The Festi Recycled Rice Festival Bag

I wasn't sure what to expect with this bag, but it's cute and seems to be well made. It's become my everyday purse for short outings and I love the colors I got. (Thanks to Soul Flower for taking my color request into consideration!) My only complaint is that for such a small bag, it has way too much stuff attached to it. I ended up cutting off the criss cross pieces with the metal loops on the front flap - they served no purpose that I could discern and looked a little silly. I also cut/seam-ripped off the big fabric tab on the back, which probably could be used to turn it into a hip pack, though I would never use it as such. And finally, I ended up cutting off the strap buckles and sewing the strap directly on without the metal fixtures. The metal is cheap and one clip got bent out of shape once when I took the bag off (didn't exert a lot of force, it just is really flimsy). That being said, for $22 it was a fun semi-DIY project and I'm happy with the end results.