Updated this week · A note from Jennifer, founder of Jennifer Bags
She's Closing Her Little Shop for Good — So Her Last Hand-Drawn Cat Totes Are Going Home for a Single Penny
Not a typo. Not a catch. Jennifer is closing her shop for good, so every $89.95 hand-quilted tote is now a single penny — you just cover shipping ($39.95). Once a design sells out, it's gone forever. Two already have this week.
An $89.95 hand-quilted cat tote… for one penny? I know exactly how that sounds.
So here's the honest reason, plainly — the way I'd tell it across my own kitchen table.
My name is Jennifer. I'm an artist, and after all these years I'm closing my shop for good. Before I lock the door, I've released my last bags for a single penny — because I'd so much rather they were carried and loved than boxed up and forgotten.
Let me show you why — and which one is already yours.
In her own words
A Note From Jennifer
For more years than I care to count, I've drawn the things I love most.
Sleepy cats curled up in a sunbeam. Stacks of good books with a bookmark in every one. Faithful old dogs. Sunflowers from my own garden.
Every drawing is mine. A small family workshop overseas quilts my art onto sturdy little totes, the way they have for years.
And this year, I'm putting down my pens for good.
I'm closing the shop. Giving up the workroom. Trading afternoons of paperwork for slow mornings with my grandchildren — the kind of mornings you don't get back.
Which means this is the last time these designs will ever be made. When I lock that door, they're finished. I won't reopen. I won't draw new ones.
So I've done something my accountant thinks is a little bit crazy.
I've released every last design for a single penny. You cover the shipping, and it's yours to carry.
Because I'd so much rather these went home and were loved than watch my life's work disappear the day I close.
"I'd rather these go home and be loved than watch my life's work disappear the day I close the door." — Jennifer
With love,
Jennifer — founder, Jennifer Bags
So — What's the Catch?
Let me say out loud what you're already thinking, because every single woman asks it first.
An $89.95 bag… for one cent? Where's the trick?
Here's what happened. When I sat down to price my last designs, I couldn't bring myself to write "zero" next to something I spent my whole life making. A penny felt right. It felt like something, instead of nothing.
(And it turns out a checkout won't ring up a $0.00 order anyway — so a penny it is.)
You pay once. The bag comes. That's the end of it. No club to join. No monthly box. No surprise bill waiting for you next month.
Every number you'll pay is shown right here, on this page, before you ever type in a card.
"Worth every penny," they say. This time, it's the plain truth.
Pick the One That's Already Yours
Before you read another word — just look.
These are the designs women write to me about most. Every single one is a penny. Tap the one that catches your eye and it's yours in a moment.
Don't overthink it. One of them already made your chest do a little flip when you saw it. That's the one. That's yours.
Just know this: two have already sold out this week, and a couple more are running low — once a design is gone, I can't make it again. If your favorite still has a photo below, it's still here for now.
Mystic Cat
Enchanted Dog
Black Cat on Books
Dragon Reader with Books and Mugs
Black Cat with Books and Mugs
Sleeping Kittens"Excuse Me — Is That a Designer Bag?"
It happens in the grocery line more than anywhere else.
Gloria from Arizona was unloading her cart — bananas, a carton of eggs, the usual — when the woman behind her leaned in close.
"Excuse me," she said, nodding at Gloria's tote. "Is that a designer bag? It's just beautiful."
Gloria laughed. "No, honey," she told her. "It was a penny. Plus postage."
"You should have seen her face," Gloria wrote to me. "She made me write the name down on the back of her receipt."
This is the part I never expected when I started drawing cats onto totes all those years ago.
It isn't just that women love them. It's that women get noticed carrying them. Stopped. Asked. Admired.
At the market. At church. At the doctor's office. In the pickup line with the grandbabies.
Somewhere out there, next week, a stranger is going to lean over and ask you where you got your bag.
And you'll get to decide whether to tell her it was a penny.
"A woman in the grocery line asked if my bag was designer. I said, 'No, honey — it was a penny plus postage.' You should have seen her face." — Gloria T., Arizona
Let Me Tell You About the Bags — Because I'm Proud of Them
I won't pretend they're something they're not.
They aren't leather. They're soft, quilted fabric — the kind that's featherlight on a tired shoulder, even at the end of a long day.
Roomy enough for a paperback, your glasses, your wallet, and whatever else a day asks of you. My Linda in Ohio says hers holds her whole world.
Spill your coffee on it? Wipe it clean, or send it right through the wash. The straps are double-stitched to last for years.
And the art is all mine. Dozing cats, well-loved books, faithful dogs, sunflowers from the garden.
My most-loved design — the Mystic Cat — is the one women tell me they reach for every single morning. It's also one of the two running low right now. If you only take one home, I'll whisper it: make it that one, while it's still here.
It's the kind of bag that makes you smile every time you pick it up. The one your friends will know is yours the second they see it.
- Soft hand-quilted fabric — never leather
- Featherlight — kind to a tired shoulder
- Roomy for books, knitting, and everyday bits
- Machine-washable — wipes right clean
- Double-stitched straps, built to last for years
- Jennifer's own art — cats, books, dogs & garden flowers
What You'll Actually Pay, in Plain Numbers
No surprises. No fine print. Here is every dollar, laid out plain.
The bag is one penny. Shipping is $39.95 for your first bag. That comes to $39.96 in all — and it is the only charge you will ever see.
Why $39.95? Because each bag is made to order and travels, tracked, from my workshop overseas straight to your door. You can follow it the whole way.
And here's the part that makes me smile: a bag that sold for $89.95 lands in your hands for about forty dollars, all in. Roughly half its old price — with nothing, ever, owed later.
Want to send one to someone you love? Each bag after your first adds only about $30 more, because most of the postage is already paid.
Real first names. Real hometowns. Left just as they came.
A Few of the Notes Women Have Sent Me
I've kept every note women have written me — I couldn't quite tell you why, except that they mean the world to me.
You'll notice something as you read them. More than one of these women was sure it was too good to be true. Sure it was a scam. They almost didn't order.
I'm so glad they did.
These are women just like you — from Ohio to Arizona, Texas to Florida — who took a small chance on a retiring artist. Now they can't picture their day without their bag.
Come and join them.
"I was so sure it was too good to be true that I almost scrolled right past. I'm so glad I didn't." — Nancy P., Missouri
When I saw a ninety-dollar bag going for one cent, I was sure it was a scam and almost scrolled right past. My daughter looked it up and said, Mom, the lady's an artist who's retiring and just wants her designs carried instead of forgotten. That made sense to me, so I took the chance. Glad I did. It's real, it's pretty, and I only paid the shipping.
Artisanal Bag – Black Cat on Books
I have three cats and about a hundred cat things, but this Mystic Cat tote is the one I actually carry every day. It's the soft quilted-fabric kind, not stiff, and it holds my whole world — wallet, water, a paperback, my knitting. I kept waiting for the catch. There wasn't one. Worth every penny and then some.
Artisanal Bag – Mystic Cat
I ordered the sunflower one for my sister's birthday and a second for myself, since each extra bag was only the shipping. She called the minute it came and asked where on earth I found it — her neighbor was sure it was designer. Two happy sisters, and honestly it looks far nicer than I expected for what I paid.
Artisanal Bag – Sunflowers
I taught fourth grade for 31 years and I still have a book in my hand at all times. The owl-and-books bag was made for a woman like me — roomy enough for two library books and my reading glasses, and light, so my shoulder thanks me. It took a little over two weeks to arrive, which they told me right up front, so it was no surprise at all.
Artisanal Bag – Owl & Books
I carry the sleeping-kittens bag to church and to my grandkids' ballgames and I get stopped every single time. It washes up nice too — one of the little ones spilled juice on it and it came right out. It's not leather, it's a soft quilted fabric, and honestly I like it better. For a penny and shipping I feel almost guilty.
Artisanal Bag – Sleeping Kittens
My old girl is a rescue and this enchanted-dog bag looks just like her. I was nervous ordering something so cheap online, but it came exactly like the picture — good sturdy straps, sits flat on my lap in the car. What a sweet story, too. I'd rather my money help a real woman close her little shop with a smile than line some big company's pockets.
Artisanal Bag – Enchanted Dog
A woman in the grocery line asked me if my bag was a designer one. I laughed and said no, honey, it was a penny plus postage. You should have seen her face. It really does look far nicer than what I paid, and the cat print is crisp — the colors haven't faded one bit.
Artisanal Bag – Black Cat with Books & Mugs
What got me was that a real artist named Jennifer is closing her shop and would rather these designs go to homes than just vanish. I read that and thought, well, I'll give one a home. The book-print tote is now my library bag. It arrived in a couple of weeks, just like they said, and it was well worth the little wait.
Artisanal Bag – Dragon Reader
At 71 my hands aren't what they used to be, and a heavy bag is out of the question. This one is soft quilted fabric and weighs next to nothing even when it's full. When it got a little grubby I wiped it down and it looked new again. I don't write reviews as a rule, but this one earned it.
Artisanal Bag – Mystic Cat
I got one for me and one for my daughter, since the second bag was only the shipping. Mine holds my knitting project with room to spare, and hers goes everywhere with her water bottle and the kids' snacks. Good honest bags. We both use them all the time and think of that sweet retiring lady every time.
Artisanal Bag – Mystic Cat
A Little Secret About the Second Bag
Most women who come here for one bag end up choosing two.
Not because I asked. Because of who came to mind while they were looking.
The sister who still mails you clippings and dotes on that tabby of hers. The daughter always borrowing your books and never quite returning them. The friend from church who feeds every stray in the county.
A face just popped into your head, didn't it?
Here's the lovely part: your first bag covers the shipping. Each one after adds only about $30 more, because the postage is already paid.
So she gets one too. Two happy women, one small shipping cost — and a gift she'll swear you spent ninety dollars on.
And if you end up keeping both? That's alright. Plenty do. Just choose them while the designs you want are still here.
You didn't come here to spend more — I know that, and I'd never push you. But here's the truth: it's the same trip from my workshop whether I send one bag or three. So each bag after your first adds only about $30 — the postage is mostly paid already. Same order, mix any designs you like. One for you. One for your sister. One tucked away for a gift she'll swear cost ninety dollars. At about a third of its old price, a second design for someone you love just makes sense — while the ones you want are still here.
Jennifer's 30-Day Happiness Guarantee
Order with an easy heart. Here's my promise to you.
If your bag arrives and it isn't everything you hoped — the print, the size, the feel of the quilting — just email me within 30 days and I'll make it right. A replacement, or a full refund of every penny you paid, shipping and all.
You won't mail a thing back overseas. Keep it, gift it, or pass it to your church donation box. It's yours either way.
And because each bag is lovingly made to order just for you, give it about 2 to 3 weeks to travel home — we'll email your tracking the moment yours is on its way, so you're never left wondering.
A real person — not a machine — reads every message, any time, at info@jennifer-bags.com.
So there's nothing left to lose. If one already feels like yours, claim it while it's still here.
Order with an easy heart. If your bag arrives and it isn't everything you hoped — the print, the size, the feel of the quilting — just email me at info@jennifer-bags.com within 30 days of it arriving and I'll make it right with a replacement or a full refund of every penny you paid, shipping and all. You won't need to mail a thing back overseas — keep it, gift it to a friend, or pass it to your church donation box. Because each bag is lovingly made to order just for you, give it about 2 to 3 weeks to travel home, and I count your 30 days from the day it arrives — not the day you order. A real person, not a machine, reads every message. There's truly nothing to lose — so if one already feels like yours, claim it while it's still here.
A Few More Questions Women Ask Me
Still wondering about something? Here are the questions I hear most — answered plainly, the way I'd tell a friend across the kitchen table.
Is it really just one cent?
Yes, truly. The bag itself is a penny. You cover the shipping — $39.95 for your first bag, and only about $30 for each one after — and that is every dollar you'll pay. I simply couldn't bring myself to price my last designs at zero, so each is worth exactly one cent. No fine print.
Why is it so inexpensive? What's the catch?
There's no catch. I'm an artist and I'm retiring. This is the very last time my designs will ever be made — once I close the shop I'm not reopening — and I'd far rather they be carried and loved than simply disappear. That's the reason they're a penny.
Will I be charged the full price later?
Never. Your total is a penny for the bag plus $39.95 shipping — $39.96 in all — and that is the only charge. No hidden fees, no surprise bill, no full price billed after the fact.
Am I signing up for anything — a club or a monthly box?
No. This is a one-time order. No club, no membership, no auto-ship, nothing that bills you again. You pay once, the bag comes, and that's the end of it.
Why is shipping $39.95 — isn't that the real price?
It's tracked international shipping. Every bag is made to order and travels from my workshop overseas straight to your door, and you can follow it the whole way. Even so, a bag that sold for $89.95 lands in your hands for about forty dollars all-in — roughly half its old price — and each additional bag adds only about $30, because most of the cost is in that first shipment.
How long until it arrives?
About 2 to 3 weeks. Each bag is made to order and ships from overseas, so it isn't overnight — but it will come, and we'll email you the moment yours is on its way. I'd rather tell you plainly than promise two days I can't keep.
Is the quality any good for a penny?
These are the very same hand-quilted bags I sold for $89.95 — soft quilted fabric (not leather), roomy, featherlight, machine-washable, with double-stitched straps. More than one woman has been stopped and asked if her bag was designer.
What if I don't love it — and how do I reach a real person?
Just email us at info@jennifer-bags.com within 30 days of it arriving and we'll make it right with a replacement or a full refund of everything you paid, shipping included. You won't need to mail the bag back overseas — keep it, gift it, or pass it along. A real person reads every message.
When the Last Shelves Empty, the Shop Closes for Good
I want to be honest with you about what "closing" really means.
I am not reordering. I am not reopening. Once these designs are gone, they are gone forever — I will never draw them again, and no one will ever print them again.
Two have already sold out just this week. The Mystic Cat and the Sleeping Kittens are down to their last few right now, and every day a few more go quiet for good.
There's no ticking clock on this page, because I won't insult you with one. The truth is simpler than that, and it's this:
When the door closes, it closes. If one of these already feels like it's yours, please don't wait and wonder — the one you want may not be here tomorrow. Claim it while it's still here to claim.
"Once I lock the door, these designs are finished. I'm not reopening." — Jennifer
Before I Close the Door
If one of these made you smile — even a little — I think it was meant to be yours.
I'd so much rather you carried it, and thought of me now and then, than watch it disappear when I close.
It's just a penny. You only cover the shipping. And once I lock the door, there won't be more — I'm not reopening, and I won't be drawing these again.
So pick your favorite while the shop is still open. Take it to the market, to church, to your grandbaby's recital. Let a stranger stop you and ask if it's designer.
Thank you for giving one a home. It means more to me than you know.
With love and gratitude, Jennifer — founder, Jennifer Bags
"I'd so much rather you carried it than had it disappear when I close." — Jennifer