A little lace with your canvas?

This summer I made a mental note to resist buying myself a bag in Taiwan.  Bags with that handmade look are everywhere you go.  I resisted and resisted until one day I abandoned my family part-way up a mountain hike.  I couldn’t take it.  The mountain was too steep for me and we had barely covered a fifth of the trail and it was the easiest part.  My husband reminded me that we were on vacation and there was no reason I had to kill myself to finish the hike.  That was all I needed.  I hugged everyone goodbye and made my way back down to civilization with my backpack on my back and decided to go shopping instead.  The problem is that shopping with a backpack is really inconvenient.  What makes it more inconvenient is carrying your camera on your shoulder because it won’t fit in your backpack.  At this point purchasing a bag was a necessity and this is what I found:

Rugged canvas paired with sweet lace and a sturdy twill handle.  I would never thought of putting this granny lace on a bag like this, but it works for me on so many levels.  I thought it might inspire you too!