The theme of the retreat was Faith: A journey from mediocrity to maturity. She was organizing a women’s retreat and wanted to know if I’d come down and do a cake demo after lunch and talk about my journey into the world of cakes. (I haven’t done this step YET.A few months ago I received a phone call from my mother-in-law’s sweet friend Karin. When your bag is completely dry, protect it with some leather conditioner. When the cycle is done, you can either toss the bag in the dryer on LOW heat with some big, fluffy towels for 5-10 minutes, then hang to dry….OR…you can take it outside (if it’s a nice, sunny day like it was at my house!) and let it dry in the sunshine. Now walk away go douse yourself in Zen essential oil blend to quell the anxiety you are now feeling! :-) Breathe deeply too! Pour about 1/4 cup castile soap into the washing machine, drop in bag, set washer to GENTLE CYCLE (or hand wash cycle…something along those lines), and turn it on. Make sure you check all those little pockets! It’s definitely a method to be reserved for items that are in that “what have I got to lose?” category.
HOW DO I TREAT A VINTAGE COACH PURSE PROFESSIONAL
As a matter of fact, I can hear professional cleaners all over the world GROANING after reading this post. HUGE DISCLAIMER: This worked for me, but that certainly doesn’t guarantee it will work for everyone. Bronner’s liquid castile soap.ĭon't toss out those discolored old pillows-rescue them with this simple whitening method. Serene used Murphy’s Oil Soap to wash her bag, but I’ve never been much of a fan of MOS, so I decided to try some of my trusty Dr. But with a name like Serene, how could I go wrong! -) So off to the laundry room I went, to either give my purse a new lease on life or sign it’s death certificate. Since her post only shows “After” pictures, I had to take her word for the results. She had taken a leather Coach bag that was in much the same shape as my beloved Cynthia Rowley bag (basically headed to the donation pile) and decided to give it a spin in the washer.
HOW DO I TREAT A VINTAGE COACH PURSE HOW TO
So I devoted some time out of my crazy busy day yesterday to research how to clean a leather purse, because my yellow friend was depending on me! After many, many unsatisfactory answers, I came across a post by Serene at Elegant Bohemian about how she washed her leather Coach bag in the WASHING MACHINE!Īt first I was certain I had read it wrong, but no, I hadn’t. (Hmmmmmm…just realized that the acronym for “do it myself” is DIM…maybe we’re onto something here! lol) I probably should have taken it to a professional leather cleaner (not that I’ve ever heard of one of those before), but you know me, I want to do it myself. But I had no idea what to do! Earlier attempts at spot cleaning were not successful and it needed a lot more than just SPOT cleaning now. I felt terrible.Įver since then, every time I walk by it hanging on a peg in the laundry room I hear it calling out to me, “Help me!” lol. Especially when I’m dragging it through airports, shuttle buses, taxi cabs, parking lots, restaurants, etc.īefore my most recent trip to Austin, Texas for BlogHer Food ’13 I sadly emptied my favorite purse and hung it up in the laundry room until I could figure out what to do with it. As much as I LOVE the color of this bag, it’s also incredibly impractical for keeping clean. Unfortunately, after several business trips (including 2 to New York City) it was looking pretty abused. This simple trick is a serious game-changer for anyone who owns more than one purse! Continue Reading