Shutterbug Designs Information

Shutterbug Designs is a family owned and operated design business located in Southeastern Connecticut. Alicia Lane Clendennin is the founder and owner of the company. The company went live with internet and local sales in January 2010. The product line, which is designed and tested by Alicia, features a selection of purses that were originally designed for use as camera bag purses for DSLR cameras. The functionality of the removable liner has resulted in the use of the bag expanding to include a limitless array of possibilities and uses. As a result, the target audience has progressed to all users such asfor the hair stylist on the go or the crafter with multiple classes to attend or the ultra organized person who needs a messenger type bag. Better yet, its the perfect bag for every day use. By nature, Alicia is very methodical, organized Virgo who has spent a lifetime trying to find the perfect purse to organize many odds and ends. Over the years, her love of bags resulted in quite an assortment of styles and brands, but never exactly what she was looking for. Alicia's bag quest eventually became the quest to find the perfect purse to carry her camera gear without looking like a camera bag. She searched the internet and tried multiple items, but nothing quite fit the bill. Bags were either too big, too expensive or lacked organization. Since the perfect bag remained elusive, she set about designing one. An avid seamstress and designer since high school. Sewing and design work provided Alicia with many wonderful experiences as well as the opportunity to meet and work with many exciting and interesting people. This work ranged from doing alterations to designing custom wedding and evening wear. She spent many years designing the wardrobe for the various contestants for the Miss America Preliminary Pageants throughout Connecticut and was seamstress for the cast of Mystic Pizza. Designing the perfect bag was a natural extension of her previous experiences. After many trials and revisions, the Busy Bee emerged ...