Bob Blea

This was a custom ordered 5x8 inch notebook.  The customer specifically wanted a sunflower design similar to what she had on her saddle.  I liked how the sunflowers turned out and she was thrilled with it.

This is a notebook I made for my wife for Christmas.  It has traditional western floral carvings on the corners with a hummingbird about to visit one of the flowers on the front and a pretty eye catching geometric design on the back.  It holds an 5x8 inch notepad and laced edges.

Wallets don't come much more minimalist than this.  It can hold a couple of credit cards or an ID, or it can be a nice business card holder too.  The front is a simple floral carving and I used this also to experiment with some dyeing techniques. This was recently posted in my Etsy shop.

Thiis was a custom ordered notebook designed to hold a 5x8 refillable notepad. They were looking for a turkey on the front and a deer on the back because he likes hunting both animals in Kansas. This was the result and they loved it.

A custom ordered floral purse I made. Carved veg tan leather with red kangaroo lace.

This is a leather notebook designed to hold a 5x8 refillable notepad, with Celtic knot designs carved into the front and back.

This was a custom order from a woman for her husband, who had just received a promotion. She wanted to give him a leather notebook with his initials on it. Working with her we came up with an Oak Leaf design for her. Both she and her husband loved it!

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This was a custom ordered notebook. The customer wanted something that could hold two 3x5 spiral notebooks but still be small enough to fit into a shirt pocket. She also wanted it carved with a Northwest floral design and a laced edge. This was the end result and she was thrilled.

See more like this at my shop www.etsy.com/shop/CandBLeather

This was a set of notebooks that I was commissioned to make for a ranch in Nebraska. The logo in the center of each notebook is the brand for the ranch. The big notebook is designed to hold a legal sized notepad, and the smaller notebooks are made to hold 3x5 spiral notebooks.

This is a floral carved notebook I did recently. It is designed to hold a 5" x 8" notepad, a pen and has a pocket for holding notes, card, etc. The front is carved in the Northwest style of floral carving, and it has a shell design stamped on the back. I sell several items like this at my Etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CandBLeather.