Our Story
In 2026, this page will be filled with the history of our crafting and business.
From University of Wisconsin - Stout grads to where we are today.
Until then keep following us on Facebook.
www.facebook.com/handbagshelensdaughters/
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In 2026, this page will be filled with the history of our crafting and business.
From University of Wisconsin - Stout grads to where we are today.
Until then keep following us on Facebook.
www.facebook.com/handbagshelensdaughters/
AND
Helen TerBeest. Our Mom and inspiration for our Helen's Daughters Handbags and Helen's Helen's Daughters Studio.
She grew up during the Great Depression, finished 9th grade, and had to leave her home because her parents could no longer afford to keep her in their home. She became a mother's helper and later worked in the Libby's canning factory in Rochester, Minnesota. At age nineteen she met and married our dad and started her own family - David, Rod, Char, Ted, Mariella, and Jennifer. A gap of 21 years from the oldest to the youngest. She was a farmer's wife. Loved gardening - veggies and flowers. After we all left, she started doing a farmer's market and loved it. Summer and the sun were her best friends. She loved being outside. She loved being creative, baking, gardening, leading 4-H and drinking black coffee, and playing cards with our dad. There are many more things to tell you about our mom. We miss her every day. She lives on with every handbag we make. Her name is on each one. Our business honors our mother. Our mom, Helen, was really somethin'!
Helen TerBeest. Our Mom and inspiration for our Helen's Daughters Handbags and Helen's Helen's Daughters Studio.
She grew up during the Great Depression, finished 9th grade, and had to leave her home because her parents could no longer afford to keep her in their home. She became a mother's helper and later worked in the Libby's canning factory in Rochester, Minnesota. At age nineteen she met and married our dad and started her own family - David, Rod, Char, Ted, Mariella, and Jennifer. A gap of 21 years from the oldest to the youngest. She was a farmer's wife. Loved gardening - veggies and flowers. After we all left, she started doing a farmer's market and loved it. Summer and the sun were her best friends. She loved being outside. She loved being creative, baking, gardening, leading 4-H and drinking black coffee, and playing cards with our dad. There are many more things to tell you about our mom. We miss her every day. She lives on with every handbag we make. Her name is on each one. Our business honors our mother. Our mom, Helen, was really somethin'!