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''White Butterfly'' handbag, white straw with white goat skin in center, $380
"White Butterfly" handbag, white straw with white goat skin in center, $380
 
 
''Small Butterfly'' hand bag, Straw bag, Brown Straw with coconut leather in center, $180
"Small Butterfly" hand bag, Straw bag, Brown Straw with coconut leather in center, $180
 
 
''Large Butterfly'' hand bag, green straw with coconut leather in center, $225
"Large Butterfly" hand bag, green straw with coconut leather in center, $225
 
 

OPAMA Designs

Background:

What is your name? Patricia Hamilton
Where are you from? Nassau, Bahamas
Where do you live now? Nassau, Bahamas
How old are you? 48
Do you have a design background? Yes.
Do you still have a day job? No.
What year were your bags born? 2006
Bag brand name: OPAMA Designs
What is their retail price range? $125 - $500
Where can a shopper buy your bags? www.opamadesigns.com
For more information, contact: www.opamadesigns.com
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1. Good luck. Your bags are pretty and unique. I like how you named your company after you and your children. What struck me is that in German, Opa is grandfather and Oma is grandmother. Best of luck! - SarahM from TX, May 08, 2008.

Story:

The style butterfly came about because I wanted to explore new things and shapes with my bags and the name was because of my love of butterflies. It is made out of 100% real Bahamian straw there are over 700 islands in the Bahamas and every island has it's own special type of straw, also some special extras are added to the bags such as goat skin, cow skin, snake skin or coconut leather. My bags are custom made and are all one of a kind! In my line OPAMA Designs, there are no two bags alike. The reason i picked Bahamian straw is simply because it's a part of me, so with every bag a part of me is going into it! They are being showcased at KAJ International, Nassau, Bahamas.

There are bags for all ages, and they are all lined by leopard fabric. What inspired me was just the love of bags and I got tired of seeing the same old style of Bahamian bags and wanted to change it and because of the love of my culture!  OPAMA Designs is a family company and the name came from the first letter of myself and my four kids. Every bag is hand sewn and made with love.

A design nightmare for me is when I sewed 5 bags with the wrong sides and I had to rip them all out and hand sew them all over again! There were due 3 in three hours and it was just so frustrating but with God's help, it was all done in time! That said, my greatest achievement is having women from all over the world calling me to order a bag and seeing the look on their face when they see it and when they wear it makes it all worth it!

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