Sea Bags: Musings from Maine

For mine, I played hooky from my normal responsibilities at work and played all afternoon. Hannah and I went back to the “old days” and played on the design floor. Looking at the old funky colored sails with their beautiful colors was like opening a bunch of great presents. The colors reminded me of ice cream and sprinkles on a cake–the end result was delicious! See them in our Freeport Store while they last. Like birthdays, they won’t last long!

If you received your issue of Better Homes & Gardens last week, check us out on page 40! The article explains that blue is the ultimate crowd-pleaser. “Nautical blues express simple truths: honor, strength, purity – what we’re all looking for this year.”

The magazine features our Custom House Gull tote - a new addition to our website. It can be purchased for $145.

July’s issue of Marie Claire features a feel-good fashion page, which includes our Wine Tote! We’re in good company with other great summer finds to make your vacation one to remember. It features a TO – FROM label at the back to record the names of all the gifters and giftees on its way around the globe, eventually begging the question, “Where has your wine bag been?!”

Marie Claire says, “Reduce your carbon footprint with eco-friendly Cape Cod style: It’s how Jackie O would hit the Vineyard today.”

Our Wine Tote can be purchased through our website for $29. It also makes a great hostess gift!

This brave U.S. Naval Pilot is a New Englander now stationed in Jacksonville, FL. She was stationed in Brunswick for many years before the base closure slated for next year took place. She flies the P3’s we were all so used to seeing flying overhead and protecting our country. She is home for a  well-earned and much deserved vacation and had to have the Red Anchor tote to bring back to Jacksonville to carry all of her gear.

Thank you Ms. Pilot for all you do to serve and protect our country. Enjoy your Sea Bag!

Everyone is getting ready for the warm weather, which means it’s beach season! Sea Bags are the perfect totes to carry to the beach because not only are they water resistant, but they hold a ton of stuff! And the long rope handles make it comfortable and easy to carry.

The May issue of Essence Magzine includes the Red Star Large Tote from Sea Bags… “Carry Your Sun Essentials in a Cool Tote.” This tote can be purchased from our website for $145. Other sizes and colors are available as well.

Thank you Essence!

Our tote bags have been very popular amongst our fans. But we’re adding a new bag into the mix – the Sea Bags Bullet! As with all of our products, these bags are made of recycled sailcloth with hand-spliced rope handles long enough so that you can throw it over your shoulder.

Why do we love this bag so much? Oh let us count the ways…first, it’s perfect for browsing around town when you only want to carry a few things. Let’s face it, the larger the bag the more we stuff into it. Second, it can go from day to night making it totally versatile. Lastly, it comes in our most popular designs!

These bags are so new that we haven’t even added them to our website yet. So if you want to be the first to get one, call us at 888-210-4244 or email amy (at) seabags (dot) com.

by: Hayley Griffin, Designer & Stitcher at Sea Bags

Last Wednesday night I had the pleasure of sitting front row at the Trashion Show at Thornton Academy Middle School. The eighth graders had spent weeks preparing by researching materials and methods for creating their recycled bags.

As the crowd’s anticipation peaked the students walked out in a line, each team modeling their one of a kind bag. After an introduction from the teachers, Amy from our team was invited up to present Taylor with her winning design on one of our totes (see the design below in our previous post)! She skipped up to receive her Sea Bag and with that the show began.

The students strutted their bag down the catwalk with colorful wrappers, men’s trousers with suspenders, and unusual materials of all shapes and sizes. The creativity was inspiring and after the show was over we were invited to go out into the hall where the students had prepared a show with all their research and work. We walked through reading their statements and getting a closer look at their hard work.

The winner of the show was the shrimp net bag woven with canvas strips and finished with a hand spliced rope handle (very impressive!). The winning team’s non-proft organization would be the benefactor of the proceeds from the project.

As I walked back to my car I was already thinking about what materials around my house I could repurpose into a fun bag for spring! Thank you Thornton Academy for a wonderfully inspiring show!

 Winning Bag Statement:

The materials we used to make the bag are blue shrimp mesh, black-grayish rope, and brown canvas. We used these certain materials so it had the strength to carry numerous items and to also think outside of the box by being innovative in using the shrimp mesh. In a way, we made a connection in an in-depth way to modern day slavery that we didn’t even realize. The shrimp mesh can represent that we get tangled up in our lives that we sometimes don’t realize what’s wrong in the world we live in. We need to realize that just because we’re not fully involved, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care.

For all of you in the Washington D.C. area, we’re at the Live*Breathe*Dance shopping event this weekend in Arlington. It’s a wonderful benefit to raise health awareness and the proceeds go to The Lombardi Center’s Breast Cancer Research Division.

Including Sea Bags, the 3-day shopping fundraiser and educational outreach showcases local, regional and national merchants for shoppers seeking the latest in fashion, home décor and unique gifts. Tonight is the preview cocktail party (tickets can be purchased online or at the door), and then the shopping event will be from 10am-5pm on Saturday and Sunday.

So c’mon down to the Waterview Conference Center, 1919 N. Lynn Street in Arlington, and visit us! Including our totes, we also brought along our new coasters and placemats and a few other special items – but you have to visit us to find out what else!

We’ve partnered with our neighbor Angela Adams to offer you a new collection! 

This new collection features a fresh and modern take on our wine bags, totes, and coasters, each created of course from durable and water-resistant recycle sails that have sailed around the world before being used as the material to make this special collection.

The designs feature a modern interpretation of the anchor, seagull, dove and the signature Angela Adams Manfred design. Angela’s designs are known for their sense of timelessness, simplicity, and balance. This new collaboration with our Portland, Maine neighbors joins two creative Maine companies who are inspired by the natural beauty and authenticity of Maine.

Our favorite? The Seagull Silver Medium Tote shown above, which features reclaimed metallic shoe leather, hand-spliced rope handles and a secure metal clasp closure.

Visit the new collection at the Angela Adams website: http://www.angelaadams.com.