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Category: Bags

The coolest bag on the beach


Who does not want to be beached on a sunny island with sun and fun people. During the 2016 edition … More

Beach, Beached, Design, Gestrand, handmade, Laserengraving, Leather, leerbewerking, TheCrazySmile

Brown leather tote bag


  A simple brown leather bag to fit almost any occasion and any outfit. Big enough to carry your essentials … More

Design, fasion, Leather, leerbewerking, TheCrazySmile, Tote

Is Super(wo)man looking for a bag?


Every now and then my son has the patience to join me in my cave to create something cool. In … More

Fashion, handmade, Laserengraving, leatherbag, Superman, superwoman, TheCrazySmile

Purple & Pink


Handmade leather shoulder bag I love color. Always a pleasure to make something for someone who appreciates color like I … More

Design, Handgemaakt, handmade, leather bag, leerbewerking, TheCrazySmile

Just the bag you need


The great thing of making bags yourself is that when you need a bag of a certain size, you just … More

custom, Design, handmade, leather bag, leerbewerking, handgemaakt, Shoulder bag, Special

Recycled: From couch to bag


The bag below is made of recycled materials from a leather couch, laptop bag and a belt. A nice small … More

Almere, bag, belt, Couch, Design, Fashion, Leather, leer, recycle, recycled, sustainable

Jeans + Leather couch = Leather bag with cool lining


Recycling is cool! This bag is made from an old jeans and a leather couch that was end of life. … More

Blue, Design, DIY, Fashion, handmade, Leather, madeinalmere, madeinholland, recycling

Bag made of recycled materials


Today I created this blue and green bag out of leather from old sofas. The iron on the strap comes from … More

bag, Couch, handmade, Leather, recycle, Smile, Star

Small leather shoulder bag – Born tot Awesome


I asked friends of mine what we could buy for their son who would turn 9. They consulted their son and the … More

Design, handmade, Imagine, leather bag, leerbewerking

Superhero bag for my little Superman


Last week my son turned 5 and he had asked me to make him a new school bag. He wanted one that would … More

birthday, Design, leather bag, logo, School bag, Spiderman, Superhero, Superman, Tooling

Superman & Spiderman logo in one to decorate a bag for my son


Leather Superman & Spiderman logo My son told me he wants a leather bag for his birthday with a Spiderman … More

bag, custom, handmade, Heroes, Leather, Spiderman, Superman, Tooling

The last bag of the year – A leather bag with a big Smile


Leather bag with a big Smile! Some time ago I followed a workshop to make screenprints on leather. It was time to … More

Almere, DIY, Handgemaakt, handmade, Leather, leer, Screenprint, Smile, TheCrazySmile

Leather tablet bag with Avanade logo


My colleagues at Avanade are often at career events and a tablet is a nice device to have by your side … More

Avanade, bag, Event, Fashion, Leather, logo, Tablet

Simple leather backpack for light mission into the city


Making your own bags has the great advantage that you can create exactly what you imagined a bag would look … More

accessories, Backpack, Fashion, Leather, Skating, trip

Casual unisex leather shoulder bag


This leather bag is based on a design I have been reusing a few times now. I got my first … More

bag, Casual, Design, Fashion, handmade, MadeinHollland, Netherlands, Unisex

Casual shoulder bag


Small casual shoulder bag in purple and sand color leather. Great when you are just carrying a wallet, phone and … More

bag, Casual, Design, Fashion, handmade, Shoulder bag

Leather bag designed by my son Thomas


My son (4yr) suggested he wanted to make a bag together. He had a clear picture of what it should … More

BorntobeAwesome, Design, Fun, handmade, leather bag

Raw leather shoulder bag


Recently I received a request to make a raw looking shoulder bag based on two other bags my customer saw … More

handmade, Jeans, leather bag, Raw, recycled, Shoulder bag

Leather SkateBag: Hands free shopping after arriving on my Penny board‏


I like to have my hands free when I am shopping. 🙂 This leather bag has a leather flap to … More

Boardlife, Design, handmade, Hands free, leather bag, Penny, PennyAustralia, shoulderbag, SkateBag, skateboarding

Is it a frog?? No. Is it a leather bag? Yes!


I really like the looks of this leather. Almost like it came from a huge frog. My son picked this … More

bag, BorntobeAwesome, Design, frog, handmade, Imagine, Leather, leren tas, shoulderbag, Tas

Pink leather bag with a flower print


A special bag for my daughter. Today she used it to gather easter eggs. Imagine, Create & Enjoiy

BorntobeAwesome, Design, easter, Fun, handmade, Imagine, ladies, leather bag, shoulderbag

A leather bag for Ice Woman


The way I work is: Imagine, Create & Enjoy. Sometimes I fight my Imagination, but most of the times I just let it … More

Create, Design, Enjoy, Fashion, Ice Woman, Imagine, leather bag, Super Hero

Leather backpack for Thomas is ready!


Thomas turns 4 next week and will go to school. Of course he is not going without a handmade leather … More

Backpack, Bag design, birthday, Blue, Design, Enjoy, grey, Leather, Leather Backpack, Mario Bros, present, TheCrazySmile, Tooling

Leather backpack for Thomas almost ready


Backpack, bag, birthday, handmade, Leather

W.I.P on a bag for my son’s birthday


handmade, Leather Backpack, leren tas, Mario Bros
Leather Bags of 2013 by TheCrazySmile

The Bags of 2013


What a great year it was! Below you find a picture with the bags I Imagined & Created in 2013. … More

bags, Creator, Design, Fortheloveofit, Inspiration, leather bag, leren tas, Love, Success, tassen, tassen maken

Brown leather bag – Simple & Raw


Crazy how the mind works. An image flashes in, I chew on it a bit and when the hands start … More

dames tas, Design, Fashion, Handbag, handmade, leatherbag, leren tas, Raw, simple

Heavy Duty Leather Bag


This is a Heavy Duty Leather Bag with the emphasis on Heavy. 🙂 Not created to be taken lightly. The … More

Art, bag, BagArt, CAT, Caterpillar, Construction, Design, Fashion, Heavy Duty, Raw, Workwear
Leather Bag Grey Red and White

Made in Holland – A handmade leather bag


I created this grey leather bag for a friend. It is made of a very supple and strong grey leather … More

Design, Fashion, Fun, grey, handmade, leather bag, Made in Holland, Sarajevo, Shoulder strap, Smile, Women

A +Positive+ Leather bag. Handmade to be enjoyed.


What receives attention grows. So I figure that focusing on positives creates more positivity, smiles and happy people. 🙂 Below … More

BagArt, Design, Funky, Handbag, Inspiration, Inspire, leather bag, plus, positive, positivity, Smile

Funky Leather Bag


As my working philosophy says I Imagine, Create & Enjoy. This is how many creations get their shape. Another motto is: The … More

Create, Design, Enjoy, Fashion, Handbag, leather bag

Working on a green and brown leather bag


New designs and color combinations are fighting for their moment of creation. I am working on 4 bags at the … More

bag fashion, brown, Design, Fashion, green, leather bag, nature, Tote

Progress on a Fun leather bag


This is a leather bag I am making not to be practical, but for fun. I still need to create … More

Art, Black, CAT, Caterpillar, Craftsmanship, Design, Fun, handmade, leather bag, Yellow

New leather handles for an old leather bag.


One of my colleagues was using this nice leather bag, but the handles (as you can see on the picture) … More

Fiebings, handles, handmade, leather bag, leather repair, mensbag, old bag, Repair, second life

Raw & Crazy Leather Bag -> Work in Progress


Last year in October I visited a large flee market in France (Amiens) and bought two huge hooks of which … More

Art, CAT, Caterpillar, Crazy, Design, Fashion, Fun, handmade, Imagine, leather bag, LeatherArt, Raw, Smile, TheCrazySmile, tough

TheCrazySmile is Today’s Designer on www.handbagdesigner101.com


Wow! Great to see TheCrazySmile on the homepage as Today’s Designer!! of http://www.handbagdesigner101.com Big thanks to the people behind this site! Imagine, … More

Fashion, Featuring, Handbag, Handbag design, handbagdesigner101, marketing, Todays Designer

Green Leather Shoulder Bag ready for Summer


A simple and fun green leather bag. The top of the bag is reinforced with bright blue leather. Imagine, Create … More

Design, Fashion, handmade leather, leather bag, Love, natural, summer, Womens fashion

Leather bag with Out of Area logo ready to go to Bosnia


The Leather Bag for William from Out of Area is ready and will find William next week in Bosnia. William … More

Bag design, Festival, Fiebings, Fun, kids, leather bag, Leather plastic bag, logo, Oil dye, Out of Area, OutofArea, plastic bag, signenmeer

Leather Bag with Logo for Out of Area


Last April I spend a long weekend in Bosnia with Out of Area. A great and impressive experience. Out of Area … More

Fashion, handmade, leather bag, Out of Area, OutofArea, Passion

Big Brown Leather Bag


This handmade leather bag was a great project with a lot of “first times”. It was my first creation that … More

Creative, Design, DIY, Fashion, handmade, Leather, leather bag, Love, Passion, Style, Tote

Simple purple leather pocket for many purposes


My Leather bags do not have lining with all kinds of pockets. For different reasons I do not like them. … More

bag, clutch, Design, etui, Fashion, Handbag, Leather, Pocket, purple

Pink & Blue handmade leather bag.


This is the first leather bag I created by starting with a pattern I received from a customer. The pattern … More

birthday, Blue, Fashion, handmade, leather bag, Love, pink, summer

Leather Bag Backpack & Shoulder bag in one W.I.P.


This bag, when finished, can be used as a shoulder bag and a backpack. With the zipper in the shoulder … More

Backpack, Create, Enjoy, handmade, Imagine, Leather, Shoulder bag, TheCrazySmile

Dusters skateboard & TheCrazyBag make a great set! :-)


Just bought this great Dusters cruiser. Not only a nice ride but also good for setting the scene photographing my … More

bag, boarding, cruiser, cruising, Dusters, handmade, Skateboard, skater, summer, surfing

Leather Messenger Bag


This blue and grey leather messenger bag was well received by the customer. 🙂 Imagine, Create & Enjoy

bag, handmade, kids, leather bag, Messenger bag

Leather Messenger Bag for a little lady


I created this leather messenger bag for a birthday girl that turned 9 years old. Imagine, Create & Enjoy

grey, handmade, leather bag, Messenger bag, pink, schoolbag

Nablijven @ Stichting Twisted in Almere


Stichting Twisted in Almere organiseert vanaf 13 maart 2013 een reeks erg leuke workshops voor jongeren uit Almere. TheCrazySmile is … More

Almere, leerbewerking, Stichting Twisted, tassen maken, Twisted, Workshop

Leather Bag to carry a Tablet and more


A simple leather bag with 2 large compartments with a zipper. They are stitched together in a way that creates … More

bag, handmade, leather bag, Tablet, TheCrazySmile

Leather Laptop Bag


For a friend I created this custom leather laptop bag to carry a Macbook pro. It needed to be thin … More

laptop, Laptop bag, leather bag, MacBook

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The Seat that started it all!

I started welding and creating things from leather to make this seat for a motorcycle I am building. It got out of hand. :-)

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