Holly Aiken has again been busy concocting new ideas for handbags in her downtown Raleigh studio.

This time, she's teamed up with two local artists, Paul Friedrich (best known for his Onion Head Monster cartoon) and Michael Salter, an early member of "Team Lump."

She's taken their art and screenprinted some of the pieces on her vinyl handbags to create a new limited-edition line that she's calling Cahoots.

Tonight's the first night to take a peek, all part of the First Friday festivities. But they'll be on sale for the next month. (Same prices as her other bags)

Look for Holly to be in Cahoots again next month with another artist.

How appropriate that as we watch our 44th president get sworn in today, Raleigh-handbag maker Holly Aiken has select handbags marked off 44 percent today only. Check out the selection online.

If you've been itching for a new style of Holly Aiken bag, your wait is over.

Holly recently introduced the Gremlin, an even more edgy handbag style from the ones she's already got in her shop.

Truth be told, I spotted an early version of the bag over the holidays and snagged one for my niece for her Christmas present (hope she likes it!). I just loved the grommets, which give it more of an urban feel, and the elongated clutch shape, which is perfect for tucking under your arm when you're out. Oh, and you can get the bag with different colored straps from the bag body. Holly will even sell you another color so you can switch out straps depending on the look you want. The bag also has two interior pockets and snap closure.

The bags cost $86. Get one online or at her shop in downtown Raleigh at the corner of Hargett and Wilmington streets.

(A question I'll have to ask Holly next time I see her ... since her bags mostly have been named for modes of transportation, is this a nod to the AMC Gremlin?)