just sit on a bench and enjoy the view. This is also the home of Lititz Welcome Center and Train Station.

My fave diner in town, although there are several great places to dine, is Tomato Pie Cafe – known for (what else?) their family recipe of Tomato Pie! Deliciously seasoned red tomatoes are baked in a flaky pie crust, covered with a rich cheesy topping! OMG… it’s what I get whenever I visit Lititz.

Wilbur Chocolate Store is not to be missed. This is where the “original” chocolate buds (before Hershey’s kisses got famous) are made. And since the quilt show in Lancaster is held in March, it’s the perfect time to stock up on Wilbur’s chocolate Easter gifts for your loved ones!

But make sure you plan to set aside some of your shopping dollars for our Laga Handbags booth and please do not forget to mention our LAGA HANDBAGS BLOG Appreciation Offer and let us show you how much we do value you being on our mailing list!

And we’d surely love for you to check out our website before the show!

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Fun Fact:
Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours

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