Lately working on...

School is out and it's been busy...But I finally got around to working on these little things I had lying around the house.

An antler I got at the Long Beach Flea Market. The threading is all done and now I have to decide if I'm going to mount it as a wall mount, a ring holder or hanging on leather string. Decisions, decisions...

A leather bag I finished a while bag ago. I just now finished it with a horsehair tassel and I have to say, this might be my favorite bag so far. The leather is so fantastic...! And I made it with a flat bottom which makes is somewhat easier to carry.

 Hope everyone is having a good Friday!

A.

Horse Hair Tassels...

A while back ago I saw a Baggu bag. Now this was not just any Baggu bag but a collaboration bag...with Fredericks and Mae. What came of that collaboration was these. I loved the bag but I really fell for the tassel. So much so that I set to find out what else they had and ended up here. The website is sublime and what they sell is amazing but oh so off my price point. Then I started thinking...maybe I could try and make some of those tassels for myself. I searched all over the internet for a place that would sell horse hair. I emailed some friends that are super crafty asking them if they knew where I could find horse hair and I even called my landlord who lives in an area that is surrounded by horses. Everybody gave me numbers to call and so I did but to no avail. Nobody was selling horse hair. I was bummed but figured somebody surely was selling some somewhere. I researched the internet a little bit more and found a link to a Martha Stewart DIY post regarding a horsehair tassel. Now this was not the kind of tassel I was looking to make but with the post came a link to where to buy horsehair and I happily clicked. I had finally found my horse hair which I happily bought. I made my first horse hair tassel and it looked ok but not amazing like I had dream of it being. So I put away everything and just kind of forgot about it until I showed the tassel to a friend at work two weeks ago. She told me it was nice and that she would buy one from me if I ever made more. Funny how things happen. I ended up picking back up my horse hair and trying to figure out how to make them look amazing. I even dyed one of them and in the process ended up with red fingers for a week. Since then I've had three friends ask me to make them one and I've happily obliged.

These are the ones I've made so far.

Making bags...

Here is the latest one to come out. Not sure on the name yet, so let's just called it The Splatter for now.

Look of the day..leather and boyfriend jeans

I don't think there's anything I wear more than jeans. They are my go to piece of clothing and I wear them with everything. Of course I've got my favorites but then again, who doesn't. This pair is probably my favorite. They are by AGJeans (similar here). I bought them years ago and absolutely love them. The holes are getting bigger and I'm thinking it will soon be time to consider getting them patched but for now, I'm ok with them. And my leather jacket. Man I love my leather jacket. I had been looking for one for years and never quite loved what I would fine. I just couldn't get myself to spend over $150 for a vegan one and just decided to keep looking. This one is from Zara (similar here) and I love that it fits like a glove. It's not over the top and I know I will be able to wear it for years to come which is what you want when you end up spending over a certain amount for it.

Hope everyone had a good Sunday.

A.