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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

Beer Bottle Holster – Just for the fun of it!


I recieved a custom order last week for this leather Beer Bottle Holster. At first I thought: Why would anybody … More

Beer, Beer bottle holster, Bottle, Creative, Design, DIY, Fun, handmade, Holster, Leather

Blue leather phone sleeve with a Smile


Imagine, Create & Enjoy

Blue, Design, DIY, handmade, Leather, phone, phonesleeve, Pocket, TheCrazySmile

Raw watch strap for Quiksilver Lanai


So happy with my new Quiksilver watch and really enjoy making leather straps for it. 🙂 This one is completely made … More

Design, grey, handmade, Lanai, leatherwork, Quiksilver, watch, Watchstrap, Yellow

Handmade leather watch strap for Quiksilver Lanai


Design, handmade, Leather, leatherstrap, Watchband, watches, Watchstrap

Simple & Raw looking leather etui.


Completely made by hand as a test to see how it would take to create one of these. This to … More

AlmereHaven, BG105, Design, etui, handmade, Jewelry & Bags, Leather, Workshop

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

TheCrazySmile op Jewelry & Bags Expositie in Almere Haven


Jewelry & Bags Ontdek de wondere wereld van (houten) sieraden, tassen van oude airbags en tassen en accessoires van leer. Wie … More

1332AT, AlmereHaven, BG105, BG2224, Campus4Talent, Design, Expositie, handmade, HannekeBloemen, hout, KoolDesign, ontwerp, ringen, sieraden

Green & pink custom leather iPod sleeve


This leather sleeve for an iPod Touch is custom made for a girl in France. One side is shaped to … More

Apple, custom, Design, handmade, iPod, iPodtouch, Leather, Smile

TheCrazySmile in Kenya – Leather notebook cover


On the picture below you see Ivo holding his Leather notebook cover under a tree in beautiful Kenya. When I … More

DayDream, Design, DreamBig, handmade, Kenya, Leather, Leathercover, Notebook cover, Smile, Travel

HEAVY duty bag fits great with Heavy duty gear


🙂 Imagine, Create & Enjoy

Art, CAT, Caterpillar, Design, Fun, Handbag, handmade, Heavy Duty, leatherbag, Slapping bag, Workwear

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

Combining 2 Passions! A leather notebook cover with Avanade logo


Avanade celebrates her 10 year anniversary in the Netherlands! Avanade is definitely the best place to work. A very inspiring … More

Avanade, bag, cover, Design, handmade, Leather, logo, Notebook, Sleeve

A leather case for a Blistex Lip Conditioner.


Great when a customer is creative in determining the purpose for one of my creations. This one starts its trip … More

Bagfashion, Blistex, Design, handmade, Leather case, Lipgloss
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

Amsterdam Maker Festival was a success!


Last Saturday September 7th I was at the Amsterdam Maker Festival in Amsterdam. Together with a lot of other enthusiasts … More

3D print, Amsterdam Maker Festival, Bracelet, button, Design, Festival, handmade, iFabrica, Imagine, Leather, logo, Product design, Ultimaker

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

A MEGA edition of TheCrazyTube is on its way to Belgium


custom, Design, Funky, handmade, Leather, Lens case, Special, TheCrazyTube, Tube

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

A simple black leather wallet


A simple leather wallet for coins and cards. Nice for those moments you need to leave the rest of the … More

Design, handmade, Leather, purse, TheCrazySmile, Wallet

A simple leather etui created for all that will fit in it


I really like this leather. It has a vague flower pattern and looks very old. An etui like this is … More

bag, clutch, Design, DIY, etui, Fashion, handmade, Leather etui, pouch

Beach & Sky Blue Leather belt


For a colleague I created this leather belt. It is made of two straps of great quality leather glued and … More

Beach, belt, Blue Sky, Design, Enjoy, handmade, Leather, leather belt, Smile, TheCrazySmile

iFabrica opent de deuren! The place where ideas come to life!


Vandaag was ik op de open dag van iFabrica. Wat een geweldig initiatief! In Amsterdam is een grote fabriekshal omgetoverd … More

3D printen, Amsterdam, Design, Doehetzelf, handmade, Houtbewerking, iFabrica, Inspiration, Metaalbewerking

Leather lens case: TheCrazyTube MEGA!


Some time ago I created TheCrazyTube to protect and carry the Olloclip iPhone lens for a friend. Since that moment … More

Craftman, Create, Design, DIY, handmade, handmade leather, Leather, Lego, Lens, Lens case, TheCrazyTube

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

Green & blue leather belt with cool wrinkle effect


A week ago I was out for dinner with a group of friends in Amsterdam. One of the crowd was … More

Amsterdam, birthday, Design, Fashion, leather belt, party, present, Raw, rough, Smile

Bright blue leather multi purpose etui


I created this leather etui in a way that make it possible to also use it as a small bag. … More

Blue, Bright, Design, Fashion, Handbag, handmade, Leather etui, Multi purpose, Smile, sporty

Purple leather phone case with a Smile


This leather phone case is fully handmade. The leather is super soft and thick. Imagine, Create & Enjoy

Design, handmade, Leather, Phone case, TheCrazySmile

A new T-Shirt with TheCrazySmile!


It was time for a new T-Shirt. 🙂 Proud of my logo. Imagine, Create & Enjoy

Black, Create, Design, Enjoy, Fashion, Fun, GShock, Imagine, Leather, mensfashion, Smile, T-Shirt, TShirt, Yellow Belt

Black & Yellow leather belt


Figured I need a new belt. One a little different than the rest. I am happy with the result. Imagine, … More

belt, Black, Design, handmade, leather belt, tough, Under Construction, Yellow

Pimp your Zipper with a Smile!


A very easy way to add some color and a Smile to anything that has a zipper. And it makes … More

Create, Design, Fashion, Leather, Pimp, Pimped, summer, zipped, zipper

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

A great day in Amsterdam


Today was the Open day of Amsterdam House of Arts & Crafts and my first attempt to bring my creations … More

Amsterdam, AmsterdamHouseofartsandcrafts, Compliments, Design, Fun, handmade leather, Open day

Pimp & Extend the shoulder strap of your bag with these BagStrapExtenders


I created these BagStrapExtenders to pimp and extend the shoulder strap of a bag. I used vegetable tanned leather I … More

BagStrapExtender, Design, display, Eagle, handmade, Harts, Key Fob, key ring, Leather, Shoulder strap, skull, Smile, Sun

Check my Foam Board Display!! So Happy with it!


Another step taken in the preparation for decoration my booth on the open day of http://www.amsterdamhouseofartsandcrafts.com next Sunday June 9th. … More

Design, display, handmade, leather bag, marketing, sale, sign, signenmeer

New versions of TheCrazyTube: Designed to carry the Olloclip iPhone lens


I have been creating some new versions of TheCrazyTube to put up for sale first next Sunday! My first sale … More

Design, Fashion, handmade, iPhone, Leather case, Lens case, Olloclip, TheCrazyTube

Creating a Display for TheCrazyTube


On June 9th 2013 I will have a table at the Opening of the Amsterdam house of arts & Crafts. This will … More

Amsterdam, Amsterdam house of arts and crafts, Design, display, handmade leather, marketing, mood, moodboard, natural

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

Leather wallet in bright blue & white


A small and fun leather wallet that measures 15 by 6.5 cm. This one is now for sale in my … More

colorful, Design, Fun, handmade, Leather wallet, summertime

The last Leather Creation of 2012


This is the last creation I finished in 2012. It is a handmade leather wallet in green and brown leather. … More

Create, Design, DIY, Enjoy, handmade, Imagine, Leather wallet, men's fashion

Fashion Photography by Erwin Budding


Erwin Budding (Erwin Budding Photography) made these pictures of one of my creations. Wow! You can see more of his … More

bag, Design, Erwin Budding, Fashion, fashion shoot, Instagram, leather bag, model, Photography, TheCrazySmile

A Leather trio in Grey & Red


This is a custom order. The belt is reversible and made of two different kinds of grey leather. The customer … More

Design, DIY, handmade leather, leather belt, mensfashion, Nokia Lumia 900, personalized, reversible belt, Wallet

Plastic Leather Bag almost finished


I just have to add a shoulder strap and this bag is ready for the shop. 🙂 Imagine, Create & … More

Art, artist, colorful, Design, disco, DIY, Fun, handmade, Just Imagine, leather bag, Smile, sunny

Now in color: A funky leather bag ready to Enjoy!


A funky handmade leather bag ready to Enjoy! Check the archives for how it was made. Imagine, Create & Enjoy

climbing material, Crazy Smile, Design, Fun, funky colors, leather bag, leren tas

Handmade leather bag: Rock solid & ready for a city adventure


The bag is ready! I present a black & white preview of handmade leather bag #10. Imagined and Created by … More

adventure, Art, colorful, Design, Handmade leather bag, rock solid

Handmade leather bag #7 is ready for use. The first of a serie


This is handmade leather bag #7 and is created for my father. He wanted a small bag with a nice look for his … More

Bag design, Design, herentas, leather bag, leder, leren tas, men's bag

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