Caro-Nan traveled to different cities and personalized the baskets by painting the names of local landmarks and shops (including, of course, the shop that carried Caro-Nan!) and this one has a particularly detailed painting. This one features the Bonnet Shop and Book Nook - perhaps one of you will know these shops and tell us the city!
This one also has a bit of damage as seen here. I would still carry this as a handbag, but you could also find decorative uses for it - you'll see the hastily arranged plants to give you an idea. (Not to worry - the red fabric interior is well protected!)
One other thing that is really special about this Caro-Nan is the mirror inside the lid - and the original owner's name on an address label. Isn't that sweet?
Again, thanks to all of you who visited my blog over the past year and especially to those who commented and e-mailed. And good luck to all of you who enter - I'll e-mail the winner with details about the condition of both baskets so you can make an informed choice!Stop by tomorrow for a chat about Iced Tea Month and that pesky iced beverage spoon!
Man these bags are cute. My mom had one when she was young & when my grandmother passed away, we found it in a closet, still stuffed full of the sorts of trinkets 13 year old girls collect (bracelets made of gum-wrappers, pretty little rocks, notes with boys names on em!). It was really special for my mom to find it, like a time capsule :)
ReplyDeleteI would love one of these baskets. Do I enter here?
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I just found your blog and have enjoyed seeing about the Caro Nan purses. then I saw this give-away purse, identical to the only one I have! Did you get any specific information about that purse? The only differences I see are that mine has no mirror on the inside lid, but says Suzy's,and is painted dark moss green.
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I know this is an old post, but these were originally made in Jackson, MS by Carolyn McDaniel and Nancy Steele, thus the name Caro Nan. I grew up in Jackson and my mom had one of these in the latter 60's and used on occasion through the '70's.
ReplyDeleteI know this is an old post, but these were originally made in Jackson, MS by Carolyn McDaniel and Nancy Steele, thus the name Caro Nan. I grew up in Jackson and my mom had one of these in the latter 60's and used on occasion through the '70's.
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