'cilla arts

These leather handbags are one of a kind.  I call them "art to carry . . . art to wear"  . . . each is a unique work of art.

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• black embossed leather, copper rivets, hand sewn with hand tooled burnished and stained butterfly, tiny glass beads.(sold)

•  black embossed leather, leather rope emblem with miniature glass beads, wound leather strap.  Pre-sewn base shape.

• Chocolate brown stained and burnished leather, hand tooled emblem with enamel lady bug.  All leaves hand cut and unique.  (sold)
  

• Lotus and Lilly pads.  Softest cream colored leather with forest green lily pads and 100's of tiny beads.  All hand sewn. (sold)
  

• Tapestry handbag in red and gold.  Flap insert is tooled and carved leather matching design of fabric, burnished with metal pigments.  Matching stone medallion has a magnetic snap for closure.  Interior is poly-silk with pocket.  Copper loops and leather removable strap.

• "Hands Free" alligator  print on lambskin with dyed Iguana.  Each side is a separate bag with added pockets clasps and magnet stays.  Twisted and braided leather strap.

• "Hands Free"  Black/brown textured leather and black lambskin. Handbag folds out to open showing several pockets, zippered pockets.  Outside zipper pocket when folded. Leather braided strap. (sold)

• Natural tooled cowhide with black lambskin flap.  Jewels and beads at ends of metal chain strap.  Stone element holds flap in place.  Interior poly-silk lined with zippered pocket.

• "Lizzie Rockstar"  Wrap around clutch with detachable metal chain-strap.  Embossed lambskin and Iguana lizard skin.  Black leather lambskin lining.

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• "Southwest Natural"Burnished and aged calfskin, leather hand-stitched details, braided leather strap.  Leather tooled disc with Celtic symbol.  Lined in Dupioni silk and zippered side pocket.

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• "Northwest Celtic"Forest Green lambskin, braided leather strap, metal beads and bones on sides.  Metal chain strap plus braided leather strap.  Leather tooled triangle with celtic symbol.  Lined in Dupioni silk and zippered side pocket.

• "Handsfree" tooled leather passport/plus bag, with 2 sided entry.  Braided leather strap.sold

•  "Birds of a Feather" Carved and painted bird heads in Metallic pigments and leather paints.  Bag made from black lambskin.  Osprey feathers with hand sewn beads, silver chain, lined in poly/silk with interior pocket.

• "Wind & the Poplars" Burnished, painted, oiled and waxed, hand carved and tooled panels.  Image (as illustrated) continues on the back.  Hand sewn with leather thread and glass beads.  Leather and metal chain adjustable strap.

• "Seashore" carved, stained, burnished and beaded double-sided bag of softest calfskin, fully lined and interior tooled leather.  (sold)
  

•  Burnt Orange" carved, stained, burnished cowhide, lined with pockets.

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•  "Grapes on Vines", pigskin, lambskin, lined with Dupioni silk.  (sold)