Just waiting.

Some things just take time.

Each bag in our latest Mexico restock went through a hundred tiny steps: from hand-thinning leather with a knife, to hammering in each embossed design, to sewing the stitching details by hand.

And after all that work, the final step is oiling the leather & drying it in the sun.

Except… it’s the rainy season in Chiapas, Mexico.

And this time, we didn’t get enough sunlight to finish the bags.

So we waited.

My grad school mentor (hi Wendy!) used to say that everything in life can fall into one of three categories: things you can change, things you can influence, & things you can do absolutely nothing about.

She would say that it’s not worth spending your energy on things you can do nothing about.

Whether the sun shines or not?

Yeah, can’t do anything about that so I decided not to spend any energy on it & to just wait. 

If you find yourself in that kind of season, where you're doing everything you can & still waiting on something that’s out of your hands, I hope this is your gentle reminder that you’re not alone. 

It’s okay to pause.

It’s okay to just wait.

Sometimes the only next right step is to take a walk around the neighborhood & trust the sun will come back when it’s ready.

And in our case, it finally did!

After months of detailed work & months of being sold out, the bags are officially back in stock. 

If you’ve been waiting, too…

Shop the Mexico Collection here!

These styles are some of my very favorite, especially for summer adventures!

I can’t wait to send one your way.

If you’ve been around for a while, you may remember our adorable Pom Pom Keychains that we made a few years ago. Well, my friends, they’re BACK + in five fresh color ways!

Be sure to scroll down on each of the product pages as we have new videos of the bags being made. The process really is incredible!