from the waterstone studio

What's the phrase? A day late and a dollar short? My schedule was totally thrown off yesterday as we had a wonderful visit with friends who had stayed the night - totally worth it - and because I had a LONG hair appointment yesterday. As they say, it takes a village and, for me, a village and several hours. So...

Did you get a chance to see Tuesday's tutorial, Making a Waterstone Recycled Leather Cuff?
That's the cuff, shown above. That cuff, by the way, is just one of the items which will be given away very soon! Yes, I said GIVE. Daily GIVE. Fun times.
Stay tuned for that.

And without further ado...
my weekly Waterstone wrap, a working journal

The three handbags shown above have just been listed in my Etsy shop.
I wub them.

I wub these, too...

This bag has sold. My friend, who found this gorgeous leather for me, requested a makeup case. She made a rough template from her imagination and the plan was so genius that I asked if I could make more of this bag and sell it.

Being a sweet friend, she said yes.

All three have been sold, but I plan to make more.
One flap tucks inside the bag and the outer flap folds over. Genius. Thank you Kara!

This bag sold as well.


On Facebook, I showed a picture of the bag below saying that I couldn't decide whether I would sell or keep it. Just in case some of you think I say these things as a teaser...

Mr. Waterstone can promise you that I have a handbag addiction and I really NEEDED this bag. After all, it's been made from my favorite fabric in the entire world - the ENTIRE world and I'll stand by that statement. I took my new bag to the salon yesterday and ended up handing out all of my business cards, so...

it's mine. :)

Allrighty. I've worked on a Saturday playing catch-up. Now I am parked on the sofa, waiting for bbq ribs and beer, watching football with a cat on my lap and a black dog at my feet.

I hope your weekend is equally relaxing, delicious and spent with friends and family.

Until next week.