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Anna Papp FOR 28 YEARS, Anna Papp owned and operated the Outdoor Living Center business in Covington. After selling the company and retiring, Anna found that she had not only a lot of fond memories, but a closet full of discontinued fabric samples. The high-end outdoor furniture she sold was all made with premium fabrics that do not fade or deteriorate in outdoor environments. Not wanting to just dispose of hundreds of 14-inch square samples, she set out to find a use for them. Many years ago on a trip to Montana, Anna had purchased a purse that was hand-made from fabric. The “perfect” purse had provided good service for many years, but was starting to show its age, so she decided to try to duplicate it with some of her fabric samples. The outcome was much better than she expected. After showing the finished product to friends, she had many orders for the purses. Each is unique, because no 36
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Purses with a Purpose
