The Blog: What's Happening at Viv & Edie

My first-ever tote bag

I just finished my first-ever non-clutch bag! This tote isn’t my design. It’s a practice piece from one of the luxury leatherworking techniques...

Trying something new

I'm nearly out of clutch frames. I've ordered more, but due to Covid and Chinese New Year and Spring celebrations, they're stuck in a warehouse un...

Foil printing

A couple of years ago I figured out how to create custom metallic foil prints on leather. I LOVE the way they catch the light with a soft metallic ...

Working with light

I finally did it! The clutch idea I’ve been thinking about and working on for almost a year! I had to learn and figure out and problem solve so ma...

Are alligator leather bags ethical?

Ohmygod alligator leather. It's just so wonderful. Even though it's timeless and stunning, I wasn't sure how I felt ethically about working with i...

My first-ever custom commissioned clutch

Just completed my first-ever custom art commissioned clutch! My client was inspired by a set of dishes and wanted something similar. But she want...

One of my clutches was featured in Colorado Expression Magazine!

Holy wow! First picture, full page! Check it out here Want a clutch like this one? This one's eelskin, but you can have whatever type and color of ...

I've leveled up!

With this latest bag I've leveled up in two ways. First, I've figured out how to create custom foil printed words or monograms in multiple colors. ...

New recycled genuine fur bag!

I'm a little torn about this one, tbh. It's SO SOFT AND FLUFFY! But it was an enormous pain in the ass to make. Fur literally flew. Everywhere. Pl...

Coming soon! Custom dyed exotic leathers

I've just learned I can hand dye American alligator and python leathers! Holy smokes! I've ordered all of the dye colors. Now I just need to practi...

Pictures from the latest photoshoot

Pink background! So fun!

New lining leathers just arrived!

A bunch of new, gorgeous, super yummy lambskin lining leathers just arrived. Look at all of these fun colors! How would you want to use them? Let m...