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Susan on Apr 11, 2021
5 out of 5 starsLove this!!!!! It’s gorgeous!!! Very happy with purchase.
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JANET on Feb 24, 2021
5 out of 5 starsWow, wow, wow... these are such beautiful geode wind chimes! I love each set and hope to purchase more in the not too distant future. I know they will be well-loved on our covered porch in the country. I was looking for a bit of magic and was lucky enough to discover laurelsleathercraft!
Laurel is a lovely person. She is kind, patient and talented. I could not have hoped for a better transaction. To top it all off the shipping was lightning fast!
Sending peace, love and light across the miles to Laurel and her beautiful family. Until next time...
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JANET on Feb 24, 2021
5 out of 5 starsWow, wow, wow... these are such beautiful geode wind chimes! I love each set and hope to purchase more in the not too distant future. I know they will be well-loved on our covered porch in the country. I was looking for a bit of magic and was lucky enough to discover laurelsleathercraft!
Laurel is a lovely person. She is kind, patient and talented. I could not have hoped for a better transaction. To top it all off the shipping was lightning fast!
Sending peace, love and light across the miles to Laurel and her beautiful family. Until next time...
HIGHLY RECOMMEND -
JANET on Feb 24, 2021
5 out of 5 starsWow, wow, wow... these are such beautiful geode wind chimes! I love each set and hope to purchase more in the not too distant future. I know they will be well-loved on our covered porch in the country. I was looking for a bit of magic and was lucky enough to discover laurelsleathercraft!
Laurel is a lovely person. She is kind, patient and talented. I could not have hoped for a better transaction. To top it all off the shipping was lightning fast!
Sending peace, love and light across the miles to Laurel and her beautiful family. Until next time...
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Jacque on Feb 2, 2021
5 out of 5 starsPerfection in a beautiful and oh so soft little bag. My phone fits perfectly inside. The best craftsmanship! Thanks!
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Jacque on Jan 27, 2021
5 out of 5 starsWow and wow again! This bag is gorgeous!!! The elk hide is sooo soft and luxurious. The hand-sewn decorations are so pretty and so well done. I looked a long time for this bag and I love it. Couldn't be more perfect! Thanks!
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Jacque on Jan 27, 2021
5 out of 5 starsWell I'll tell you this is one of the most beautiful soft and lovely little bags I've ever seen. Highest of quality in every single way! Thanks!
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About laurelsleathercraft
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Cell phone carriers on display at a local bluegrass festival
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Bags with local trapped fur, on display at a local bluegrass festival.
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Deer and elk skin purses at Mother Earth News Festival
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Black deer and elk skin purses
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Geode sun catchers at Seven Springs Wine Festival
Hand sewn deerskin leather work....Unique....Geode wind chimes and Coasters
As a child, my parents became involved in Rendezvous, which are pre-1840 re-enactments. Since I wanted to participate, I decided to make my own buckskin dress. So, that was my first official creation with leather. My interest in working with the supple, long lasting material grew as we became involved with traditional Pow wows, and I felt the creative spark within me inspired by the beauty and longevity of the functional art of the native people. Although I was raised in western Pennsylvania, I spent many years living and traveling in the American west, gathering ideas and materials, and developing my own style. In my mid-twenties, I moved to the island of Maui, where the local styles and the ocean added to my personal and creative growth.
I returned to Pa. in 2000, and with some help, designed and built a rustic home in the forest that I spent my childhood roaming. I'm raising two wonderful children, Sunomen and Athena, who are carrying on the tradition of creativity in their own ways.
My main materials, deerskin and elk skin are from a long time associate who maintains a tannery in Kentucky. The furs I utilize are trapped locally and taken to a small trading post to be sent off for tanning. Both the leather and furs are premium hides, tanned exceptionally well.
I welcome custom orders, and besides purses, computer bags and such, I've created leather dresses, vests, halters, jackets, chaps and more. Please contact me if you have a special project in mind that I could make a reality for you. Thank you for your interest in my work! Laurel
Shop members
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Laurel Burkhart
Owner
Production partners
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Alena Zena
Johnstown, PA
Alena and I met about fifteen years ago, and I fell in love with her leather wrapped gems. I have incorporated them into my leather purses for years, and am now offering them on their own, due to my customers requesting the individual pieces.
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Returns & exchanges
I gladly accept returns and exchanges
I don't accept cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
- Perishable products (like food or flowers)
- Digital downloads
- Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
I accept returns I do not accept returns
I accept exchanges I do not accept exchanges
I accept cancellations I do not accept cancellations
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for: