I’ve been known to dabble in leather…make a bag or two, every now and again.
Here’s a new leather bag built of buttery, sumptuous deer hide and two sterling silver bison conchos, made by me, from scratch. I’ve always been a real fiend for fringe and a big fan of Plains Indian style leather work. This little purse design incorporates both those affections by the nature of the fact that it’s a classic buckskin bag, stitched together by hand, and fringe-a-licious to boot — each piece of fringe measures about 10 inches in length making for plenty of movement and sway. I’ve stitched an interior pocket inside of this purse which is the perfect size for a phone (if you’re one of those modern women…) and the shoulder strap IS adjustable. This bag is my own design (I created the pattern), dreamed up, drafted up and crafted up all by me with plenty of love.
Use it for strolling around town, use it for stowing your goodies while you’re out adventuring and collecting, use it however you like. Watch it get better with age.
Built to last. Made with love. Crafted to hand down to the generations next.
I love your soul.
ah, yeah.
the bag is beautiful, and so is this post.
love you.
🙂
Love ya back!
I need this bag.
for reals.
it is an encapsulation of everything that has been on my mind and in my heart lately.
and you wear it so well.
xoxo
🙂
Stay wild, sister.
X
the bag is beautiful!!!
Thanks darlin’!
Fringe like buttah. And that conch!!!
You’ve been inspired by summer, looks like. One of neatest thing I’ve ever seen.
I wonder, could you make a pair of moccasins to match? Thank you. xx
Perhaps I could!
Though you should speak with my bestie Jade, she’s the queen of handcrafted mocs…the sort that are perfect for quiet forest walking.
That dress!!
You and summer work well together.
xx
Isn’t it something?
It’s SO long, I feel like a wild bride when I wear it. It swoops out on the grass behind me like it is equipped with a train…
Love it.
perfection
all of it
just went to the shop and saw that transformation ring….HELLO!!!!
mamma love
you’re amazing
love and light
Thanks, babe. 🙂
X
Just spectacular, I need this bag, I think I would sleep with it!
Well heaven knows it’s SOFT enough!
X
a ya aya…so beautiful…want to sniff it xx
HA! It does smell VERY good!
Oh Plumage, your talents continue to amaze me!
You are too kind. Thank you.
Such a lovely bag… and in that light!!!
I keep wandering around your blog, and am enjoying seeing your view of the world.
You live in such an amazing place. The silence must be amazing sometimes.
It is very beautiful here and something that makes it so is the fact that it’s seriously underpopulated. The silence is amazing. The solitude astounding, at times. Robert and I were dreaming the other day and we realized we want to live in this state until we die.
!!!
It’s just that incredible! At least it is for the heart that is willing to see it as such.
This is the most home-est place I have ever lived. I hope I never have to leave.
Isn’t that the best gift! To know you are where you belong…
I’m so lucky to live by the ocean. I watch the sun rise over the Atlantic (and the fog, and the rain, and the snow and the…) every day on my way to work. I love it.
I grew up in a quiet little town, rode/played with horses every day, and I love and miss that too. I’m an odd mix of city and country I guess.
Anyway, I’m so happy for you that you are doing what you love, and living where you love.
And I’m happy for me that I found your beautiful blog.
🙂
Lady Plume you are so freakin cute!! And that bag…Perfection!
Well done!
Simone!
I always love your exclamations.
And I may name one of my future laying ducks SIMONE…I hope that’s alright with you.
Really???! A duck named Simone! Hells yeah sista, name away!! I would love to see a picture of this little ducky when she is ready for her close up, of course! Heeheeheehee.
Hi there. I know this is an older post, but would love some advice on sewing a buckskin bag. I have a hide that I am smoking myself. Then, I plan on tracing out a pattern to cut the pieces.inam curious if the fringe attaches the two pieces that make the bag or if it first sewn together and then fringe added? This bag will be a medicine bag for my daughter’s first moon ceremony. Thank you for sharing!
Howdy! When I made this little bag I actually used the fringe to stitch it together. I don’t really know if this is an actual bag making technique because I just kind of dreamed it up and made the pattern myself…