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when life gives you hands…

April 1, 2011

Charlotte, NC based company Not Made in China is known for their tongue in cheek designed goods, and I’m in love with their newest project, totes that read “When life gives you hands, make handmade.” Designer Nikki Mueller’s partner and boyfriend Cory Clinton did the hand-lettering. The tote bags are screen printed and the perfect size to carry, as Nikki reports, “a laptop, four boxes of Wheat Thins, six Barbara Streisand records, eight skeins of yarn or seventy-three plastic Easter eggs.”

Each bag comes wrapped with a 1.25″ button of the same design… “so you can still rock the saying during the unlikely occasion you are sans tote.”

Poster version coming soon!

fabric & textiles, fashion, graphic design, north carolina

Comments

  1. Joyce says

    April 1, 2011 at 10:46 am

    What a cool saying & tote! I want one!!

  2. David Miller says

    April 1, 2011 at 11:03 am

    What a great tote bag and what an informative blog! The hand-lettering really adds to the originality of the design.

  3. caroline says

    April 1, 2011 at 1:01 pm

    love the tote and even better love the name of the company!

  4. Vanessa (Hey Lady Grey) says

    April 2, 2011 at 10:15 am

    this is brilliant!

  5. Farmgirl Susan says

    April 2, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    I love this! And the lettering is gorgeous.

  6. Sera says

    April 3, 2011 at 1:29 am

    I love this tote!

  7. Darlene harris says

    April 3, 2011 at 10:53 am

    This is a fantastic tote.

  8. sarah says

    April 6, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    This is so clever and cute.

  9. Lauren says

    April 7, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    Sweet quote on this tote 8)

  10. Creme de la Mode says

    April 11, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    That bag is so cool, and I really love the lettering!

  11. judy says

    May 14, 2011 at 1:34 pm

    The lettering is very good indeed – its a bag I’d love for the beach this summer.

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