What's New --Late Winter news part II -- Just where is Spring?

Spring is only 6 days away (yeah!), Winter has returned to the Northeast with a  vengeance.  So our Purim celebrations was very cold but our hearts were warm as we stomped and booed out H****'s name.  Purim is a wonderful holiday for all as it teaches us to be accepting of all kinds and types of people.  We are an amazing country full of wonderful cultures, rituals, diversities, histories and more.  My hope is that we move forward with more acceptance, love, and welcoming of our great diversity, while working even harder to eliminate hate, bigotry, and prejudice.

      So now we are digging out of 2 feet of snow, yup you read it correctly, 2 feet!  The blizzard Stella has dumped a ton of snow all over the Northeast and has been raging high winds.  Fortunately, we did not lose power and have just hunkered now.  All of the post offices in the Albany area were closed and are slowly starting to open.  Needless to say I can't wait until Spring!

 What is New

Bagels kippah or yarmulke -- fully lined

 

 

 

 

Bagels bucharian kippah in sizes 21" to 24" circumference

 

Quilted Bagel potholders --- double insulated

Mahjong or Mah jong tiles kippah

 

Mahjong or Mah Jong double insulated potholders or trivets

Piano kippah keyboard yamaka

Purple batik Bukkarian kippah

Wine theme wine enthusiast double insulated potholders or trivets

Reversible insulated wine themed place mats

Don't forget that it is March Madness time!  Is your team going to the dance?

NCCA college or university kippah

 

 

 

If you don't see your team please go to the listing by clicking the link above.  I carry most team that offer cotton fabric.  Kindly note that many teams do not offer cotton fabric (therefore, I can not offer that team)


Be sure to check out the sale section

On sale now--great deals

 

 

 

Our latest coupons:  

Coupon codes good through the end of March

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L'Shalom,

Kate Rachel Lozier

owner/designer, TuffBags / Racheltreasures

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What's new ---Mid-Winter News part I

I am so grateful for all of the fabulous response for Small Business support, Cyber Monday, and the major December holidays.  I am a huge believer in small business and go out of my way to support the local small businesses.  I think that small business is the heart beat of our country, which is already great.  The more that we can support made in the USA, the more we will have more jobs and more products made here, hopefully with keeping the markets as free as possible.  Yup, I am way behind on blogging, and I apologize.  I will be splitting up all that is new into many issues.

What is new 

 Asthma medium sized zippered pouch

 The medium sized case holds multiple inhalers as well as the small travel aerochamber.

asthma medical alert label: available with black, navy blue, pink and red cases

Kippahs or Yarmulkes

I have three great Harry Potter and Friends prints--available in regular kippahs or in Bukkarian / Sephardic hat styles.

Harry Potter and friends kippahs: 3 patterns to select from  Bucharian Harry Potter and friends kippah

Note that the two top patterns are quite various so you can ask to feature a specific character such as Hermione, or Ron or Harry.

MLB Bucharian or Bukkarian kippahs

Bukkarian MLB kippahs Sephardic Major League Baseball yarmulkes

If you don't see your team simply email me and I will set up your team.  The teams I have listed are based on popularity.  As long as I have the fabric I am happy to make your team's kippah in the Sephardic hat styling.

Kippah Clips

While most folks don't need kippah clips when wearing my yarmulkes (also can be spelled as it sounds yamakas) I do now offer kippah clips made from the beautiful charms that I carry.

Handmade Kippah clips

Purim earrings and pendants

Purim 2017 begins at Sundown, after Shabbat, on March 11, 2017.  I have many different Purim gemstone earrings as well as the plain silver ones.  You have the choice of regular sterling silver ear wires or sterling silver lever backs.

Silver Purim earrings --- hamentashen and groggers

Gemstone Purim earrings

Lastly, don't forget to check out the sales section as many new items have been added.

Sale Sale Sale

Looking forward to Spring,

Kate Rachel Lozier
Owner/Designer, TuffBags
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Cyber Monday

Save 10 % off your purchase of $ 25.00 or more (before shipping and any taxes) using this coupon, one coupon per person per purchase....good through 11/30/2016.

CYBERMONDAYTB10

Happy Shopping!

Kate R Lozier
Owner/Designer
Tuffbags/Racheltreasures

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Bling n' Babbles n' Charms n's shiny things! Psssstttt----special coupons!

I've created many very pretty and unusual bling bling items from plain silver plated charms to stunning statement gemstone necklaces!  I have many unusual gifts that are perfect for the hard to shop for person on your list.  Don't forget to treat yourself this Holiday season.

Pendants and Earrings for Chanukah or Hanukkah

I have many very pretty pendants and earrings for the 8 crazy nights, from plain to fancy with gemstones.

You can select from Swarovski crystals in two sizes and shapes, pearls, lapis, jasper, sodalite and more!

Hanukkah or Chanukah Gemstone earrings -- Menorahs and Dreidels

Just want a plain silver plated pair (sterling silver ear wires)

Dreidels, Menorahs, or a mixed match pair Hanukkah Earrings

Euro Simple Pendants for Hanukkah -- Menorah or Dreidel

Triple Hanukkah charm necklace

all sterling silver Hanukkah Euro Menorah pendant

See all of my hand-crafted jewelry here

 

Unique wall and home decor 

 I have many one of a kind unusal decor items for your home or office.  My unusal items make really great gifts for the hard to buy for, your office mates, your boss, family, friends and more!


COUPON SALE ALERT >>>>>BLINGNOVDECOR<<<<<

 Use the above coupon to save 10 % off any purchase in the collection:

Home Decor Electic handmade 

Here are just two items in this collection --- be sure to browse the entire collection!

Wine theme snack mats

Gold Hamsa chakra beaded wall hanging

Happy Shopping and stay tuned for more wonderful gifts being added to the site!.

Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels,

Kate Rachel Lozier
owner/designer TuffBags

 

Early Snow here yesterday ...what is new

October has sure been a roller coaster weather wise.  Yesterday we had snow that has stuck to the leaves and grass measuring about 2"!  Meanwhile we had record warm temperatures just a few weeks ago.  Hopefully this early snow is just part of the freaky weather and not a sign of a longer Winter (no!).

I have many new kippahs added to the regular kippah collection with many more on the way.

I also have several gorgeous new tapestry fabrics that are currently being made into gorgeous Bucharian or Bukkarian kippahs.

 Major League Hockey NHL Kippahs or yarmulkes

NHL New York Rangers

I carry the following teams:  New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitols, St. Louis Blues, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks.
The NY Islanders team does not offer any fabric so I can not carry this team.


New NCCA kippahs:

University of Southern Florida and Virginia Tech will be ready next week.   I recently added ASU.

Arizona State University kippah or yarmulke

The following kippahs are here for the younger set:

Paw Patrol in Red (a white Paw patrol should be ready next week) regular or toddler sizes:

Paw Patrol kippah or yarmulke

 

 

 

 

 

The new Rug Rats kippah is so adorable and it is also available in regular or toddler sizes:

Rug Rats kippah or yarmulke

I just added new beautiful elegant jacquard tapestry trims for Bucharian kippahs:

Tapestry Trim Bucharian kippahs

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may request just about any fabric in a Bucharian kippah sizes 21" through 24" and it will not be considered a custom order.

Thanks for your patronage and certainly contact me with any questions!

Have a great weekend,

Kate R Lozier
Owner/Designer

Racheltreasures/Tuffbags

Late Summer News ... new Kippahs and why we wear a kippah

Why do Jews wear kippahs?  What is a kippah?  Jews wearing a head covering called a kippah / kippa / kepah / kippot plural (Hebrew meaning dome) or a yarmulke (Yiddish) or skull cap.  Simply but a kippah is like wearing a blessing on your head.  Wearing a kippah is showing respect for G-d / Ha Shem.  While wearing a kippah is required in most synagogues the donning of a kippah is not a Torah requirement aka a commandment.  Covering one's head is a long standing custom that we recognize that G-d is "above" us.  It is also a way of showing one's commitment to the Jewish people.  One can do a google search and come up with many different articles about kippot and see many difference opinions!  This is what I call one of the many blessings of Judaism...many opinions!

I will not get into the when must one wear a kippah and the issues of whether women should wear one, as this is not the point of this blog.  In my humble opinion I know the ins and outs of kippah making.  I really enjoy creating yarmulkes and especially love my Bucharian / Bukkarian / Sephardic hat kippah (this is the style that I wear).  I have created all of my kippah designs from scratch.  I also have very pretty and feminine lace kippahs (they will be added to the web site this month!).  NHL teams, Paw Patrol, and more regular solid colors kippahs with appliques are being added this month.

New kippot!

Harry Potter

Harry Potter Bucharian kippah in all fabric sides or with a stretchy black fabric band

 

 

 

 

Original Star Trek characters kippah

Original Star Trek characters Bucharian kippah (fabric sides or black stretchy band)

The Lion King kippah

The Lion King Kippah (all fabric sides or black stretchy band)

Candian flag kippah or yarmulke

Blue marbalized wavey kippah

Israeli Flag kippah or yarmulke

How the kippahs fit and how to figure out what size you need:

While I have some Toddler sized kippahs  I can create a toddler sized kippah in most of our fabrics (unless the motiff is just too big) ...please email me for this request!  The regular sized kippahs fit most people from about age 3 and up.  The regular sized ones fit my sons who are very tall and have large heads.  All of our kippahs are round.  The pictures do not do them justice!


Please go here Kippah fit.

This will help you to determine your head size for the Bucharian kippahs and you will see many pictures of the yarmulkes on.

I can create a Bucharian kippah out of most of the same fabric that I have for a regular kippah, drop me an email.

Please see the reversible yarmulkes here...again I can create a reversible kippah with most of the current regular kippah fabrics (not sale kippah fabrics, sorry).

Reversible regular kippahs or yarmulkes...two great kippahs in one!

 

 

How to order, processing times, etc.

Lastly see our September 2016 coupons

Enjoy wearing your kippot!

L'Shalom,

Kate Rachel Lozier
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