We are a small business started in March of 2008 in Arizona.
It all started with a little boredom, way too much free time, and over-zealous creative tendencies. Check out our sister site www.blackrosemasks.com to see my first foray into working with leather.
I digress...
Our dog Rose is part of the inspiration for my first and still favorite mask which in turn was inspiration for our business name: Black Rose Leather LLC.
Rose is three quarters English Mastif and one quarter Great Dane (to keep her small, as my husband likes to tell people). I like to tell people that I have a 135 pound lap dog. I even went so far as to train her with a "lap dog" command. If you are sitting on the floor, she will sit right next to you and then will half slide, half fall on you as she lays down next to you. Rose is a really great dog; she is one of the best dogs I have ever known. She is loving and loyal, powerful yet gentle, protective, playful, and smart. Way too smart.
We have a new baby girl as of 07/08/09. She already has a large plush d20 set of dice. She's one of the great joys of our lives (and many others, especially as the first grandchild on both sides of our families). Words fail me at the awesomeness that is parenthood.
We are expecting our next addition to the family around the end of August. More news to follow on that later. As such, I'm sure we will be closed and not accepting orders for a week or two once the new baby is here. We'll let you know on the front page.
Why dice bags? I like dice. A lot. We are gamers and storytellers so we aren't just the business owners, we're also consumers. Currently, we are play-testing some new styles of dice bags using two thinner layers of leather in different colors that have been attached with grommets. My husband is using black on the outside and red on the inside and I'm using silver inside of black, both with black cords. I'm hoping they hold up well as I think they are quite attractive and would like to offer them to others. Time will tell.
Bags I've used in the past:
*A medium black bag with a #16 Neon Turquoise cord, since it matched the die I used to keep track of my Jupiter Descending flaw. Yes, my dice bag was color coordinated to match my flaw die.
*A small white leather bag with a #7 Turquoise cord that matched my dice for our friend's L5R game.
*A tiny forest green bag with a #14 Gold cord that matched my miniature gold metal dice.
Thanks for your interest and patronage.
-Mary.
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