"Wanted: Purse Paparazzi "-...(alert readers will note that is repeated from the July 05 newsletter, and yes, I did it on purpose, so all of our new subscribers could participate) :)
As part of a upcoming newsletter feature, I am calling for pictures of outrageous handbags. They can be strange, unconventional, laughable, or just plain rot-gut UGLY! If you spot a likely entry, snap a picture! ( i know tons of you have camera phones now! ) But please, BE DISCREET! It has been documented, (and I am NOT making this up) that the #3 weapon of choice for women, regardless of situational danger, is in fact, her HANDBAG!! Soooo, weigh the risk, or perhaps the size of the handbag owner's bicep, or even the injury-potential if the aformentioned handbag, if it were to be used as a projectile, versus any potential you might have for personal gain, before you click. Better to be forewarned than "fore-armed"! (which is incidently, the #5 weapon of choice)
Send the picture, along with your name and hometown, and any other information you think others might enjoy about the occasion on which you spotted this "handbag", to info@studiokatdesigns.com After the entries are compiled, and we've all had a chance to vote, the winners will receive Studiokat Designs gift certificates. So "snap to it" and send in those pics!

Quiltshop Spotlight-Little Mama's Quilt Fabric & More (www.littlemamas.biz)....in Appling Ga.
Isn't this a cool name for a store? Makes you want to find out more doesn't it? Well, here goes..........
Little Mama's Quilt Fabric & More is a little internet business operating out of Appling, GA. What makes this little shop special is the special lines of fabric, offered at really good prices.
In particular, check out the Luminosity (www.littlemamas.biz/qf-be-01.html) line of fabrics she is carrying by Benartex. They are gorgeous, and remind me of stained glass windows! My favorite is the Kente Cloth Prints (www.littlemamas.biz/ef-afr-01.html) imported from Africa. I'm trying to think of way to incorporate some of that beautiful fabric into a purse!
Glenda also markets a good variety of patterns (www.littlemamas.biz/acc-hb-01.html) from up and coming designers. Look and see if you don't recognize a few?
Little Mama's has a periodic newsletter you might enjoy. Here's a copy of her most recent edition for you to sample. Just email Glenda (glenda@littlemamas.biz) to sign up!

August Trivia- I gotta tell ya, August is NOT one of my favorite months, due primarily to the fact that by now I am generally TOTALLY fed up with this heat! But, some pretty cool things have happened in the month of August, (including the birth of my only child) so here goes.

MTV made it's debut on August 1st, 1981, forever changing the "face" of music. An unfortunate consequence of the Video Age has been a preoccupation with a musician's "look", rather than their talent.

Here's a fun fact you probably did not know. The creation of what would become the WorldWideWeb (www) was first suggested by Tim Berners-Lee & Robert Cailliau at CERN, the European Lab for Particle Physics in Switzerland on Aug. 1, 1990. By October, they had designed a prototype web browser. They also introduced HTML and the URL. I know this runs counter to what Al Gore suggested in his run for the presidency in 1998, but sorry Al, they got there first!

August 1, 1942 is also the birthdate of Jerry Garcia, born in San Francisco. Garcia was a musician of remarkable ability and the leading force behind the legendary Grateful Dead, the band that sustained a veritable industry for its legion (the deadheads) of followers. I know all of this is great, but anyone with any sense at all knows that the most important thing that Jerry Garcia ever did, was to invent Ben & Jerry's ice cream! YUM! Make mine Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough please!

And if August is also the month of YOUR birthday, that's TERRIFIC! Here's a great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY at ya, from StudioKat Designs! And if your birthday is not in the month of August, no problem. You can celebrate August anyway, by digging out some old Grateful Dead videos, and beating the heat with a great big bowl of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. On second thought, make mine Chunky Monkey!

Talk to Me-
I am SOOOOO excited because a very brave customer (Ann H. of Ohio!) has submitted a picture of the purse she has created with a StudioKat Designs pattern! Click HERE (www.studiokatdesigns.com/HallofFame.htm)and check out Ann's Bellagio Bag! Want you submit YOUR picture? Oh, I wish you WOULD! Feel free to write to me (info@studiokatdesigns.com) and attach a picture of YOUR creation! You can join Ann on the "Hall of Fame" page! Or maybe you just want to send me your comments, suggestions or especially any unusual situations or occurences that you feel our readership needs to be aware of in a future newsletter? I LOVE hearing from you.
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Well, that's it for now, so until next month, remember!
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