better late than never.

My dear friend Stephanie's birthday was June 21. Me, being the great friend that I am, did not have her gift ready. Not that I didn't know her birthday was coming up; it's been on the same day for the entire 16 years we've been friends. But still, I had no present. I'd thought about it a lot. I even started making it for her 2 months in advance. However, it just never seemed to get finished.

I blame that on the fact that I had to order a part (the handle), and the fact that I was terrified of lining the bag. Yeah. That was fun (read: hair-pulling,cussing, liner-throwing experience).

Anyway, now that I've finally gotten around to giving you the gift, I hope you enjoy it. Happy belated birthday, Stephanie.