Spring 2010 Sneak Preview

It's finally done. After a year of sketching, tracing, designing, redesigning, and making more prototypes than I can imagine, I've completed the first collection. It's called the Brewster Collection, which I'll explain a bit more about later. What I can tell you right now is that there are 3 pieces: a card holder, a wallet pouch, and a traveler's wallet (which fits a passport)t. It's a small, simple collection, much different than what you've come to expect from the custom work. More to come!

Cardholders for the Holdiays

The holiday cardholders are done and up in the shop! They're $35, and come in natural, black, and an awesome vintage tan I did. No dye, just tanning and some oil.

I've put all wallets and the shop bike project on hold for the weekend while I venture home to Clinton, CT- my home town (pictured above last July or so). Earlier this week, a theif in another state hacked

Corter Shop Bike: Part 1

Like many folks out there these days, I really like building and riding bikes. I looked at my track bike a few days ago, and she looked pretty beat up. Hadn't been torn apart or cleaned in about a year, ridden all of last winter and this summer without any real care, and has never left me stranded. So, I decided to turn her into the Corter Leather Shop Bike. 

What does that mean? Well, I don't own a car, so my bike is responsible for many daily Corter Leather activities: Post Office runs, trips to the Hardware and fabric stores, lunch rides, etc. Thus, I figure why not overhaul her with a little facelift? More after the jump. 

Autumnal Inspiration

I tend to roll with the punches fairly well. Graduating college, moving, and starting a new~ish life have proved interesting and extremely inspiring. However, with all of this wonderful change, it's easy to forget that life is, well, life...and there's always a backside to it. The past month has proved extremely challenging, reminding me of the power that exits in tragedy. Many small and large turns, including the sickness and death of family members and loved ones (and friends, and friends of loved ones) have made this fall a very trying period. Like a storm with no eye, there has been little to no break between these things. 

So, what I'd like to convey with this update is this: while the website has yet to be finished, and emails may go 3-4 days without responses, Corter Leather is here to stay. I can't help but thank all of my loyal customers and readers who wait patiently for their orders, who stick tight when the post office sends their item to Singapore by way of Florida, and especially those who send the heartfelt emails of support and encouragement. God willing, this Tuesday will mark the first full week since September 18th that I don't receive some sort of bad news. 

I wish all of you a lovely autumnal season filled with warmth, inspiration, wonderful knits and lots of layers. I'm working on the site as we speak, hoping for a launch by the end of the month, and now, hopefully, getting back on track and running as we usually do. Here's to lots of updates in the future.