Great Gift for Under $100!!!

Brand new leather wristlets available for under $100! Choose a ready made wristlet adorned with brass grommets and patch pockets on the inside or design your own with your choice of fabrics from our wide selection! Wristlets are available for $62. Red and brown leather available.

Read about Buying Handmade in the New York Times

Want some more information on why buying handmade is much better then buying manufactured items? Read about Etsy as well, an up and coming site featuring artists from all over the world selling their handmade goods. Thank you, Cheryl, for giving us the link to this article!!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/magazine/16Crafts-t.html?ref=magazine

Add one of these to your wish list!

We have finally done it! We added a leather collection to our line of signature bags! Gorgeous large messenger style bags made from distressed leather accented with trendy florals and urban paisleys. Because they are handmade here at the studio, we are happy to offer these bags at $174--- which is around $100-$150 less then large leather bags at department stores. Tell Santa to stop here for your Holiday gift!

New this Week!

Items from BoygirlParty!!! These will make great stocking stuffers or the perfect add on to any gift! Fun note pads, recipe cards, and pocket mirrors will be arriving in the shop this week. Be sure to check them out! Prices range from $6.50-$10.00.

Buy Handmade! Its Helping the Environment!

Change it up a little this holiday season. Not only does buying handmade gifts mean giving a unique gift to someone special, but it helps the environment! Join in with the thousands of people who have pledged to buy handmade this year. For more information, please visit www.buyhandmade.org and see what others are saying. Read up on how buying from big manufacturers adds to global warming and polution. All items at our shop are 100% handmade by artists from all over the world. Stop in and check us out. And please, take the pledge!!!

Today and Tomorrow ONLY!!!

Come down to Sakura Urban Studio and save 15% off EVERYTHING in the store! We are doing a special pre-holiday sale. Good today and tomorrow (November 10th and 11th). See you soon!!!!

New Cuffs from FosterWeld!

Look what came in today! Awesome cuffs from Chris Foster of Fosterweld! White and Black leather bands with welded metal plate. Perfect gifts for men! Women can also wear them too!!! Only $45. Be sure to get yours at Sakura Urban Studio!!!

November 16th--- Midnight Shopping on the Avenue!!!

Don't forget that the Massachusetts Avenue Merchants will be open until Midnight the Friday before Thanksgiving (November 16th) for early holiday shopping! Sakura Urban will be giving a 15% discount (ONLY if you mention this blog) for our customers! We will also be having some drinks and light snacks. Be ready to shop! It will be lots of fun!!!
Can't make it to the Midnight Shopping Experience? You will have one more chance on December 7th during the Holiday Hoopla. Join the Avenue for Christmas caroling, refreshments, and entertainment (I heard a rumor about ice sculptures too!!). Get your shopping done early and enjoy the rest of your holiday season!

Just in time for the Holidays...

New jewelry arriving just in time for the holidays! Gorgeous fine silver on steel work by Megan Auman. Megan is a sculpture and jewelry artist from Pennsylvania. To learn more about Megan, check out her website at www.meganauman.com. This is a small sampling of the work we will be carrying from Megan for the holiday season. Be sure to stop in and check out her work. These will make GREAT unique gifts. I'm eyeing the silver on steel circle pendant for myself. :o)

Thank you, Kate!

Kate, a talented photographer and owner of Little Light Photo came in with her mom to have a mother-daughter day. They both designed a "Chelsea" bag and a wristlet to match. I came across this picture from her blog (www.littlelightphoto.wordpress.com) when I was checking out her work and thinking about having her do some family photos. I love this picture!!! It just goes to show you our customers really do love their bags that they create on their own. Thank you, Kate, for the nice write up on your blog!

Attention Yoga Lovers!

We have these handmade Om pendants now in the shop. They are made from melted .925 sterling silver with the Om stamped into it. They are $38 for a small pendant and $42 for a medium one. Chains are included. Jewelry by Beth Cyr.

Open House- October 5

We are hosting an open house Friday, October 5. This is also first Friday, so there will be lots of traffic on the avenue. We are offering a free surprise gift with purchase, drinks, and light snacks. If you haven't made it into the shop, this is the perfect time to stop in. The open house is from 6 to 10pm. Mention this blog and recieve 10% off your purchase. See you there!!!

More Poppies on the Way!

Don't worry! More poppy hairpins are on the way from Asheville!! Available in Red, Saffron, Pink, and White. $5.00 each. Made from recycled vintage silk.

Welcome to the New Store Blog!

Because keeping up with the store, making bags, designing new lines, and ordering... things can get pretty hectic around here. Unfortunately, the website that we have often gets neglected and never updated. We thought the blog would be a great way to help our customers and our artists keep up with whats going on in our shop. So of course, I am sure you are asking, why can't you update your website but you can write a blog? Quite simply, we can do the blog from anywhere and don't need the software like you do for a website. :o) It's also much, much easier too!
Enjoy the blog and leave comments if you'd like. Thank you for supporting our shop! We hope to see you soon.

Coming Soon!

Check out these fabulous soaps arriving at the store within the next week or two. Soaps from Brooklyn Street Soap Company out of Portland, Oregon. All soaps are vegan EXCEPT the pomegranate fig (which contains goat's milk). All cube bars are hand cut, and are (or extremely close to) 4 oz. Comes in 8 different varieties.