On collecting Vera Bradley...

Did you get in on the craze?
Do you have every piece in the collection?

I am a less is more type of person for the most part when it comes to those types of things...

so this is my Vera Bradley collection.

Yes! 2 whole bags.

1 for my clothes and 1 for my make-up, hairdryer,magazines, and other goodies.

Americana Red...I think...6 or 7 years ago...maybe 8 or 9.

My Mom bought them for me one Christmas. I am sure she could have bought me an entire 6 piece set of airplane ready, super sturdy, huge and roomy, last forever luggage for the price of these two beauty's.

But I really wanted these....everyone was getting them...and they were so pretty.

Emily got some too.

And hers were monogrammed.

A cute little sleepover bag to replace the purple Winnie the Pooh bag that she

had in second grade... and a little backpack for outings.

And we were good to go!

I still love to travel with my pretty bags,

but Emily prefers the more athletic 'Under Armour' or 'Nike' bags.

Good thing...'cause she needs the really big ones.

And then....this past week...it was her 15th birthday!

I thought she needed a little something to put her driver's permit in.

She is not great at keeping up with things... I was afraid to spend the money...

but I found this...in a fun new spring pattern. 

And look...it is a cute little sleeping bag for her cell phone.

I'm pretty sure that with that treasure stuffed inside...she is sure to keep up with it now!

And the whole experience has gotten me thinking that it might be time to add

to my collection...with a nice new spring pattern, of course!

What about you?

Did you get in on the craze?

Happy Monday!