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built to last

These vegetable tanned leather wallets will turn from pale blonde to a sun kissed, caramel brown the more you handle them. The oils from your fingers, the sun in the sky, the wind in the air all turn veg tan leather into something 100% uniquely yours. Each wallet is hand stitched from beginning to end in a manner that locks in the thread; if a stitch snags loose in your pocket, don’t worry! It…

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70's antique, baby

70’s antique, baby

This gem fell into my lap while thrifting. It was sitting in a leaky, damp warehouse with its rusting springs still attached at ugly angles in a lonely corner among sad looking entertainment furniture and worn dressers. I was immediately in love, of course. The man was asking a ludicrous price of $80, but with the promise of before and after restoration photos I managed to carry it out for $30.…

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adventure durability

My favorite part of creating leather goods from scratch is the ability to incorporate “adventure durability.” I have been let down by many boots & bags over the years. I always tell myself I’ll be more careful next time; I won’t hike in those soft, nubuck cowboy boots, I swear I won’t put too much weight in that expensive leather bag my mother just gave me. But time after time I find myself…

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progress

As things fall into place (that deer skull goes here, that pile of scrap leather goes there) and some form of order is established, I finally have space to create. I almost forgot how each hide has its own smell; memories lay in wait each time I retrieve them from their carefully chosen resting spots. The caramel hides remind me of my summers as a trail guide for a rescue barn & horseback riding…

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