MONDAY MARCH 29

Two large carryalls made with olde cotton feedsacks. Recycled military issue cotton webbing shoulder straps. Leather buckle with nice brass hardware. Available here and here.

WEEKEND SALE

Both of the weekenders in my Etsy shop will be on sale from now until Sunday evening. Their prices have been reduced by about $40 each.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 24

WWII era canvas tote bag. Recycled leather handles and hardware. Available here.

MONDAY MARCH 22

(All images via Strange Eyes)

REBECCA VOLYNSKY

Rebecca Volknsky is the artist behind this month's Dirt Palace window gallery.

FRIDAY MARCH 19

Good-sized carryall/duffel made from an olde newspaper bag. Zipper salvaged from a 1940's era boyscout duffel. Adjustable leather shoulder strap. Available here.

LAYERED CHAINS

Unearthed a few layered chain necklaces while cleaning my studio last night. Available in my etsy shop.

TUESDAY MARCH 16

Olde Romanian postal bag reinforced with leather bottom. Salvaged metal buckle. Available here.

BASIC TOTES

Will be making a bunch of basic tote bags using WWII era canvas/cotton webbing. Available here.

Was recently shown this blog. Very much into it.

UPDATES

Doing a lot of sewing these days and will be updating my shop with many new bags and utility pouches over the next few days.

BODY&SOUL MAGAZINE

Forestbound bags are currently featured in the April issue of Body&Soul Magazine.

AMBLING ALP

When I like a song I usually listen to it over and over again for days. That's currently what's happening with Yeasayer's 'Ambling Alp'. Watched the video for the first time this morning and was real into it. Watch here.

TUESDAY MARCH 9

Canvas salvaged from a World War I era military bedroll (seen here). Shoulder straps and brass buckle made from WWII era leather pack straps. Quilted cotton lining. Available here.

SANFORIZED

Recently came across the blog SANFORIZED. It became a quick favorite.

THIS IS NOT A STORY

Been a big fan of Nick Wortham's photography for awhile now. Check out his flickr for more images. He has a few real nice zines available, too.

FRIDAY MARCH 5

Made with canvas salvaged from a 1940's era boyscout duffel bag. Discovered some small drawings done by the original owner and decided to incorporate them into this bag. Available here.

THURSDAY MARCH 4

A few large tote bags made with olde cotton feed/salt bags. Leather outer detailing. Military issue cotton webbing shoulder straps. Available here and here.