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Everyone is entitled to their own definition of perfection. This is mine: walking with you in the sunshine!! #iloveyou #sperandipity

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I really do have the most beautiful wife.... And she wears #birkenstocks and she's funny and we get to have so many adventures! . "May we never come off out Honeymoon" - Uncle Joe #sperandipity #iloveyou

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For those of you out there... I want you to meet my Wife!! She's the most lovely, the most kind, most talented and most stunning woman I have ever seen in my life! #iloveyou #sperandipity #awesomeness

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So she's basically the coolest person i know... And we are only 11 days away from getting married!!!!!! She's golden!

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We also do book-rebinding! This is a Bible from some time in the past, the date of which I forgot... I rebound it for a friend and it's only pocket sized : ) hit us up for bible/book rebinding. . . #handmade #handcut #bearstateleather #californialovin #bearrepublic #original #californianmade #leathergoods #hipster #leatherwork #vintage #rustic #etsy #leather #genuineleather #artisan #ruggedleather #vscocam #buyfolk #folk #livefolk

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I love her with all my heart❤ and we're engaged !!! And I love her and she's fabulous and we're getting married!

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So this photo marks a tremendous day in history. My girlfriend said yes to marrying me!!! So I guess this impacts the leather business a little bit also ; )

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So things are about to get real hipster! Boats and anchors are in, so i cut one into the front cover of a Bear State Leather Journal. It turned out really nice and its anchor is on the back cover. Tooling leather the old fashioned way. . . . #original #californianmade #leathergoods #hipster #leatherwork #vintage #rustic #etsy #leather #genuineleather #artisan #handmade #handcut #handstitched #ruggedleather #nofilter #no #madetolast #fresh #vsco #vscocam #bearstateleather #californialovin #bearrepublic #buyfolk #folk #livefolk

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This is only the 2nd purse I've ever made. I like the way the leather looks and even the strap buckle (made in Germany.) Tell me if you think you'd wear it : )

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So i am not afraid of humble beginnigs here... hence the self photography, the raw edges that arent beveled and the threads that are melted together at the ends... but still, i love the way this looks and hopefully you will too... let me know what you think.

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Two things i love are in this photo: Freshly ground Coffee made in an aeropress and Gabrielle Flynn ! One i love much more than the other....

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This is the 6th bible I've rebound in the last 6 months, and im so happy to be able to prolong the life of these books. The words and ideas and truths held in this book will outlast the leather that I just bound it to, but I think this bible will last a life time. . . #handmade #handcut #handstitched #californianmade #leathergoods #hipster #leatherwork #vintage #rustic #etsy #leather #genuineleather #artisan #bearstateleather #californialovin #bearrepublic #original #californianmade #ruggedleather #livefolk #buyfolk #vsco

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Instagram, it's time for you to meet the bear claw! #bearstateleather is proud to show off our signature wallet, made from one piece of vegetable tanned leather, stitched to a minimum, folded to perfection, and stamped with our #BSL logo. Serial numbers 001-003 are already gone, order yours If you'd like. . . . #handmade #handcut #handstitched #californianmade #leathergoods #hipster #leatherwork #vintage #rustic #etsy #leather #genuineleather #artisan #vscocam #vsco #madetolast #durable #no #nofilter #noeffects #selfmade #wallet #leatherwallet

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I love you Gabrielle Flynn! #nofilter #iloveher

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I like to do this a little old school.... that means pure #saddlestitch all the way, and when possible, as few pieces of hardware... only the best! Check us out on etsy, or email us to order one for yourself . . . #toolsofthetrade #hammer #genuineleather #bearstateleather #californialovin #bearrepublic #original #californianmade #leathergoods #hipster #leatherwork #vintage #rustic #etsy #leather #artisan #handmade #handcut #handstitched #ruggedleather #nofilter #no #madetolast #fresh #vsco #vscocam

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Its time for a break, so i turn to #unioncoffee and my #aeropress for that extra bit of focus juice, #freshground beans are the only way to go . . #invertedaeropress #coffee #vsco #vscocam #bearstateleather #californialovin #bearrepublic #original #californianmade #leathergoods #hipster #vintage #rustic #etsy #leather #genuineleather #artisan #handmade #handcut #handstitched #ruggedleather #nofilter #no #madetolast #fresh

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We love Leather! And we Love you. God Loves you too, and He sent Jesus to be slaughtered so that we might have a covering for all the wrong thungs we've done. This cow was also slaughtered, but so that we might have a covering for our books and laptops and wallets and things. . #preachit #sunday #church #bearstateleather #californialovin #bearrepublic #original #californianmade #leathergoods #hipster #leatherwork #vintage #rustic #etsy #leather #genuineleather #artisan #handmade #handcut #handstitched #ruggedleather #nofilter #no #madetolast