I’ve always had a little piece of my heart in Finland. I didn’t know too much about the country or its residents. I could locate it on a map and spot the Finnish flag in a heartbeat. I heard the language is one of the most difficult to learn. The Winters are quite cold and long and dark. Lots of blonde hair and blue eyes. Stuff like that.
Even with little knowledge, I’ve been fond of Finland all my life and this is because my dad spent 2.5 years of his young adult life living there. I always knew he loved Finland. And because he loved it, I wanted to love it too.
And now I can confirm: I love Finland.
David and I just returned from an incredible experience there. (My blog posts from the past couple weeks were scheduled to post so I didn’t completely disappear.) We visited my parents who are currently there serving a church mission. We experienced Finland in so many ways. I have thoughts, ideas, tips, and of course photos to share. But first — I have lots of other important things to do: mainly love on my kiddos and catch up on laundry.
In the meantime, check out this bag.
So cute, right? It had me at hello. And I thought maybe one of you would like it too. So I bought two in Lahti, Finland. One for me and one for … could it be you? There’s only one way to find out. Leave your first name, city, and state in the comments. It’s a homecoming giveaway! Woo-hoo for cute bags and just-because giveaways. : )
U.S. shipping address only. I will choose someone at random and announce the winner on Friday.
Tags: bag, Finland, finnish flag, purse
Fantastic bag!!!
Deidre
Beltsville, MD
Jenn
El Paso, Texas
Love, Love, Love the bag! Can’t find anything that cute in this part of Texas!
Andrea
Roy, UT
Kim
Ogden Utah
What a masterpiece!
Yvonne
Phoenix, AZ
Such a cute bag, how thoughtful of you! Someone is going to feel very lucky.
Beth
Syracuse, UT
Camille
Centerville, UT
I think that is about the cutest bag ever! It even makes me love yellow.
Love it!
Kylee
Evanston, WY
Jennie
Salt Lake City, Utah
Rachael
Peoria, AZ
Thanks for being so generous!
Kim
Lehi, Utah
Totally reminds me of a childhood favorite movie, “Bye Bye Birdie”
That is so incredibly thoughtful of you to pick up an extra bag! I love it. That color yellow just makes me happy!
Susan
Wilsonville, Oregon
Lynda. Tinley Park, Illinois
Sarah
Gresham, OR
Lety
Orange, California
I am salivating at that bag. The yellow makes me think of lemon meringue pie, and the circles are so flouncy that I would want to skip everywhere while holding the bag.
Hanson, MA
how amazing! thanks for thinking of us:)
Mesa, AZ
Krista, Chino Hills, CA
How fun!! What an opportunity to see country from the “inside out”….darling purse
Valerie
Fox Island, WA
Such a cute bag!
Nanea
Ewa Beach, HI
Wow, what a great bag, love it!!!!
Wilma
Winthrop, ME
Oh I love this bag! That yellow color cheers me up just by looking at it.
MN
Love it! Yellow is my most favorite of all the colors! It is so cheerful!
Katie
Bath, OH
LOVE it. Yellow. Leather. Petals. It’s fabulous!
oops forgot city and state
betsy
pflugerville, tx
Jamie
Mechanicville, NY
That purse is calling to my yellow patent peep-toe wedges!!! We need it!!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much for your fun blog posts!
Carrie form Aurora, OH
the bag is lovely…. thank you for offering one to share…i could use a little treat right now…. it has been a very difficult few weeks…..
your photos of Finland are beautiful!
Lisa Wilkinson
Tamworth, NH
What an amazing bag! You have such great taste!
Love this purse! Can’t wait to hear about your trip!
Lakeisha Bing
Mays Landing, NJ
Super cute, love the color!
Oops I forgot my city and state too! love the color! super cute!
Grand Rapids Michigan.
Thanks for the giveaway
Cuuuuute!
Ruth
Aurora, IL
The purse is super cute!
Angela
Warsaw, Indiana
Keianna
St. Louis, MO
Gorgeous bag
Thanks Becky!
Kristyn
Santa Maria, CA
Jewel
Caldwell, Id
You don’t see bags like that in Ohio!
Cindy
Malinta, Ohio
Fun find, great taste!
Jill
Grant, FL
Pretty cool find!!
Beth
Mechanicsburg, PA
It’s a homecoming giveaway! Woo-hoo for cute bags and just-because giveaways. : )
Deb A.
Hartland, WI
What a fantastic bag. Welcome home!!
Carolyn
Longmont, CO
LOVE!!
Meggan P.
Sequim, WA
I may be too late, but I just wanted to try to squeak in under the wire. Love the bag, would love to visit Finland, too!
YUM!!
Beautiful! Color just says “happy”
Susan S.
Franklin, TN
Morgan
West Haven, UT