Leather bead art custom bags in white

July 8, 2017 | Thunder Rose

It’s been awhile since I blogged anything. I keep thinking about it but some days are so long I am just not feeling it in the afternoons. It’s Saturday morning and I just finished working on our new online store thunderrose.co. It’s a work in progress but I a happy with the new store. It will take some time to get all the products we offer up but of course we do have our Etsy shop (Thunder Rose).

In Arizona we have been having an extreme heat wave that seems to be breaking this week. It has been so hot. We are feeling grateful for a break and praying for rain. It’s been a really tough garden year for sure. The heat, squirrels and gophers have been a huge challenge. So I just said well enough of that. Comes to be a point in time when it’s time to be done. lol…. At least for now.

We have been very busy in the shop making some custom white leather bags this week. Each one has it’s own uniqueness.

I love the long flowing fringe on this white beaded four directions pipe bag.

Four directions beaded rosette — Four directions rosette

When I do a four directions beadwork for our customers I always ask where they would like the direction colors to be. There are many tribes and each person likes their colors to fit with their tribe.

This beautiful white leather bag is a special wedding bag. We feel so honored to have our work be with someone on their special day.

Our fringed leather clutches are so cool. I love the bigger size of this one and the simple beadwork makes it elegant. Love all the fringe.

white leather bag with beaded rosette — white leather clutch with a beaded rosette

This white boho bag is so unique. We looked for a while to find this beautiful turquoise center piece and finally found just the right one. This white custom bag turned out really beautiful.

This is what John and I have been up to this week among other things. I really love how all of these have turned out. They are all on their way to their forever homes.

If you are looking for a custom bag for a special occasion or for your everyday life come by and contact us. You can find us here.

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Blessing to you all!

Debbie and John

Boho leather handbag

April 5, 2017 | Thunder Rose

Today I would like to show you one of our latest creations. This handbag has real long fringe on both the front and back of the bag and a beaded turtle done in beautiful earthtone fall colors. The crossbody bag measures 9.5 inches tall (not including the fringe) , 8.5 inches wide , and 2.75 inches deep. It has an extra pocket inside and one on the back of the bag. The tied fringe is 20+ inches long. Not everyone wants their fringe that long so we always make our bags the way you prefer them to be. We are happy to make your bag with shorter fringe , another color and a longer or shorter shoulder strap. The shoulder strap on this bag measures 48 inches making it a great crossbody purse.

The beaded turtle has beaded eagle feathers in the center of the bag.

Here are some pictures.

beaded turtle fringed leather handbag — Boho fringed leather handbag with beaded turtle

For more information on the handmade boho leather handbag go to our Etsy shop Thunder Rose

To see the whole store go here: Thunder Rose

We make many custom leather handbags. You can contact us on Etsy and we will be happy to help you create the bag of your dreams.

We also have some ready to ship bags of all sizes. Go here : Ready to ship bags

We also make baby and children’s moccasins, medicine bags, pipe bags, leather clutches , phone bags , belt bags and custom designed bags just for you.

Thanks for stopping by!

Debbie and John

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Beaded leather bag, A week in motion

March 7, 2017May 1, 2017 | Thunder Rose

This week I created a small burgundy leather bag that has a sweet pink and purple heart on it.

I love hearts and decided to bead around this beautiful opaque pink mauve heart that I found in my friend Janice’s shop Flutterbye Bead Supplies .

Next to the heart I added some amethyst Czech fire polished glass beads ( from Flutterbye bead supplies ) and then some beautiful pink and purple glass seed beads that we have have in our bead and leather supply store Thunder Rose Leather.

A few years back after creating many leather handbags and adding beadwork to some of our bags we opened up a leather and bead supply store. Thunder Rose Leather

It has grown a lot and now we sell scrap leather, leather laces , glass seed beads, deer antler tips and a few antler beads. Thunder Rose Leather

Now with that said this week we put together a couple bags with beaded rosettes.

This one started with this sweet beaded heart.

beaded burgundy leather bag — Beaded heart work in progress

These are work in progress pictures of the heart beadwork I did before attaching it to the burgundy leather bag.

There are so many steps that go into making a handmade, hand stitched leather bag with a beaded rosette.

This small leather bag measures 5.25 inches tall x 4 inches wide . The usable space is 5 inches tall x 3.75 inches wide.

The shoulder strap is adjustable and 48 inches long.

This leather bag is ready to ship.

This small handbag is in our Etsy Shop

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This is our finished product shop that is full of many different leather handbags, totes medicine bags, beaded totem bags, pipe bags , messenger bags, and baby moccasins.

To see this small burgundy leather bag go here Burgundy leather beaded bag

Thanks for stopping in!

Blessings!

Debbie and John

Beaded hummingbird pipe bag

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017 | Thunder Rose

It’s a beautiful Monday morning with lots of rainy weather here in Arizona. I have a new beaded hummingbird bag to show you today. Hummingbirds are so beautiful and over the years I have beaded many. I do jazz them up with beautiful colors of the rainbow. On some of our custom orders our customers give me their favorite colors to work with and then I put them into the hummingbird. This week I created this one . My friend loved turquoise green , and some softer pastel colors. I decided in order to bring out these lighter colors a darker shade of turquoise would help bring it all together. This beaded hummingbird went on a pipe bag. She had just made a sacred prayer pipe and needed a special place to keep it. I feel honored that our art can be a functional part of someone’s life. To bring them joy for many years to come.

Many people have the hummingbird as a totem. What a beautiful totem ! Every year as I sit in my garden I watch the hummingbirds dance around me I feel joy. They love to play. Sometimes when I am watering they come right up to the water coming out of the hose and just sit in mid air and look at me. It makes me feel so happy having them so close. The simple pleasures in life make the best moments.

I am so Grateful for their presence every year. I plan to plant a bunch of flowers for them this year. Hummingbirds are dear to me.

Here is the pipe bag with a beaded hummingbird we created this week at

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hummingbird pipe bag — Pipe bag with a beaded hummingbird..

This pipe bag is made in soft palomino leather and has double cut fringe off the bottom of the bag. The braided drawstring closure keeps the pipe very secure inside the bag. This bag is handmade and handstitched.

Our bags are custom designed just for you. This one measures 20 inches long ( not including the fringe) and 8 inches wide.

Blessings of love and light to all!

Debbie

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Last minute gift ideas from Thunder Rose

December 16, 2016April 24, 2017 | Thunder Rose

For those of you who are still looking for some last minute gift ideas we have a ready to ship section in our Etsy shop that has gift ideas for family and friends.

Above you see some of our multi color handmade leather handbags and medicine pouches. Some bags have fringe and some are non fringed. Two of these bags have antler tip closures. It is easy for us to add a closure at no charge if you would prefer one. Please contact us or leave a note at checkout.

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4jpg — Handmade bags , pouches and children’s moccasins.

Above you see a beautiful purple leather handbag with an antler tip closure , beaded and plain children’s moccasins and three different medicine pouches. Two of the the medicine pouches have beaded chevrons and one has a beaded dragonfly. These leather bags and moccasins are all handmade and hand stitched by John and me . I do all the bead work in the family.

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Handmade leather handbags , clutches and children’s moccasins

Above you see more beautiful leather handbags done in burgundy leather , a navy blue clutch with an abalone button, a turquoise leather handbag with long fringe , a pair of beaded newborn moccasins and a pair of toddler’s moccasins. If you take a closer look at the clutch you will see that it has a beaded edge.

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Newborn moccasins , drawstring medicine bag , fringed leather handbag , children’s moccasins and a beaded turtle bag.

Above we have some white buckskin newborn baby moccasins, a drawstring leather pouch with double cut fringe , a beautiful black leather fringed handbag more baby moccasins done is saddle tan elkskin and palomino elkskin and a beautiful fringed green leather turtle bag.

Under each of these pictures you can see the price of the item. If you click on the picture you will be taken to our ready to ship section where you can see all the information for each item. Everything here is one of a kind and ready to ship.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop in and take a look!

Thank you to all our awesome customers who have been so very supportive this Holiday season! You are so appreciated!

Blessings to all!

May your life be filled with joy and light!

Debbie and John

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handmade-gift-ideas — Handmade gift ideas from Thunder Rose

Beaded leather bags > Ready to Ship

November 1, 2016 | Thunder Rose

The last time I did a blog post I shared my latest beaded turtle bag that I did with the abalone cabochon. At the end of my post I showed you what I was working on. It was a beaded green turtle that I added to a forest green leather crossbody bag. It is ready to ship in our Etsy shop.

Take a look.

100_9306-853x1280 — Green leather beaded turtle bag

This crossbody leather bag is a fun size for traveling light. I like this style for the times when you only need a few things a phone , camera, keys and small journal. Lets say you are going to the beach or the creek to sit and meditate and you really don’t want to carry a lot of stuff. That’s what I’m talking about.This is that bag. It would also make a great festival bag.

This fringed leather bag measures 8.5 inches tall and 7.5 inches wide not including the fringe. It has a 48 inch strap length.

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I also have a purple beaded dragonfly in our ready to ship section on Etsy.

3jpg — Purple leather bag with beaded dragonfly

This small purple medicine bag measures 6 inches tall x 5 inches wide. It has a double drawstring closure and a beaded dragonfly on the front of the bag. For all of you who have dragonflies as your medicine totem or if you really love dragonflies this is the bag for you.

I can also see this really making a little girls day!

Our ready to ship section has a variety of different items that are always changing. So come by and see if there is something there you might like.

Most of our leather bags and purses are made to order and Christmas is around the corner so come by and get your orders in now.

We also make a very wide variety of handmade , hand stitched leather bags , baby and children’s moccasins in all kinds of styles and sizes.

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Thanks for stopping by!

Have a beautiful day!

Debbie

Inspiration turtle bag

October 7, 2016October 7, 2016 | Thunder Rose

This bag started on day when I received some abalone cabs and was looking at them.I was stunned at the beauty and thought about what would be the perfect rosette for this. My mind went right to a sea turtle. It was very fitting. Everyone who knows me knows how much I love beading turtles. Turtles really mean something to me. I feel I have learned from them in this lifetime. For one they are so ancient and represent Mother Earth who I love dearly. Their wisdom teaches to slow down and be in the moment and enjoy life. For me when it’s time to go inside and be quiet then do so. Be still and go within calming the mind and refreshing your energy. In water they can move fast and gracefully. So the wisdom in life for me is when life is moving fast and intensely be sure to breath and move mindfully through life’s intensities. If you get off track come back and start again from where you are.

I looked at this beautiful abalone cabochon and picked out the beads I thought would look best with it. So this is the turtle.

KODAK Digital Still Camera — Beaded turtle totem with abalone cabochon

Once the turtle was finished it was time to make a choice on what color of leather would bring out the abalone. I looked at some smoke leather, chocolate leather , green leather and then the burgundy leather came in. WOWZA! It was perfect ! It totally brings out the colors in the abalone cab.

Take a look

Burgundy leather turtle bag

This burgundy leather bag is ready to ship in our Etsy shop.

I decided on this style bag because in the meantime between making the turtle and the leather purse I had another inspiration flow though me.

So many of us love to journal these days in different ways. Some of us like to sort out our minds this way , some like gratitude journals , dream journals, you get the drift. I have enjoyed journaling mostly by writing a prayer , poem , inspiring thought and gratitude thoughts. I love coloring in mine . It’s fun and makes the journal pretty.

My inspiration is it would be great to have a very special bag to keep a small purse size mini journal in for when you go for a hike or want to sit by the creek , ocean , river or sit in your yard like me and watch the birds.

I needed a bag that would also be big enough for your cell phone and keys.

This is the kind of mini journal I am thinking of. My friend Carola Bartz makes and sells these in her Etsy store

Carola Bartz Small Journal

I really love Carola’s Etsy shop.

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Moving on this this week…..

This week I got in some new mint green beads and created this smaller size turtle.

I really love how this creation turned out. I haven’t decided what color of cross body bag this will go on yet. It is still a work in progress.

Thanks for taking the time to stop in and read about my art life!

Love , peace and blessings!

Debbie

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Totally stoked

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 | Thunder Rose

Hi there friends. My blog is now ad free. I didn’t have to start all over and I registered a domain thunderrose.info. I really thought I was gonna have to start over but yea, no, I didn’t. I was just about to and my friends at wordpress wrote and helped me out. So I can keep on with this one. I am so grateful because I have put a lot into this one and starting over even though that can be cool, right now I would rather keep on trucking with this one. Plus I didn’t really need another blog.I have blogged myself and others here for many years now. Just feeling very Grateful right now!

It’s Monday and it’s a beautiful day in Arizona. Our fall weather is here especially at night. Did you all catch the harvest moon this weekend! It was so fantastic. It came up so big , bright and beautiful.

This week I made a cool turtle. It is a work in progress turtle. The turtle is all finished but I haven’t made the bag yet.

Here is the turtle

I am pretty sure I have decided what kind of leather bag I want to put it on. It will have lots of fringe. I love fringe! When it’s all done I will do a blog post to show you.

So that’s it for now…. Fall is only a couple days away. Happy fall to all!

Blessings!

Be sure to stop in to our Etsy shop and say hi. There is a SALE going on right now.

Debbie from

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Thank you to my friends

August 25, 2016 | Thunder Rose

It’s Wednesday evening and I have been brainstorming all day on how to best share friends. I came to the same conclusion I did a long time ago. Brainstorming? Yes…..I came to find out that I have always thought that the best way for me to share my friends art is by blogging and social media. I really love to blog others. Just makes my heart sing . Art is my passion helping and being kind and compassionate is my life goal . This and family love is all what makes life worth living. So tonight I am going to reciprocate the love by making a treasury for my dear friends who support John and I through social media and treasuries. There are so many of you but 16 is all I can fit in the treasury!

Thank you!

‘Thank you treasury’ by thunderrose

A big shout out and thank you to all of you who share our shop on social media and include me in your treasuries. It means a lot to us. Peace and Love! Debbie

Twilight Woods #180 (ARTIST … MikeKrausArt $7.99	Christmas Ornament Dress Gre… CinfulDesigns $22	Green-Eyed Beaded Leather Ea… Beadwork4Sale $32	Small bunny, miniature bunny… cutetoysbycris… $11.9
the Artist, hand knitted mou… handmadefuzzy $32	FLASH SALE Large Larimar Cab… DreamCatcherMa… $134.81	Cowl in Sherbet Shades FREE … AllAboutTheBut… $28	vintage Woodpecker Woodware … GTDesigns $24
Bisbee Malachite Pendant – S… SilverAndStone… $115	Winter Folk Art, Primitive H… RavensBendFolk… $24	Handcarved deer antler Eagle… AntlerNIvory $2	Pottery Mug, Handmade Stonew… CharlotteLeePo… $24
Large Natural Dream Catcher,… TheHiddenMeado… $50	Country Heart Charm Necklace LittleCanaryan… $35	The Dragon Drusilla – OOAK -… LaBellaTerra $240	Soft toy House with the tree… LittleStarCraf… $40