Welcome to Inside the HDS Handbag Blog

 Inside The HDS Handbag Blog

WELCOME to "Inside The Helen's Daughters Handbag Blog!!!

Social Media is Changing

and we want to keep you as a HDS Fan!

By subscribing to our monthly Blog we keep you in the "loop!

We might send reminders for Facebook LIVES

 or events happening we'd like you to know about.

No more than a couple times a month.

We will not flood your email box with messages from us.

Thanks to those sticking with us on Facebook.

You will keep seeing the things we are making and where we are exhibiting.

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COMPLETED!  

2025 January Design Challenge #13

Thanks for following my #13 Challenge.  

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Two things to remember:

The DeTash Bash

Saturday , January 25, 2025

10 am to 4 pm

Oakstone - 460 Commerce Pkwy

Cottage Grove, WI

AND

The Fine Art and Craft Sale

February 8 & 9, 2025

10 am to 4 pm

Olbrich Gardens

Madison Wisconsin

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Until my next BLOG - Stay Warm!

Char - A Helen's Daughter

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2024 - A New Start

The Third and FINAL.

The Runway - Baraboo

March 15, 2024

  

*17 Designers

*10 Baraboo Supermodels

*We had a crowd of about 175 visitors.

*One spectular night!

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The goal was to have fun!

 We SUCCEEDED!

MC - Wolfgang - Runway Director- Char terBeest Kudla (ME)

Kennedy - Little Miss Sparkle

Keli

Bonnie

Julie

Megan

Sharon

Hannake

Ulli

Arline

Stu
 

And Rachel!

Our models did an outstanding job.  

Thank you designers for your amazing work!   

Thanks to the sponsors and all attending. 

Next Up

Booth #3

Way down the road to June....

Spring Green Art & Craft Fair 

with 

Backpacks, Slings and Waist Pouches.

Going to try something NEW!

Will catch up with you later.

Thanks for stopping by!

Char terBeest Kudla

Helen's Daughters Studio

Baraboo, Wisconsin

Follow me on Facebook

Helen's Daughters Studio

https://www.facebook.com/helensdaughtershandbags

2024 January Design Challenge

2024 January Design Challenge

COMPLETED! 

 

Finally BACK!

From January Design Challenge  2023

One of my Favorites!

2023 January Design Challenge

Next Up

April 2, 2023

Stevens Point Festive of Arts

Plover, Wisconsin

Follow Helen's Daughters Studio on Facebook, Instagram & website.

Stay up to date on what's happening in the studio.

Glad to be back!

https://www.facebook.com/helensdaughtershandbags

https://www.instagram.com/helensdaughtersstudio/?hl=en

https://www.helensdaughters.com/

More to come!

 

March 5th - Facebook LIVE

 

FACEBOOK  LIVE

       Saturday  - March 5, 2023

    11 AM - CDT 

Red Handle Handbag

Hybrid  RHH

Maxi Smart Porches

and 

MORE!

Char's Facebook LIVE

 will begin at 

11 AM CDT 

on 

Saturday - March 5th.

What she shows on Facebook LIVE, 

will be all she will have for this LIVE.

She will not be taking orders at this time.

She has to catch up with January orders 

and prepare for an early April show.

She apologizes for the inconvenience.

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Spirit Lake Arts Community Art Show

FINALLY!

Char and husband, Frank, at their first art opening event since 2019.

Spirit Lake Arts Community Art Show

held in 3rd Street Nutrition in Downtown Baraboo, Wisconsin.

A fabulous Time was held by ALL!

Congrats to the planners and exhibitors.

Frank and Char

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April 2022

Family Garage Sale 

Baraboo Art Building

3223 Water Street Baraboo, Wisconsin 

April 7 - 9

8 am to 6 pm

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Bluff County Studio Art Tour

Studio Art Tour

Lanesboro, Minnesota

April 22- 24, 2022

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Next Char's Facebook LIVE

Monday  - May 2, 2022

 7 PM -  CDT

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Check OUT

Facebook, Instagram

www.helensdaughters.com

Happy March!

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End of January - February Begins

The Class of 2022 - Design Challenge #10

The Make a Handbag A Day 

Design Challenge #10 is COMPLETED!  

Fourteen NEW designs.   

Some successes and others - not so much.

   At least two will be added to our 2022 Line,

 along with the Helen's Daughters Classics you already love.  

The Challenge started on January 2 and ended on January 16.

Thanks to you watching my progress.

We have about sixteen orders from this challenge. 

 So it may take a few weeks to catch.

My Favorite!

Your Favorite.

January 26 - Button Day

January 26 was "Button Day"!

Our brother is a tiny, but very important, part of our business.

Ted is our "button hunter".

He finds buttons for us and one day a year we join together

and go through the piles, boxes

and bags of buttons he has found for us.

Even though it was 20 below zero when we left our homes

it was a hot search for the best vintage buttons for our handbags.

Lucky us!

What's Ahead

February 12 & 13 - Fine Art and Craft Fair  

Olbrich Gardens - Madison, WI

10 am to 4 pm

Saturday - March 5th at 11AM

Helen's Daughters Studio 

Just Char

FACEBOOK LIVE

Tune into our page.

https://www.facebook.com/helensdaughtershandbags/

Check Out

https://www.facebook.com/helensdaughtershandbags/

https://www.instagram.com/helensdaughtersstudio/

https://www.instagram.com/helensdaughtersstudio/

https://www.helensdaughters.com/handbags.html

                                                                            AND

Finishing Orders and Updating Website.

Stay Safe Everybody!

Happy Valentine Day!!!

Char at her Janome!

October - Beautiful October!

 FALL ART TOUR

October 15 -17, 2021

Visit our Baraboo Studio

10 am to 6 pm - Daily

This year, because our studio is so small,

  we will be outside under the tents in the backyard 

and our neighbors backyard.  Lots of space to feel

comfortable and safe.  We are not requiring

 you to wear a mask.  However, other indoor

studios in the Fall Art Tour will require masking.

There will be no food or beverages served

at any stop.  Hopefully, in 2022 we will return 

to indoor touring and treats along the way.

We Hope you will visit us and others.

https://fallarttour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CharterBeestKudla.pdf

https://fallarttour.com/artists/

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Find Mariella at the Red Wing Art Fair

https://redwingarts.org/redwing-arts-fall-festival

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Sorry Friends

So sorry we had to cancel

 our appearance at the

 Galena Country Fair.

Fair on the Square in Madison wiped me out.

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Fine Art & Craft Sale at Olbrich Gardens

October 23 & 24, 2021

in

Olbrich Garden's Madison. Wisconsin

Handbags!

https://www.facebook.com/fineartandcraftsale/

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Follow Helen's Daughters ----

https://www.facebook.com/helensdaughtershandbags/

https://www.facebook.com/handbagshelensdaughters/

https://www.instagram.com/helensdaughtersstudio/?hl=e

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Coming in November

Facebook LIVE - Baraboo Studio

Sunday, November 28, 2021

 1 pm

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Enjoy this absolutely beautiful weather. 

See Us this Fall at one of great events!