Leather Love

It's been 13 years and I'm still completely fascinated and amazed by the process of creating with leather. Each and every time I am in the midst of a project, I look at it and think...

Hours and hours and hours and hours and hours. This is not your ordinary weave. The design is intricate & the execution is quite difficult. Each cut has to be precise otherwise it's a complete fail. Hand-lacing, 3 layers of fringe, 6-strand hand braided ties, tassels, African beads - this piece takes up to 20 hrs to complete.

◘ Z A N T A ◘ [beautiful]

A design inspired by the ceremonial neck-pieces of some of Africa's greatest tribal warriors.

Available in many colors and color...

Sometimes I get asked to create a piece and I'm given free reign to do so. Often times, I'll get a vision for the design but that design unfortunately does not come with instructions - so - I have to invent and figure it out as I go. 

I had a recent request from the same customer who purchased a couple of my DRAAK Dragon Scales Dice Bags (video links below). Her son almost lost his so she wanted...

An "I just made 1,000 sales on Etsy" celebratory selfie!! I'm standing in front of the very first Sexy Skins Leather banner we ever had. 

I hosted a "Leather & Laughs" event at my shop the other night for Misty and her friends. With my instruction and guided help [more]