I dream a lot! And last night, I had a weird dream about "handmade" products and the differences. Some designers ship their designs off to foreign factories to have someone else hand make their designs for them there. Others, like myself, actually hand make their own designs using their own two hands! This video will show a little bit of what that entails. Check it out!

How to Remove Gas from Doc Martens Workboots (My Real-Life Leather Restoration Experiment)

I know what you're thinking. 'Really? How does one spill gasoline on their boots?'. I asked myself the very same question as I kicked myself in the butt with said boots. Here's the story.

I saved up some money to treat myself to a pair of Docs that I have been eyeing for some time. I purchased them for working at the shop which has concrete floors. Doc Martens are the only boots I have tried to date that keep my feet from...

When Buying Leather at a Flea Market Might Not Be a Good Deal

Recently a friend came to me with an idea for a design she wanted to have made, a hippie style leather pocketbook pouch. I get excited when customers and friends have ideas. It challenges my creative juices to come up with a design that reflects their personality, style and soul, so I was totally on board with working with her.  

She told me she would send over the leather in a few...