Handmade Canvas and Leather Bags By Shelter

July 27, 2011

Each piece is hand made in their studio in Asheville, NC.

The Rolston Bag ($138)

Named after a gentle winding road in the Green Mountains, this lovely backpack is the perfect laptop or book bag. Features six small pockets on the front and a small silver hook inside for your keys. Made from 100% cotton canvas with a vibrantly printed fabric highlight on the top flap.

The Taplin Purse ($82)

Made with a soft cotton geometric psychedelic tent print on the outside, with a bright duck cloth highlight inside and welt pocket with same tent fabric. Leather is a stoned oil from all North American hides. All brass hardware with simple Sam Brown closure.

The Ripton Clutch ($62)

A wonderful little clutch with all the space you need for a small notebook, cell phone, keys, and enough money for a pint of maple syrup and some penny candy.

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Rachel Faucett designs children clothes and runs Handmade Charlotte, a blog about design and vintage for children. She lives on a farm just outside of Atlanta with her husband and their five children.

Handmade Charlotte began with a few bolts of vintage fabric and a string of late nights making clothes for her daughters Isabella and Charlotte after everyone had gone to bed. Rachel had been selling antiques at the markets for several years with a strong focus on items for children and moving into clothing was a natural progression.