Isn't this orange batik fabric stunning? Our local customer brought this material back from her Peace Corps stint in Senegal a few years...

Photo by Laurie Pearman Here at LBD, it’s a team effort each day. We work hard, and we have a great time making stuff in our little corner o...

Our customer, a local bride, ordered five bags to give her bridesmaids. Her wedding color story is red and black, but she chose bags that ar...

"I'm saving up for a mud bath at the day spa," said the pig.

Back in May when I visited my folks in Rochester, NY, my Dad and I took a little side trip to the Fisher Price Toy Museum in East Aurora, N...

This brown corduroy skirt hung in our customer's closet for a few years she told us. Apparently, it never really fit her quite right, so...

Each year we make and donate a custom photo bag to the Woodland Park Zoo annual fundraiser. The 2008 Jungle Party theme is 'For the Bi...

I participated in a craft show this week that was held in this incredible marble yard. This was the view from my booth. I was obsessed with ...

...I can show you this wallet. Our customer visited our shop and designed this mini wallet around a wonderful, well-worn black and white pho...

All week long I've been singing a revision of the famous Beastie Boys song as follows: "Sock monkey, that funky monkey..." Thi...

After I ruched and prepped the clutches , I handed them off to Ashley. She put in the zippers and sewed all of the components together. Once...

Finally, we have nice weather in Seattle. I set up this impromptu workstation in my back yard at 6:30 or so tonight. Here's the view fro...

I'm across the country from my Dad this Father's day, so I thought I'd share some pictures of us here. Above, my dad and me circ...

Once the parts were cut , I ruched the flat pieces of silk. Each fabric takes on a new life once it's gathered and textured this way. (L...

Debbie and Marissa cut orders and inventory projects that are scheduled for production each week. Above Marissa uses quilting rulers to rota...

A view of the selection at Ferrante's. Note the Laura Bee Gelato Handbag in the upper right. You may not know that we sell a selection o...

Every Sunday I survey to store to see what bags have sold the previous week. I then put together fabrics and embellishments that will, by th...

Matches by Fine Spark. Beeswax candles by Big Dipper Waxworks. When I started selling handbags in the summer of 2001, I really didn't kn...

When the sun is setting and the light is just right, the shadow above appears on our shop floor. It's rather magical. This is the banner...