Johagi Originals

by Erika Jurney on February 3, 2009

bio: We are sisters JOSIE and GINA. and HAYDEN is GINA’S first son. Back when we first started making purses out of recycled vintage in 2003, we combined our names and could not leave out Hayden for he was only a newborn and was a part of many inspirations.
Since then we have evolved into what you see now as Johagi Originals but have always kept in tradition with our philosophy of creating modern designs by using vintage and retro materials.
All of our purses are made from recycled vintage materials including the accessories and buttons. There are no exposed seams on the inside and we use reinforced stitching on the straps and body increasing durability. They have a button closure. No two purses are alike making your purchase a true Johagi Original!

Erika Jurney is the founder of Try Handmade. You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook or learn more about her love of the handmade.

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1 Erika Jurney February 3, 2009 at 2:56 pm: Johagi Originals http://tinyurl.com/aoodch
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2 Valerie February 4, 2009 at 6:37 am: Love these bags. The fabrics are wonderful.
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3 Bead Crafter February 5, 2009 at 11:19 am: I love this blog! You always have the best collection of beautiful things. Today, these bags are my favorite :)
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4 Erika Jurney February 5, 2009 at 11:32 am: Thanks Bead Crafter, that's so nice of you to say!
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Erika Jurney
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