One Beautiful Little Buckskin Bag

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I’ve been known to dabble in leather…make a bag or two, every now and again.

Here’s a new leather bag built of buttery, sumptuous deer hide and two sterling silver bison conchos, made by me, from scratch.  I’ve always been a real fiend for fringe and a big fan of Plains Indian style leather work.  This little purse design incorporates both those affections by the nature of the fact that it’s a classic buckskin bag, stitched together by hand, and fringe-a-licious to boot — each piece of fringe measures about 10 inches in length making for plenty of movement and sway.  I’ve stitched an interior pocket inside of this purse which is the perfect size for a phone (if you’re one of those modern women…) and the shoulder strap IS adjustable.  This bag is my own design (I created the pattern), dreamed up, drafted up and crafted up all by me with plenty of love.

Use it for strolling around town, use it for stowing your goodies while you’re out adventuring and collecting, use it however you like.  Watch it get better with age.

Built to last.  Made with love.  Crafted to hand down to the generations next.

I love your soul.

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Fidelity Pouch


IMG_8350About three years ago I made myself this bison wallet.  It’s my trusty companion while I’m out and about stimulating the economy and it gets a lot of attention when I procure it (with a grand flourish) from my purse in the market place.   I’ve been meaning to make a few similar pouches for the shop and in the past few weeks I’ve been making my “meaning to” come true.  I put a little twist on the new design though:

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The new pouches feature a larger bi-layer copper and sterling closure.  This specific pouch has a pair of leaping rabbits gracing its front flap.  The other clutches I am working on host tender loving bison, grumbly rumbly bears and galloping horses.  These metal components are a throwback to the “Fidelity” series I whipped up a few years ago only now I’ve paired the metal work with leather.  Yum!  This specific clutch is made of cowhide in cactus green and pumpkin with turquoise suede lace and you can find it in the shop.

Swanky baby, swanky.

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A Dash of Elk

[elk hide, Idaho mule deer antler, sterling silver]

So cozy, it’s beyond all imagination.

Nomad Pouch

What a sweet little pouch!

I’ve been meaning to make one for me and a few for you, for ages now.

These guys will function nicely as pencil cases, small clutches, wallets, or make-up bags…or anything else that a little pouch could be used for.  Perhaps you have a tremendously miniature horse you want to put in there!  Or a petite, alabaster lamb.  Pop those little cuties in a pouch!  That’s what I say.
They’re entirely hand crafted and this one is stitched together with the most perfect turquoise suede you’ve ever laid eyes on.
Scrumptious.
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In other news, it’s been such a lovely Monday here.  I spent most of the day waiting for the UPS man to arrive.  The weather insisted on misting for most of the afternoon which is a kind of rain that never occurrs in Pocatello!  It was like there was an imaginary Niagra Falls roaring just across the street.  I practically needed a full rain suit to get from the mailbox and back again.  All those tender little misties were licking at my eyelashes.  Tater ate another pair of my shoes.  We’re having tortilla soup for dinner.  You know…just another Monday in paradise!  Tra la la!
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