Too many bags?

I am sure you remember when I blogged about my new purse that my best friend made for me?

Well, just before that, I had ordered a bag that I have been wanting for a very long time - probably a year or so. It's handmade - and that is pretty special. It's made by a friend - and I want to support her business. And it's made from recycled fabrics - being green is something that I am pretty passionate about.

So when my husband wanted a new 'toy' - I told him he was only allowed to get it if I could have the bag, finally. He agreed. (Should I mention that the bag was on sale at the time?)

Picture property of Jola V. Designs

Here is a picture of the lovely bag....

And here is the artist's webpage: Jola V. Designs.

She is also advertising on Facebook here.

And you can see her bags on etsy as well here. 

I know her personally, yes - we used to be very good friends and have shared a couple of good times together. We lost track for a few years, but now we found each other again - the internet made it possible.

She is passionate about what she does and dreamed about it pretty much her whole life. She is the one person that I know has found her calling. She is a true artist. (She used to be my fashion coach - and probably still would be if we lived closer.)
I love to see all her creations, so it was kind of hard to choose from all of the wonderful things she has made so far. And each season, I am looking forward to more.

 I am a happy customer 

and feel blessed that I can surround myself with homemade things.

The problem with sizes

Okay, so I went to the local grocery store today. Yesterday was the 4th of July, and so today, they had American t-shirts on sale. Great, I though to myself, I can buy some real cheap for next year....

...or so I thought! They didn't even have Coqui's size, which is a regular 5T.
Okay, I won't buy him one, just the girl. She wears mostly a 2T, even though she is not two yet. She doesn't like when it's too tight and she will let me know if it is! So I let her wear all the 2T stuff already - with the shirts, and with the pants anyways because any smaller size doesn't fit over those bulky cloth diapers.

Now take a closer look at the two shirts in the picture below! What sizes do YOU think they are???

Do you want me to tell you?

Okay, the pink shirt is a 5T and the red one is a 4T. Can you believe that? Pink is made in Mexico, red was made in Columbia. Do they have different sized children over there? 'Cos I thought they produce all the stuff to American standards. Maybe not. It's ridiculous! I mean the 5T pink looks more like a 3T, and that's what she will wear next year. And the red one looks closer to a 5T (or real big 4T), so she'll wear it in two or three years.

I mean it's great that I got them so cheap and I don't have to worry about the 4th of July in the next few years... but sometimes it just frustrates me that the sizes don't add up with the child's body at the intended age. Happy Forth of July everybody!

[Oh, a side note: my children are both well within the age-appropriate range of size! Coqui was and is in the 50 percentile, and Peanut was and, I guess, is in the 75 percentile.]