All things leather.
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Robert is creating with leather in La Center, Texas. He has been practicing this art for a long time and you can see more of pieces he has available in his Etsy shop here: CattailCreekSaddlery
I was hoping to find him on Instagram as well, I think people would love to see his works in progress, wouldn’t you?
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Casey Bornfleth is creating with leather in Largo, Florida. Why not travel in style with one of his awesome passport covers. You can select something from his Etsy shop: leftcoastoriginal
Or from his website: leftcoastoriginal.com
And you can follow him on Instagram: instagram.com/leftcoastoriginal
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Evan Samuels is working with leather in Washington D.C. I really enjoy the clean simple form of these wallets. I was looking for something slim and found these. What will you find when you visit his Etsy shop? DistrictGoods
And you can also follow him on Instagram: instagram.com/district_goods
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Laura Benda is working with leather in Lincoln, Nebraska. Treat yourself of a loved one to her handmade journals or guest books by using this link to her Etsy shop: LeatherAndEarthCo
Or you can visit her website: leatherandearth.com/
And follow her on Instagram: Laura Benda #leatherandearthco
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Tiffany and Houston are hand tooling quality leather goods in Westerly, Rhode Island. Who wouldn’t love a pair of mermaids with two seahorses and a cool octopus on their wallet!? I hope you check out their Etsy shop by using this link: TheRogueFae You can read more about them here: theroguefae.wordpress And follow them on Instagram: instagram.com/theroguefae And Facebook: facebook.com/TheRogueFae
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Nancy is creating leather items in Tampa, Florida. If you’ve ever had to deal with a tangle of cords for your ear buds, or the charging cord for your phone when your traveling, then you will appreciate this cute little device that keeps them untangled and safe for you! You can see more of their work by using this link to their Etsy shop: HenryGreenLeather
You can also follow them on Facebook: facebook.com/henrygreenleather/
And on Instagram: instagram.com/henrygreenleather/
Plus, you can see more of their items on their website: henrygreenleather.com/
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Kendall, Tammy and Hunter create with fine leathers in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. They have a wide range of items for you to choose from by using this link to their Amazon Handmade shop: Ozark-Mountain-Leather
Or by visiting their website: ozarkmountainleather.com/
And you can follow them on Instagram: instagram.com/ozarkmountainleather/
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Lauren Gosciminski is hand tooling leather in Dublin, New Hampshire. This is one of her leather guitar straps and she has a variety of other items she makes as well. You can visit her Etsy shop via this link: TheLeatherSmithy
And you can also follow her shop on Facebook via this link: TheLeatherSmithy
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Susan Lanphere is working with leathers in Bremerton, Washington. I chose this piece because it reminded me that the New Year is almost here and many people will be going to parties. She has a wide range of items for you to select from though. You can visit her Etsy shop by using this link: Bansai8Creations Or go to her website via this link: bansai8creations.net
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Rainy Zeta is working with fine leathers in Austin, Texas. She has quite a range, from field note journals to business card holders. She even has a purple field note journal! I hope you use this link to her Etsy shop to see: ZETAleathergoods
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Leonard and Renae Wall are hand tooling leather in Fort Frances, Canada. Give someone the gift of something fine and handmade! The addition to this belt would be useful to carry so many items. Check out their other pieces by using this link to their Etsy store:
LeonardLeatherWorks
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Mark Rhoades is hand tooling fine leather in Burleson, Texas. Working with leather is one of those skills which require a skilled hand, as you cannot just erase a mistake! I hope you use this link to his Etsy store to select one of his pieces: StarMountainLeather
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Jennie Rizza is hand tooling leather in Bulverde, Texas. I really enjoy her designs and the color contrast on this beautiful belt. You can see much more by using this link to her Etsy store:
jenniejeandesigns
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Lorrie and Gord are hand working fine leathers in Cilliwack, Canada. You can see the quality of their work and pick something out for someone you care about by using this link to their store: HiHorseRanch
Or this link to their website: highhorseranchleatherworks.com
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Ala is working with leather in Montreal, Canada. The bikers in your family will love this one! You can find her pieces in either of her two store by using these links: DyingSwanLeather Or: FRALA
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Laura Zschoche is hand tooling leather in Los Angeles, California. I really enjoy the design of this piece and I hope you use this link to her store to see more: TakodaLeatherGoods
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Errol G. Specter is designing with fine leathers in Ben Lomond, California. I hope you like this
piece enough to want to visit his store to pick out something for yourself by using this link: SunWizardCreations Or this link to his website: sunwizardcreations.com
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Andy is hand tooling fine leather in Arlington, Texas. This is one cool smartphone case! I hope you use this link to his store to pick something out: AndysLeatherTexas
Or this link to his website: andys-leather.com
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Carol and Bill Gardenour are hand tooling fine leather goods in Melbourne, Florida. The detail of these leaf prints is awesome. Pick something out for yourself of a loved one by using this link to their store: GardenourLeather
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Joe V is hand tooling fine leathers in Los Angeles, California. You can see much more of his work by using this link to his store: joevleather
Or this link to his website: joevleather.com
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Timothy Dedeaux is hand crafting leather goods in Hollywood, California. I was looking for a thin leather wallet as a gift and this is what I found! Take a look at all of his other pieces by using this link to his store: DeauxWallets
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Sandy Racine is working with leather in Fairfield, Ohio. To pick out a fine hand tooled piece for yourself, use this link to her store: Mustangleathershoppe
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Steven Murphy is working with leather in Cave Junction, Oregon. Besides loving the name of his shop, aren’t these dog collars awesome? Pick one out for your best friend by using this link to his store: MyMadcoW Or by using this link to his website: mymadcow.com
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Jennifer Rose Wolken is creating with fine leathers in Springfield, Missouri. I enjoy how this photo shows one of her watercolor sketchbooks in action. If you use this link to her store, you can see what it looks like closed and the various colors of leather she uses: theartiststudio
Or you can use this link to her website: theartiststudioonline.com
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Travis Groom is hand tooling fine leathers in Kansas City, Kansas. Make a New Years resolution to purchase handmade goods for yourself or a loved one. I hope you start by checking out his store by using this link: rockntleatherworks
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Paul Drennan is hand tooling find leather in Granby, Connecticut. Aren’t these some cool frogs!? Pick out something for yourself or a friend by using this link to his store: BlackthornWorkshop
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Maryanne Heinrich is hand tooling fine leather in Phoenix, Arizona. Fish are a constant theme in my own carvings, so of course I love her fish design! I hope you will select something for yourself or a loved one from her wide selection of pieces by using this link to her store: Proleathercarver
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Fran Nelson is tooling fine leathe in Jackson, California. Isn’t this a beautiful piece? To see more of her work, use this link to her store: ImpressiveLeather
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Lindsay Dilley is hand tooling leather in Creswell, Oregon. She is creating some of the coolest leather dog collars I have ever seen! I hope you use this link to her Etsy store:
BlackHoundLeather or this link to her website: blackhoundleather.com
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Ray Dawson is hand tooling custom leather in Lubbock, Texas. Treat yourself or someone you care about to a fine handcrafted piece of art! Please use this link to his store to see more: WesternLeatherCo
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Stan Tavenner is hand tooling leather goods in Ennis, Montana. Get yourself a one of a kind piece of art by using this link to his store: MontanaStansLeather
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Julia Brown is hand tooling leather in Oroville, California. She has some very nice pieces for you to see by using this link to her store: FeatherRiverLeather
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Danny Collins hand tools his leather designs in Haworth, Oklahoma. I hope you use this link to select one from the variety of pieces he has made: DannyCollinsLeather
Or you can go directly to his website with this link: dannycollinscustomleather
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Geoffrey and Valerie Franklin are making fine leather goods in Nehalem, Oregon. I particularly like their bike accessories! I hope you either visit their Etsy store by using this link: WalnutStudiolo
Or visit their website by using this link: walnutstudiolo.com
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Craig Kasberg began this awesome idea in Juneau, Alaska. Tidal Vision uses salmon skin to make the leather for their items. You can read all about them and how they do this by visiting their website:
tidalvisionusa.com
And you can follow them on Facebook: TidalVisionUSA
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Dave, John, and Crew are hand working leather goods in San Marcos, Texas. A great leather case with lots of pockets is a must have! Read more about them and see all the other pieces they make by either using this link to their Etsy store: RusticLeatherCo
Or this link to their website: rusticleather.com
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Julie Hickman is making custom leather items in Terre Haute, Indiana. To see more cool items like this purse, you can use this link to her Etsy store: HollyHawkDesigns
Or this link to her website: hollyhawkdesigns.net
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Paige Schafer is working with leather in Beaverton, Oregon. What a great way to chronicle ones journels! Find out more about her by using this link to her store: SchaferArtStudio
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Adeline is creating unique leather items in Sunnyvale, California. To see what a wide range of items she creates using leather, please either use this link to her Etsy store: ByAdeline
Or this link to her website: by-adeline.com
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Cameron Mackey is hand tooling fine leather items for you in Redlands, California. Like this beautiful leather cuff. To see more of his pieces, please use this link to his store: WestSage
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Gary Spear is hand working fine leather goods the Amish way in Mitchell, Indiana. Someone on your gift list is going to appreciate one of Gary’s pieces. To see more, please use this link to his store: AmishLeatherWorks
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Lisa Ross is hand tooling fine leather goods for you in San Francisco, California. I love a quality leather labtop case! Check out all of her items by using this link to her Etsy store: TheLeatherExpert
Or by using this link to her website: era81.com
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Rusty Knuckles and Banjo Buck are hand tooling fine leathers in Raleigh, North Carolina. To see more of what these two characters have created, use this link to their Etsy store: RustyKnuckles
Or visit their website with this link: rustyknucklesmusic.com
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J. Lynn is handcrafting fine leather goods in Seattle, Washington. She has some awesome guitar straps for the musicians in your world. You can see much more by using this link to her Etsy store: COPPERPEACE
Or by using this link to her website: copperpeace.com
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Steve and Carye Miller hand make fine leather goods in Hardy, Arkansas. This is a cool money clip with a credit card slot and a Buffalo nickle! You can see much more by either using this link to their Etsy store: MillersLeatherShop
Or by using this link to their website: millersleathershop.com/
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Hawk and Bev are hand tooling fine leather goods for you in Woodford, South Carolina. I picked out a guitar strap to show the guitarists in my circle! They have much more for you to see by using this link to their store: HawkLeather
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Ty Bowman is hand crafting fine leather goods in Queen Creek, Arizona. This is one very cool leather carrying case for wine. You can see more by using this link to his Etsy store: LifetimeLeatherCo Or go to his website by using this link: lifetimeleather.com/
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Michael Graham hand makes fine leather journals and more for you in Keithville, Louisiana. You can not only see more by using this link to his Etsy store: NewSouthBooks
You can also see that he does far more than work in leather by visiting his website by using this link: studioofvisualarts.com
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Oliver and Nath work fine leather into items for you in Nashville, Tennessee. I like the natural edge they keep on some of their pieces. Check out their store by using this link: YourChoiceLeather
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The San Filippo family in Salem, Oregon make custom leather designs for you. I chose one of their awesome leather aprons to show you, because I work in wood and ceramics, so one of these would certainly be a wonderful and very useful item to have. Please take a look at what else they have made and learn more about them by using this link to their Etsy store: SanFilippoLeather
Or use this link to their website: sanfilippoleather.com
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Garrett Reich hand crafts these fine leather cases in Brooklyn, New York. And he has been getting very happy reviews! Please read more about him and check out his other ones by using this link: SecretStorage
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Caitlyn, Anna & Zoe design and create their leather goods in Portland, Oregon. This passport cover has one of my favorite quotes on it! Buy your loved one a gift that will last a lifetime. You can see more by using this link:
PortlandLeather
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Daniel Foytik hand makes his fine leather goods in Charlottesville, Virginia. There are so many useful items one can make with leather and he has a great variety for you to choose from. As well as numerous good reviews from happy customers! Check him out here: RSVPhandcrafted
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Kathleen is the ColordaoChick in Breckenridge, Colorado. Besides delightful little handmade baby moccasins, she also crochets and embellishes cool boot cuffs. Makes me wish I had a pair of boots! But I do know a few babies whose feet would be all comfy in a pair of these moccasins. You can see them all here on Etsy: ColoradoChickCo Or here: coloradochick.com/
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Nicole has written about herself and her process in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I love it when an artist or artisan takes the time to introduce themselves, and you can read about her on wayfaringart or on her website wayfaringart.com
One of these beautiful leather journals might inspire you to write or draw also!
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Timothy James works his fine leathers into cool goods in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. A fine leather satchel or briefcase like this one can last for many, many years. Check out his others at: SolidLeatherCo
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Mr. Lentz is a cowboy in San Diego, California who creates awesome handmade leather accessories.
This is just one example of his work, I know I will be looking for some quality wallets for family members this year! I hope you use this link to see more: MrLentz
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Letty Cortelyou, hand crafts her find leather pieces in Lakeland, Florida. I really like this one!
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Jonathan Day in Alpine, Oregon hand crafts his beautiful books with care and skill. Although many are a combination of wood and leather, I will be listing his works under the leather heading. Any one of his pieces would make a treasured gift.
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Handcrafted hand bound books by Stephanie Tomlinson of Santa Cruz, California. In a wide range of colors for you to begin a new story in:
boundbyhand
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Lawrence Carter of New Castle, Delaware makes sturdy and useful creations with hand tooled leather. Often in beautiful colors. Don’t stop at this one example, he has more!
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Sonia of Vancouver, Canada hand tools leather into many accessories.
AppaloosaLeather
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Jon Cline in Tempe, Arizona creates hand items from leather that a well crafted using methods you can read about on his website. I would love to have one of these!There is nothing like the feel of real leather.TrekkerLeatherCo and http://trekkerleather.com/
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Morris Williams of Eldon, Missouri works in fine leather. I love this belt! He doesn’t just make belts though, check it out!
ahbelts
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