My new favorite tote
October 27th, 2009
I’m much more a jeans and shoes addict than a handbag addict but my new tote from Ann Judge Design may have me hooked on a new habit. I recently discovered Ann Judge Design’s totes on another blog and simply had to review it for our Daily Dish readers. Her designs are fresh, fabulous and extremely functional.
To thoroughly review a tote from the Ann Judge Design collection, the owner sent me one of her Everyday totes…and it arrived just in time for our recent Caribbean vacation. (Whew! Don’t know what I would’ve done without a fashionable tote while perusing shops in Old San Juan. See photo at right.) At a travel-friendly size of 11″ by 11″ by 5″ deep the Everyday bag was the perfect airline carry-on, old-town shopper, port-perusing carryall and even beach-going bag. The two convenient pockets held my cell phone, gum, business cards, Carnival FunPass and a lip gloss or two. The main pocket held a seriously too full cosmetic bag filled with the rest of the lip gloss, mini hand sanitizer and passport along with my wallet, MP3 player, Flip camera, digital camera and a couple single-serving cereal boxes (our snack while away from the ship). And I still had room for a few souvenirs!
The canvas held up wonderfully well to all I threw at it, including sand, sun and a small rainshower while hiking to Trafalgar Falls in Dominica. That tote and I were inseparable! The only thing I wish it had were a sturdier bottom (don’t we all?). I rarely if ever put the Everyday tote down for fear the canvas bottom would get dirty. If it had either a vinyl, leather or even pleather bottom or small brass feet, I would’ve thought this tote absolutely perfect in every way…kind of like the Mary Poppins of everyday totes.
Ann Judge Design offers four styles of totes from the Mini to the Day Tripper and even a line of cosmetic bags and coin purses. Her totes are not only perfect for travel but for everything from a day at the office to a day at the Farmers Market. Plus they’re stylishly affordable–the Everyday tote is only $48. (I swear we paid more than that for Carnival’s in-cabin bottled water my husband mistakenly opened.) Need a new favorite tote or the perfect excuse to go on vacation? Pick up your own fabulously functional Ann Judge Design tote online at AnnJudge.com. –Emily
*** Giveaway! Ann Judge Design is giving away one Pink Star Everyday tote and matching coin purse to one of our readers (a $72 value)! (If I weren’t exempt from this giveaway you better believe I’d be all over it!) Here’s how to enter. You can do as many of these as you’d like. Each one is worth one entry into our giveaway:
• Visit AnnJudge.com and leave a comment telling us your favorite fabric design/style.
• Become a fan of Ann Judge Design on Facebook and leave a comment telling us you joined.
• Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment with the URL of your tweet.
• Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment with the URL to your blog post.
Include a valid email address for our drawing. We’ll draw the winner from the comments and contact her via email. Deadline: November 3, 2009 (midnight). The winner will have 24 hours to claim her prize or a new winner will be chosen.
* Congratulations to Audrey, the winner of the Ann Judge Design giveaway! Thank you to everyone who took the time to read the review and add a comment. Keep reading the Daily Dish for your chance to participate in more giveaways!
October 27th, 2009 at 5:53 am
LOVE the everyday in berry rose, Gorgeous!!
October 27th, 2009 at 5:58 am
Just became a fan on Facebook
October 27th, 2009 at 9:10 am
I love the orange blossom metro. I totally need a new handbag and this is it!
October 27th, 2009 at 11:47 am
Very nice artwork on these totes. I prefer totes with longer handles though so you can hold them on your shoulders instead of having to clasp the handle with your hands. I guess they could be called hands-free tote bags. If you would like to have your favorite photos woven into a personalized custom tote bag, check out my site.
October 27th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
LOVE LOVE LOVE the Orange Blossom Metro bag. These are GREAT Emily, I hadn’t heard of them before. Somebody is going to be SO lucky to win one of these!!
October 27th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
WOW! I love the black teardrop and rose berry
October 27th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
just joined her facebook group
October 27th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
http://twitter.com/allyashbree
October 27th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
I am a facebook fan
Love the orange and blue blossom bags!
October 27th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Roseberry is my favorite both as everyday and as mini.
eddiem11@ca.rr.com
October 27th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
I tweeted. Link:
http://twitter.com/sohamolina/statuses/5219141576
eddiem11@ca.rr.com
October 27th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I like the orange blossom tote!
October 27th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
tweet- http://twitter.com/whitlump/status/5220296374
October 27th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
http://www.annjudge.com/pp_dots_cos.html
I’m a huge fan of this in it’s standardard design. I hae like 5 cosmetics bags and you can definately never have too many.
October 27th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
http://twitter.com/Malswear/status/5222753706
Tweeted!
October 27th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
The Blue Flower fabric is gorgeous!
October 27th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
I really like the Rose Berry everyday
October 27th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Tweet
http://twitter.com/SliverStorm/status/5222993408
October 27th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
LOVE the everyday in berry rose, Gorgeous!!
October 27th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Become a fan of Ann Judge Design on Facebook
October 27th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
tweeted @momsfocus Pls visit my blog too
October 27th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
blogged here http://momsfocusonline.com/october-03-other-giveaway.html
October 28th, 2009 at 12:24 am
I love the Everyday in Rose Berry
October 28th, 2009 at 5:13 am
I think the Rose berry Everyday is super cute!
bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
October 28th, 2009 at 5:19 am
The Blue Flower fabric is very pretty.
October 28th, 2009 at 6:15 am
I really like the Metro in the Rose Berry.
October 28th, 2009 at 6:24 am
I love the Swedish Flower fabric
October 28th, 2009 at 7:49 am
I love the black teardrop tote.
October 28th, 2009 at 8:29 am
I like the Orange Blossom or Rose Berry Metro.
October 28th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Joined Ann Judge Design on facebook
October 28th, 2009 at 8:34 am
tweeted http://twitter.com/solstar/status/5232878759
October 28th, 2009 at 8:46 am
blogged http://bee-mused.blogspot.com/2009/10/giveaways-1028.html
October 28th, 2009 at 9:19 am
love the Orange Blossom
October 28th, 2009 at 11:11 am
I like the Everyday Orange Blossom tote
October 28th, 2009 at 11:40 am
My favorite style is the Rose Berry! I have been meaning to get a tote to replace the worn out backpack i tend to use, but this would be great!
Cassie
cjm92995@yahoo.com
October 28th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
I like the Rose Berry fabric.
Please enter me in the giveaway.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
I love the bags! My favourite is the Rose Berry.
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October 28th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I now follow Ann Judge Design on Facebook (under my name, Piroska).
October 28th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
I tweeted.
http://twitter.com/pippirose77
October 29th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Being the huge fan of pink that I am, I definitely have to go with the Pink star tote. Love it!
October 29th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
My fave is Orange Blossom
October 30th, 2009 at 10:26 am
I am absolutely addicted to tote bags!! One woman can never have to many!!
The Orange Blossom would be my pick!
October 30th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
They’re all lovely – I especially like the Swedish Flower.
October 31st, 2009 at 10:30 am
I love the Everyday Black Teardrop
October 31st, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Oh, I love it!! I’m not sure I could pick a favorite, but I do love the Rose Berry Everday tote. I’d adore winning!
October 31st, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Tweeted this! I’m { petuniasays } on Twitter. =)
Forgot to add my email on my last comment; sorry!
thesweetestpetunia AT gmail DOT com
October 31st, 2009 at 9:11 pm
I like the Everyday tote in Black Teardrop.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:19 am
The Swedish Flower pattern is just delicious! I love it!
seeryusfam@msn.com
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:20 am
Facebook fan!
seeryusfam@msn.com
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:20 am
Tweet!
http://twitter.com/SeeryusMama/status/5367875844
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November 2nd, 2009 at 5:26 pm
I like the orange blossom!
kotharil at gmail.com
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:20 pm
The pink star is my favorite fabric!
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:43 pm
The one you’re giving away is my fave, but I also like the Black Teardrop in the same style.
Thanks for a great giveaway, I love bags!
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:45 pm
I’m a facebook fan of Ann Judge Design
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:46 pm
I tweeted here http://twitter.com/janetmom2maya/status/5382498945
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:48 pm
I blogged here http://giveawaysonblogs.blogspot.com/2009/11/ends-110309.html
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:25 pm
I also like the swedish flower pattern
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:25 am
My fave is the Everyday bag in the “Black Teardrop” pattern. Very stylish!
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
i liked swedish flower pattern
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:07 pm
i really liked the metro orange blossom thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:07 pm
im following on facebook my id is lepaige thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:22 pm
my favorite fabric is orange blossom bag. I also like the berry one for the holidays.
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:46 pm
I like the pretty Blue Blossom pattern!
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:38 pm
My favorite is the Swedish Flower design
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:14 pm
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