Leslie Mullin’s Pocket-Books/Elegant Treasures calls Lakeville, Minn., home. Mullin, in her fifth vendor appearance, recycles old books into purses. Some fun facts:
Other job: A descriptive sensory panelist — a taste tester for Malt-O-Meal.
A-ha moment: While cutting pages from a book for an altered book project, the insides came loose from the binding. “Having very little time on my hands and an Irish Norwegian temper, I threw the book down on my work table and stood up. The cover on this book was really pretty so I was upset I had to start all over. Well, I looked down and there were some beads laying on the table just at the top of the book’s side edge and ahhhh. There was a purse staring me in the face.”
Bringing to the Bonanza: Purses made from old game boards.
Best junking find: “An old gum wrapper chain. Now I make some of my purse straps the same way, only out of pages from books.”
Funniest Bonanza memory: “When Ki delivered the emergency survival kits after we lost power at Medina.”
No one would guess: She’s a 25-year vet of the garment industry and designed lingerie.
Best tool: Word of mouth.
We concur! Be sure to let your friends know that the Junk Bonanza draws nigh!
Kim
Love these, so fun to hear how an idea is born!
Does Leslie have a blog or esty shop?