A Kendra Original

I visited my sister in July and we went to the wonderful world of Tai Pan Trading where I bought a large black flower purse for a great price. I was thrilled with the bag ... my sister was far less enthusiastic about my purchase. The exact words escape my memory, however I do remember the tone and message. We had some kind of interchange that went as follows:

Me: What do you think?
Her: silence
Me: I think that there is a way to make it less shiny. That would be pretty cool.
Her: silence
Me: I bet if I found a way to take some of the shine out of the bag it would be less ...
Her: obnoxious?

Disclaimer: This conversation may, or may not, have been altered to support my version of these events.

I did some research and decided to purchase a Leather Deglazer - because I figured my bag was made of patent leather. When I applied the deglazer and NOTHING HAPPENED I began to suspect that my bag was made of faux patent leather. Which would be odd becuase I didn't think that patent leather needed to have a knock off version of itself to keep costs down.

While looking at my bag and contemplating the options I decided to paint it. I've bee playing with acrylic paint lately and it was sitting within arms reach. Voila! (pronouced WaLah). I took some paint and with my fingers created the finished product below.

I only started carrying the bag 5 days ago, but have been stopped and questioned about my bag by at least 5 different women. It is always a pleasant exchange -each time the question "Where did you get your bag" has been asked. I answer the question, but in the back of my mind I have this thought, "This is a Kendra Original - its the only one of its kind!"