ONE OF A KIND FASHION IN LEATHER

Welcome to September!

So fall is really coming soon. Many of us are already experiencing the changes. Fall is my favorite time of year. The feel in the air is so refreshing. I have been working on doing some work in progress pictures of my bead work so I snapped a couple of pictures this month of my bead work desk. First I would like to show you one of our new bags and bead work. This one is a large bag done in chocolate brown leather with palomino lace. I added a beaded sunflower on the lid of the bag. The palomino lace really adds a nice dimension to this brown leather bag. This bag also features a extra pocket inside and one on the back of the bag. The shoulder strap is a comfortable flat strap that can be made to any length you prefer. Our boho style of bags are for one of a kind women. A little rustic, mountain women, cowgirl, boho chic, hippie kinda girl. A women that is not worried about fitting into the norm. 

Come by and check us out. We will create a custom one of a kind bag just for you.

Brown leather beaded shoulder bag

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 A work in progress from my bead desk.

This is when I was working on the aloha turtle messenger bag.  Over the years I have accumulated some cool tools for my beading. My bead tray is just perfect for me. All my beads stay just where I need them to be. 

A Leather messenger bag. 

This is our messenger bag with the turtle on it. This is a fantastic bag. It is large enough to hold a small laptop , paperwork or whatever your needs are. It has an extra pocket inside and one on the back of the bag, a comfortable flat strap and fringe down the sides. This extra large messenger bag is a unisex bag. It would be perfect for a one of a kind woman or man.

To see more of our leather and bead work come by our shop.

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Have a beautiful day and an awesome September!

Debbie and John

SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND THEN SOME

It's a nice warm spring day in Arizona. It's a really quiet and laid back kinda day. Sometimes on Sunday's its like that. Not always but today it is quiet and nice. We have been working on a couple new things this week so I thought I would share stories with you.

I have had this pink and green turtle for awhile trying to figure out what exactly would it like to be on. This was inspired by a mother of a child who was making pow wow regalia. She wanted to buy  three of them from me but ended up taking two. That's okay it gives me a chance to do something different. So I finally came up with an idea. A while back we purchased an off white soft tanned white cowhide that is just fabulous. It feels really good and you know leather, it smells great too! When I did art shows the biggest thing I noticed is how fascinated everyone is with the feel and smell of leather. Well in our shop every time we get another bunch of leather we get the full on experience of the smell and feel of the beautiful leather hides we get. Each one has got its own uniqueness. 

When we start a project we  lay the hide out on a really big leather table and see what it has to offer. That is why every piece is different in our made to order shop.

This is our leather table with a hide stretched out. 

Anyway I thought it would be fun to show you our leather table. It is awesome.

Anyway this is how it all starts.

Of course I have my beading table with all my cases of beads in my cave. (special place to bead)

Then you have my walls of beads. 

We have a bead  and leather scrap store on Etsy. So I have a lot of beads and a lot  of scrap leather.

We don't always have a lot of scraps and leather laces in the store but we would gladly sell you some if you contact us.

We have plenty of scraps......For sure!

Well about that pink turtle, I made it a home and this is what it looks like......

I almost always bead in rainbow colors or fire colors so this was real different for me but it turned out real nice. I have learned in the past 25 years of beading the phrase different strokes for different folks is so very true. So I do try to mix it up a bit.

You can find this bag in our Etsy store.

THUNDER ROSE LEATHER

This bag SOLD! Soon after my blog post. If you need something like this or even different contact me. I would be happy to help you.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessing to you on this fine Sunday evening!

Debbie

Thunder Rose Leather Beaded Turtle Messenger Bag and my beautiful garden

Today I thought I'd share our newest leather bag in our Etsy store.

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This is one of latest leather messenger bags we made. This one has a beautiful beaded turtle.

This beaded leather messenger bag with a beautiful beaded turtle is made of chocolate elkskin leather. It features a comfortable flat strap that is perfect for wearing crossbody. This handbag has an extra pocket inside and one on the back of the bag. This is a great bag for your laptop or for anyone that loves a large bag for their everyday use. The beaded turtle is done in glass seed beads. There is tied fringe down the sides of this messenger bag.

This leather handbag is offered is several different colors of elkskin leather. Our shop is all made to order so we will make your strap length to fit your needs.
You can find this bag here

THUNDER ROSE LEATHER
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Everyday life after making leather and beads .
I have been working at planting a small garden. Something I love to do every spring.

So here are a few pics from our organic garden so far. You will see weeds and grass. I do what I can . I don't use any chemicals. I make my own dirt from my compost. This is not a better homes and garden garden this is a country, down home, easy going garden.

Lemon Balm it makes a really refreshing tea. Like mint it loves to grow.

This is a leek. It will be going to seed soon. We love leeks around here.

This is my mullein plant. I will be harvesting this one soon and letting my other one go to seed.
I collected seeds one day when we were cutting fire wood in the woods. Thought I'd see if they would grow here in our garden. They replant themselves every year.
The other little plant you see is a swiss chard that will be going to seed soon. The little birds really love eating the leaves.

This is a volunteer arugula plant that came up along side the raised bed. I will be collecting the seeds soon.

My jerusalem artichokes are very happy. They are really good in salads and love to grow in Arizona.

I planted purple cabbage this year. I don't usually grow cabbage. I have learned that the moths come and lay eggs to the cabbage family and that's that. It gets hot fast here. So my plan is to let them go till the moths come. Eat the beautiful purple leaves. I have some rainbow chard growing in with them so when they come out the rainbow chard will be growing and ready to eat soon.

 A  couple more leeks.

This our my fur baby Rosie. Waiting on me to go for a walk. She is so patient. We love her so much. She is a really fantastic family member and friend. We are so lucky to have her.

So this is it. I love my connection to Mother Earth . I am very grateful for my beads and leather. My family means everything to me.
Much love and light to all!
Debbie