Custom Leather Briefcase with an Asymmetrical Twist!
When an old friend asked me to make him a new everyday bag, I got excited. He gave me free reign, just asking that the closure be a buckle and that there be certain pockets. His last name is “Angle”, and I think because of that I subconsciously...
We’re in Arizona – Visit the Black and Birch Apparel Company
Just a quick note to let you know that you can find a limited collection of our products at Black & Birch Apparel Company in Flagstaff, Arizona. We know it can be easier to shop in person rather than online, so we wanted to give you a head’s up in case...
Our Epic Custom Barcelona Laptop Bag – A Birthday Gift of a Lifetime!
We were thrilled when one of our customers contacted us asking if we would consider making a custom version of our Barcelona Laptop Bag for her son as a birthday gift. He had received our Nottinghill Journal for Christmas, and she knew he would absolutely love the...
Divina Denuevo’s Messenger Bag on NBC’s “CROSSBONES” starring John Malkovich!
We love doing film work, so we were utterly ecstatic when we were contacted by NBC’s Crossbones and asked to make a bag for one of the lead characters. Aaron Lowe, played by Richard Coyle, wears this satchel whenever he’s heading on an...
New Product Preview – Hardy Custom Chef Knife Roll
One of my dear friends who happens to be a professional chef just turned 31 yesterday, so as a gift I made him a custom knife roll. I had his girlfriend take photos of all of his knives by a ruler so I could get the measurements and make the roll exactly to their...
Where to Buy – in Louiseville KY
We just wanted to give everyone a quick heads-up that you can now buy your favourite Divina Denuevo bags at the Gallery MD in Louiseville, Kentucky. Their personal mantra of “Rescue, Restore, Redecorate” resonates with us as we share their love of...
New Product Preview – Puglia Tobacco Pouch
When one of our customers (the same one who designed the Lucera Phone Wallet) requested a custom pouch for his rolling tobacco, I was excited. I had been asked by a few people to make a tobacco pouch but I hadn’t gotten around to it, and here was a perfect...
New Product Preview – Brix Leather Clutch Wristlet Makeup Bag with Skeleton Key Accent
A couple weeks ago one of my dearest friends got married, and I was one of his grooms-people. The day before the wedding I realized that I didn’t have anywhere to carry my keys, cards and phone that would match the bright yellow dress I was wearing. We usually...
Custom Wet Shaving Kit for Straight Razor Shaving – A Combination of a Dopp Kit, Military Wet Pack, and Vintage Shaving Kit!
EDIT//: This case is now available for purchase! For one of my oldest friends’ 30th birthday – a true milestone – his fiance bought him a restored straight razor from 1903, along with a badger brush and stand. She asked me to make a toiletry bag that...
Once Upon A Time – Captain Hook’s Mysterious Sextant Satchel – We Made That!
Are you one of the 7 million viewers who caught the last episode of ABC’s ONCE UPON A TIME? In the episode (season 3, episode 5) “Good Form” where (spoiler alert!) we learn the story of Captain Hook’s past, and how he came to be a pirate, we...
Holiday Shipping Schedule
They’re creeping up on us, and as we prepare for our first holiday markets, we wanted to update our online customers on our shipping deadlines for orders. If you know your special someone would love some luscious leather under the tree, keep these timelines in...
Father’s Day is Coming – Give Him Something That Makes Him Call You His Favourite
Father’s day is June 16 – have you got the perfect gift for dad yet? If not – that’s okay, we’re here to help! Give Dad one of our leather toiletry cases with removable, waterproof, washable linings and you’re guaranteed to have him...
Craft Fairs and Custom Cuffs
Last weekend Dave & I were at Got Craft? – a bi-annual craft fair that’s one of the biggest in Vancouver. It was our first market of 2013, so Friday night was spent dusting the cobwebs off our display furnishings and packing our stock and our tool kit...
New Product – Brooklyn Voyager Adventure Travel Bag
One of the coolest things about making leather bags is working with our customers and getting their feedback on what their dream bag would consist of. Our newest design, the Brooklyn Voyager is the result of a collaborative process with a customer who loved our...
Goodbye 2012, Hello 2013!
We’ve had an amazing 2nd year and we want to thank every one of you who has been a part of it with us. We put together a little re-cap of the highlights of 2012.
New Product Preview – The Lucera Phone Wallet
A while back we made a custom phone case for a customer who liked our regular smart phone cases, but he wanted dedicated slots for his cards on top of the extra pocket for cash. He also wanted a change pocket, making this his complete carrying solution – cash,...
Last Minute Mad Dash Shopping Party
Happy Holidays. Still shopping? We’ve got you covered. By now you’ve done your usual laps around the mall and checked off the majority of the people on your list – but there’s always a few people that you get stuck on, who you’re...
Custom Leather Guitar Strap for the Touring Rockstar
One of my oldest friends is an amazingly talented musician who is not only the frontman of the local band The Airtights, but also a wizard on the guitar, touring with various pop artists around the world. He’s wanted a custom guitar strap for a while now,...
Top Gifts for the Holidays – Something For Everyone On Your List
It’s December, and that means the month of gift giving! It can be hard to pick something for each and every person on your list – so we’ve rounded up some suggestions that will have all your bases covered. With all the running around you have to do,...
Runway Show Re-Cap: The Ice Ball
A couple weeks ago we had some of our designs walk the runway at The Ice Ball, a charity fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation. We paired up with our studio-mate, Danielle of Twin Syndrome, who was launching her new men’s swimwear line called “Jolly...
New Product Preview – Leather Wet Shaving Kit
When a good friend reached a benchmark birthday, his girlfriend asked us to make him a toiletry bag that would last him a lifetime. Knowing that he was a wet-shaving enthusiast, I wanted to make him something that would be useful to him, and more special than just...
Help Us Name Our New Leather Skiver!
Thanks to everyone who came to our Studio Warming Party yesterday – it was great to see you all and give you a glimpse into our new workspace. One of the newest additions to our family, a leather skiving machine (thins the edges of a piece of leather for more...
Invitation to our Studio-Warming Party
[special_font size=”30″ unit=”px”]We’re having a party, and you’re invited…[/special_font] As many of you already know, we moved into our studio in July, and we’ve finally gotten it tidy (enough) to have visitors without...
Divina Denuevo Handmade Leather Bags Now Available on Vancouver Island!
We’re excited to announce a new stockist for Divina Denuevo in two locations on Vancouver Island. Not Your Nana’s Silver is piloted by two sisters who make beautiful jewelry from antique pieces of silverware and trays. With a similar mandate to ours, NYNS...
Divina Denuevo on the Runway at the Ice Ball Charity Fundraiser
We’re so excited to announce that we’ll be on the runway on November 16th at the Ice Ball showing off some very cool designs. We’ve got a pretty cool collaboration planned with our studio-mate and awesome designer Danielle Friesen of Twin Syndrome,...
Evolution – From Camera Bag to Briefcase
In all things, experience teaches us. In our particular case, it teaches us how to perfect our products and make them as functional as possible while still maintaining our signature aesthetic, and what our customers want or need the most. When we introduced the...
Win FREE Tickets to Spend On Trend!
Spend on Trend is only 2 weeks away! It’s happening on September 14-16 at the Heritage Hall on Main Street, and we have tickets we want to give away! We’ll be there with our latest designs, so naturally we’d love to see you all come out....
New Product Preview – Men’s Brown Leather Belt
We’ve been making belts for a while now, but this is the first time we specifically make a men’s belt (most of ours are a little more feminine and ornate). Made with a beautiful chocolate brown oil tanned leather, I bevelled the edges and carved the inset...
Evolution – The Story of our Barcelona Laptop Bag
Ever wonder how we come up with some of the designs that we have? Some are our own take on a classic shape or style, others are completely thought up out of our imaginations, and others still happen by chance and occasionally accident: our Barcelona bag is one of the...
New Product Preview – Black Leather Briefcase
Sometimes we take a break from filling orders to play around, and today was one of those days. After a late night in the studio of just playing around, we came out with this beauty. The leather we used is a delicious black boot leather that’s sturdy and...
New Product Preview – Leather Bookmarks
We’ve been having some fun at the studio playing with tooling vegetable tanned leather. Working with vegetable tanned leather and dying it ourselves is something relatively new for us, as is tooling. It’s been fun being part of the entire process, from...
Sneak Peek Inside Divina Denuevo’s Studio
We’ve been working pretty hard these days to try and get our new studio all tidied up, but with summer being one of our busiest seasons (next to Christmas!) it’s been hard finding time that isn’t spent filling orders. We want to have a studio-warming...
Our New Catalogue & Our Search for a Super Fan!
It’s been a long time coming, but with all that’s been going on, it’s taken us months to buckle down and finish our wholesale catalogue. Now that it’s done though, comes the hard part for us. Dave and I aren’t much of sales people –...
New Product Preview: Customized Leather Luggage Tags
We’ve been spending a lot of time in the studio lately, mainly because we love having a big wide open space to work, but also because we have so many big markets coming up. One of the cool things about spending a lot of time in the studio is that we make new...
New Product Preview: Leather Phone Case & Wallet
For those of you who visited us at Jericho Folk Festival last weekend, you may have already seen one of our newest designs kicking around. It’s quickly becoming a favourite, so we wanted to share it on the blog. Behold, our new Phone Case & Wallet! Just like...
And the Winner is…
Thanks to everyone who entered our “Re-Pin to Win” contest on pinterest – it’s our first giveaway and we’re happy to announce that the lucky new owner of the one-of-a-kind leather phone case is George Patterson-Taylor! ...
Graduating to a Studio
It’s been a very exciting time in our young company’s life. When we decided to properly ‘make a go’ of this last March (2011), we dreamt of a day where we would have a space to work which we could call our own – and that wouldn’t be...
A Blog! Finally! And a Giveaway!
Welcome to the new website, complete with blog!! We’ve wanted to add a blog to our website for a long time now, to be able to update everyone on news, new designs, and all kinds of other good stuff – but most importantly, to give stuff away! And so, for...
Inside the Studio: Making Labels
The day we bought our rivet press was one of the happiest days in Divina Denuevo’s young life. Up until that day, we were hammering rivets properly old-school, striking a rivet setter and hoping for the best. The rivet press means direct pressure is applied...