When my sister and I graduated from high school, college was not an option. We had lost our father at a young age, and couldnt afford to go. We both went to work at a leather factory, and we were good at it. We stayed for 17 years, but in the meanwhile became involved in volunteer animal rescue work, finding homes for the unwanted, and trying to help control their overpopulation ., Not to say that we didnt help a skunk or two, or a bird, or whatever needed help that came our way. Having a job made it difficult to take a sick animal to the vet when they needed to go, So we knew we needed to be self employeed, So in 1992, we were.. We started out as solely a wholesale company with sales reps across the country. In the beginning , Due to lack of finances, I choose to hand cut all the leather, rather than buying machines, and with all the sales from the wholesale accounts,it got physically hard, and honestly, It gets a little boring making a thousand pieces of the same styles over and over and over for years and years,and years.. I have always been drawn to creating different things and realized that selling directly to customers would allow me the freedom of creativity, and to hear first hand what my customers want. Although we continued to supply the wholesale accounts,I started displaying our products at juried craft shows, A whole new world for me, and I liked it., and the customers liked us.
And now for the next step on this everchanging road, The internet., and I must say I like this too.Our main concern is always to give our customers a products they can have for many years without having any problems with it. We live in a throw away society now and that is not ok with me or our landfills. One of our bags,over the years, could replace dozens of throw aways., I know we all like to have new things now and then, but still always nice to have a bag you can put away for a while, and pull out anytime, and know that it will function properly and not let you down. Quality workmanship and customer satisfaction will always be what we are known for. I couldnt have it any other way.
Grace