saddle.bag.2

It has been a wonderfully productive day! Inspiration struck this morning in the form of a few images, and by mid afternoon a prototype Saddle Bag was finished!
I started within the theme of the ARMY MARKET COLLECTION; soft linen + masculine lines. Luckily, I had this beautiful used leather bag to do the rest. I found it discarded on the sidewalk one morning destined for the dump! I fell in love with it's soft, well worn brown/red leather and softly tarnished heavy metal hardware.

With a bit of design, cutting, sewing and, of course, love, the result is, admittedly, unexpectedly wonderful!