Hi there! Thanks so much for checking out Excess Baggage! We are pleased you have chosen to spend a minute on our site. We wanted to take an opportunity to tell you a bit about us since you may be wondering who is behind all of this baggage.

My name is Barb, I began to sew about 13 years ago under the supervision of my mom, Denise. I have made various things over the years from my wedding dress to window treatments to quilts for my kids. A close friend encouraged me to try creating a fun fabric handbag about 3 years ago and after some trial and error I designed our first line of bags, The Layered Look. My mom, thankfully, took and interest in my new creation and offered to help sew and accompany me to area craft shows. I accepted and haven't let her go since! :) Our bag design has come such a long way since then and I am continually looking for new embellishments and features to add to continue to make Excess Baggage a fun, unique, functional accessory. My mom and I make all the bags by hand, one at time. Although when we are in a time crunch we have a close friend, a talented quilter, who helps assemble some of our stock bags. We have so much fun sewing together although time is scarce sometimes with mom working a full time job and me caring for my four young children (pictured below). But it is so worth it and a joy to meet new people and offer such a fun accessory.

We sell our bags at area art and craft shows during the late spring and summer months. And primarily at Home Shows during the fall and Holiday Season. We love meeting new people and it's always a treat when we have repeat customers or someone falls in love with a print or style. When you smile we smile!

We really do strive to attain the highest level of customer satisfaction, therefore, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at the address below.

     Barb Witt
      email: barb@excessbaggagebags.com