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Tuff Betty Bags

Tuff Betty Bags is Adrien Lucas

About Me

Upcoming TBB '08 Stuffage:
Tuff Betty Bag's "Chiweewee Wristlette" is getting published! Look for the "Crafty Chica," Kathy Cano-Murillo's upcoming book this fall! Kathy and I did a trade a couple of years back and I am honored that she thought of me...she is one of our pioneers of DIY.

Tuff Betty Bags, a handbag historical view, 1999 - 2007, on Flickr...and yes, I always dress like a 1950's housewife when I'm making stuff...

Ye Old Press:

SARASOTA DOWNTOWN & BEYOND , styled by Freaky Tiki Surf Shack and Everything but the Girl.

Shop for Tuff Betty Bags on ETSY



Old school website TUFF BETTY BAGS



ATOMIC HOLIDAY BAZAAR , an alternative craft show for indie-anti-crafters (huh?) here in Sarasota, Florida. Atomic Holiday Bazaar III, scheduled for Sunday, December 14th, 12PM - 6PM.



My Interests

Handbags, textiles, modern art, antiques, thrifting, edgy craft fairs, cooking, beads, embroidery, magazines, and birds, yep, I like to watch birds, oh and I run a lot so I won't kill anyone, horrible reality tv. I need some savin'.

I'd like to meet:

John Galliano, Project Runway winners, especially Jay.

Music:



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Cure, Blondie, Paul Westerberg, Dickies, Ramones, B-52's, Truck Stop Honeymoon, Chungking, Tin Hat Trio, Cinematics, Chungking, Interpol, old school punk anything, John Doe, X, The Blasters, Plasmatics, Wendy O. Williams, The Pretenders, new crap, old crap, Gogol Bordello and I'll even admit to Andy Gibb.

Movies:

Harold & Maude, The Lover, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Bladerunner, Evil Dead I & II, Army of Darkness, old school scary movies, Let's Scare Jessica to Death, Pulp Fiction, Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, anything by the Cohen Brothers, anything with Bruce Campbell in it, Wizard of Oz, Willie Wonka (original), Natural Born Killers, yadaydadyadayayaddaa.

Television:

Six Feet Under, Project Runway, House of Love...such a train wreck and misc-reality crap that rots my brain and I am too ashamed to put down in writing.

Books:

I can read but I am addicted to magazines. Ok, I've been reading lately, Silk was very good. I'm going to read more in 2008. So there.

Heroes:

Are you kidding? I loved Wonder Woman and the Bionic Woman, do they count? Hmmmm, still hero-less at the moment!