About Bobbidi Boo

The first time my mother gave me some scraps of fabric my initial instinct was to make a purse. I was very young, about five years old, and my mother encouraged me to be patient and hand stitch the sides of the bag. But I was just too excited and impatient to make those painstaking stitches that took a lifetime for me to stitch. I snuck into the living room and took masking tape and taped my bag together. Disappointed with the end result and embarrassed by my craftsmanship, I shoved my very first purse that I designed far under the couch where my mother would never find it.

Hey guess what? I’m still trying to make that great purse! Since then, I just couldn’t stop making bags and purses. I’m a bit more patient today and I haven’t incorporated the masking tape into my designs,. . . yet! I am a mother of three young children. I do the bulk of my work at night after my kids are snug in their beds. Since my full-time job is being a mother, my purse designing is strictly part-time so the experience of turning my hobby into a business has been incredibly slow but satisfying! I am an artist as well and I have added a gallery section for you to browse some of my paintings. I only have a few up now but more is on the way! In the mean time, enjoy my designs and please tell me what you think!

For my purses, I have used new and vintage fabric. Maternity dresses have been made into purse liners and many of my zippers have been recycled from worn out jeans. I look at clothing in a whole new light. Most of my purses are made of designer fabric. A huge part of my purse journey is just hunting down great fabric! I’ve been in this business for just over a year now, so I’ve just started to tap into the great depths of purse designing through my eyes! I hope you visit my website often to check out what exciting new pieces I’ve created into functional works of art!

Katie Bogdon

Creator of Bobbidi Boo