handmade art – thunderrose

Spring is coming > slowly opening

So as you can see a few flowers have started to come up and everything is in slow motion. One day it’s warm and then winter is back with cold , cold temps. We have had an unusual winter here in Arizona. I am happy we have gotten more rain. some places up north are getting a lot of snow. I prefer rain. Hey, but where we live even if it snows it only stays for a day. So today I thought I would work on this blog. I get so busy with so many things like beading and leather work that I don’t write. This is my attempt to blog again. We will see how it goes. Gardening is coming up very soon and that will take my afternoon and evenings. We are looking so forward to spring and all the beautiful flowers.

Parsley from last year and mystery plants

River checking things out after a major wind storm

A lot of beaded medicine bags we made this week.

I do container gardening because at my age it’s so much easier on my back, knees and all around everything. I don’t have to deal with grass , gophers, moles, and weeds. Especially gophers and moles. They just move peacefully on when they can’t get into my buckets.

Today I am going to start on a beaded turtle for a pipe bag.

That’s it for now. Time to get ready to bead.

Have an awesome day!

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One of a kind medicine bags

We make a variety of medicine bags for our customers. This is a few of the beaded ones we have. We also have many other colors, sizes and designs. We are a made to order shop so get your orders in in plenty of time.

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Boho Hippie bags

Do you like fringed handbags? We make a variety of sizes and styles. They are all hand stitched with attention to detail. Some have 4 point braided straps and some have flat straps. What’s your style? Today I would like to show just a few of our fringed leather handbags in different colors. These are all plain without beadwork. If you would like a beaded style just check out our collection of beaded leather handbags.

This fringed leather boho handbag is made in soft saddle tan leather and has fringe front and back. This leather handbag measures 9.5 inches tall x 8.5 inches wide and 2.75 inches deep. The shoulder strap is a four point braided strap that measures 48 inches. If you would like a longer or shorter strap let us know we are happy to help you at no extra charge. The bag is all hand stitched.

This fringed leather handbag features an extra pocket inside and one on the back of the bag. thunderroseleather.com

This fringed leather bag is made in chocolate brown leather , has tied fringe all around , front and back. The measurements for this boho leather handbag are 9.5 inches tall x 8.5 inches wide and 2 3/4 inches deep. It features an extra pocket inside and one on the back of the bag. The 4 point braided shoulder strap is 48 inches long. If you would like a longer or shorter strap feel free to contact us. This bag is all handmade and hand stitched with attention to detail. If you would like an antler tip closure on the front of the bag just let us know. thunderroseleather.com

This fringed leather handbag is made in soft rust color leather and measures 9.5 inches tall x 8.5 inches wide and 2.75 inches deep. The bag has a 48 inch comfortable flat strap and tied fringe all around front and back. This leather possibles bag features an extra inside pocket and a pocket on the back of the bag. thunderroseleather.com

A black leather fringed handbag that measures 9.5 inches tall x 8.5 inches wide and 2.75 inches deep. This black leather purse features an extra pocket inside and one on eh back of the bag. The fringe is front and back.

The four point braided strap measures 48 inches. If you would like a longer or shorter strap contact us.

If you would like a different color of leather refer to the color chart in the last picture on our website. Please contact us and let us know what you would like or leave us a note at checkout. thunderroseleather.com

This is just a few of our handbags. Come by our website and look around at all the different leather bags and baby moccasins we have. We also have some scraps and leather laces. If you don’t see what you are looking for contact us and we will do our best to help you.

Thanks for stopping in!

Debbie and John

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Leather bags

We have added a few new ready to ship leather bags to our website. Come by and check them out

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Blessings ! Debbie and John 🌹🙏😊

Totally stoked

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

KODAK Digital Still Camera — Beaded turtle totem with abalone cabochon

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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Southwestern Art from Thunder Rose

Do you love the southwest? That is where we live. We live near Sedona, AZ. and our art has been influenced by all of nature and experiences we are having here. I started beading long before moving here but the Southwest really opened me up to a whole new world.

John and I have been involved in many artist community events and Native American tribal ceremonies that have been so very interesting . Many stories have been told around the fire and our kitchen table with people from all over the world.

The beautiful red rocks and magic of this area is known far and wide. People travel from all over the world to enjoy the beauty and magic of Mother Earth here. When we did art shows some years ago we met people from all walks of life and from all over the world.

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This is one of my many bead work rosettes I have made. This beaded rosette is done in beautiful southwest colors.

The thunderbird is considered a supernatural being of power and strength. It is especially important, and frequently depicted, in the art, songs and oral histories of many tribes.

100_3389-683x1024-683x1024 — Beaded Thunderbird

100_3387 — Leather tote with a beaded Thunderbird by thunderrose

This leather tote is a great size for an everyday bag. It measures 10 inches tall x 10 inches wide and 2 3/4 inches deep. It has long tied fringe down the sides and they are decorated with turquoise blue glass crow beads. It has a antler tip closure at the top and a comfortable flat strap that can be worn crossbody or over your shoulder.

Our leather and bead work is mostly custom , made to order so we can get your bag just right for you. We can make it in any color of leather you see in our shop or in our color chart. Come by and talk to us anytime.

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It’s sure is a beautiful day and fall is right around the corner. We are feeling the cooler temperatures in the nights. What a blessing!

Have a beautiful life!

Debbie and John

Thank you to my friends

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

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White fringed beaded leather clutch

Good morning friends! It’s Monday again . Today I would like to show you a very special clutch I made last week. It was a process like all of our bags. The bead work on this one was fun and I love the way the orange sunflower turned out. The turquoise background really makes the beaded flower stand out. I love beading! Anyway here is the clutch…..

This white leather clutch with a beaded sunflower and long fringe front and back measures 4 inches tall , 7 inches wide and 1.5 inches deep. The leather is soft and strong . This leather clutch purse is decorated with turquoise blue glass crow beads and the closure is a leather tie that wraps around the clutch. This is a one pocket bag and fits a phone and a few other things it just depends on what your needs are.

LEATHER CLUTCH

This was a really fun clutch to make from start to finish.

Come by our Etsy shop and take a look . If you would like this clutch in a different size , color or even a different bead work please feel free to ask.

We do custom work ! Making something special just for you!

Blessings!

Debbie and John

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From my shop to you

I have been working on this project and decided to take pictures along the way. We got a new camera and it is fun and very helpful. I even shot my first video this week. That was all about my garden I will do a blog about that later and stay focused this morning on the beaded bag project I did.

I must say I love my shop my big desk , my sewing machine that John just fixed up for me. We have one in the big shop and now I have one in my little bead shop. I do bead work and small projects in here and big , large leather projects in the big shop. Just for fun take a look. So here you are seeing my machine that is used for very small medicine bags. Most of our bags are stitched by hand as you will see in the pictures below. Next to the singer sewing machine is my bead desk. I have my special medicine bear and hummingbird Kachina that my friend John carved for me while he was staying with us. He carved the bear out of a rock and the Kachina out of wood. He is Hopi Tewa and a great friend and awesome artist. Big thank you to John!

The bead work you see is the one I made for this custom leather crossbody bag. First, lets take a look at a couple work in progress pictures.

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A link to the leather handbag

LEATHER CROSSBODY BAG

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So there you have it. It is a journey from one end to the other in this little shop. Of course all the cutting happens on the big leather table in the big shop. Here is a picture.

We have been doing all this for over 25 years now. It has been an awesome part of our journey.

When I started this blog post I was just going to share this leather crossbody bag I made this week. It evolved into a little more. Hope you enjoyed the journey. Isn’t that what life is all about.

Love and Light

Debbie

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Sharing handmade art and crafts

There is so much fun in sharing handmade art and crafts. If you take the time to really look at some of handmade crafts that are on Etsy you will be stunned at the quality some people are producing at really great prices.

Today I found 16 members of one of my Etsy teams

ON FIRE FOR HANDMADE

On Fire for Handmade has been around for many years now. It was founded by Anne Hopfer in 2011. Ann has been working hard for the handmade community . She created the most awesome website where she promotes her team and she has so many really great things going on. It’s just amazing what she does. Take a look.

ON FIRE FOR HANDMADE WEBSITE

So this is a shout out for Anne and her awesome team. If you need a custom banner set for your Etsy shop you should check out Anne’s shop

Helping Hands

Thanks Anne for all you do for us!

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Let’s take a look at some of our team members shops.

‘Sharing Handmade Art and Crafts’ by thunderrose

A shout out for our awesome team captain Anne Hopfer and her awesome team On Fire for Handmade!

Custom Banner Sets Made to O… HelpingHandsBa… $15	Beaded Bracelet ~ Sea Foam G… Beadwork4Sale $105	Toy stress ball, Amigurumi c… cutetoysbycris… $14.9	MOTHER’S DAY Green Silve… LillyBeadsDesi… $20
Turquoise Heart dream catche… GlowingHeartSt… $20	Turquoise Spike Beaded Neckl… kitscreations $66.5	CIJ SALE Genuine Turquoise a… MyGemstoneDesi… $52.5	Crochet Wash Cloths Country … MoomettesCroch… $7.5
A drop in the (turquoise) oc… VickiDianeDesi… $75	Teal Wrap Bracelet – Stunnin… DorisAnnCreati… $18	Silver Paisley Earrings Silv… ArtistiKat $53.95	Vanilla Caramels 1/2 lb, glu… TheStickyWrapp… $12
Soap Saver Camouflage Croche… softtotouch $7.5	Hamsa drop earrings, orange … SigalitAlcalai $17	Blue Green Teal Czech Glass … jewelrybyNaLa $29.75	Knitted Socks Shadow Stripes… SlicKnitsSocks $30