crossposting personal journal

[lisadarling.livejournal.com]

I have a question for you all.
sunday night I got in a bad mood and made a bag out of nothing. you can see details of it right. some way, it turned out pretty good for something done in less than 3 hours, but one thing is missing; the proper handles. I want bamboo handles. right now I just have sailorrope and it looks a bit too 80's for my liking
however, I live in Sweden and my guess is that bamboo handles aren't too common over here unless you buy it in big orders.
any ideas?