Obiandoli Designs

Welcome to Obiandoli (say OH bee AN doe lee), which is a combination of my parents' surnames. I thought it was a good choice for my shop name, since my parents were directly responsible for my love of fabrics and sewing. They started a remnant shop in 1950 that quickly became the largest fabric store in northern NJ - so I literally grew up with fine, quality fabrics and learned to sew when I was about 9 years old. Trust me, that's a LOT of sewing years!

I moved from sewing clothing to creating handbags many years ago, and when Etsy came along...well, it was a no-brainer for me. My first Etsy handbag shop, LauraOhDesigns, opened in 2008. I'm honored that one of my original bags, under that label, was featured in Seaside Home, published by Stash Books in 2012. I closed LauraOhDesigns a few years later to tend to family and relocation. A few years ago,  I inherited the sample books and swatch samples from my brother's designer showroom, so I started using them to make the artisan patch bags and others, and Obiandoli Artisan Bags was launched.

In the last 5-6 years, I've also been making creative journals and notebooks, also using the fabric scraps, as well as papers, wallpapers - even window shade scrap samples! I maintained separate shops on Etsy for those items (Write Pretty Designs and Justified Junque) but truthfully, managing multiple shops became a bit much, especially on Etsy.

When I found Goimagine - things changed. I opened Obiandoli Artisan Bags - and then decided to open Write Pretty Designs - and then soon realized I was going to be in the same position managing multiple shops. So - with a simple name-change to Obiandoli Designs, I have found a way to combine my two shops right here.

Thanks for taking the time to learn about me and my shop. And thank you for supporting handmade in the USA.