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Handcrafted leather bags and goods that celebrate the freedom of being WILD N' FREE. Made in Chicago Made in Chicago, IL. Rockin' goods since 2009.

A handcrafted leather bag and goods line for the wild n' free.

10/11/2026

Entering the mom small business owner era 💕💕
Planning to drop new leather bags and goods later this month.

10/06/2026

We’re back, orders are open! It’ll be a slow process getting back into the flow of production but I’d like to ease back into working again, I just hope the new turnaround times aren’t too bad.

Check out the new changes and leave me a comment about your thoughts!

10/05/2026

So stoked to have a new Ready To Ship drop of one of a kind bags and small goods for you at the end of October! Here’s a few photos and a videos of the process.

You’ll see familiar leathers from the leftovers I had from the beginning of my maternity leave. Add ons such as flair d rings, studs, hand detailing, and key fob straps will be available.

Some of these will have rear zipper pockets, some won’t! I’m still finding time to alter my patterns to include it in all upcoming RTS bags.

You’ll see 10 Mini Melissa Bags, 6 On The Road Hip Bags, 10 Shelly Sling Bags, 7 Mini Brittany Bags, and a handful of new Key Fobs, Minimal Wallets, & Snap Pouches.

I’ll have a drop date soon! I just need to figure out time to photograph and list them online while also holding a new born and pumping lol.

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I’m also working on reopening Design You Own but it’s proving to be a bit more challenging. I’ll likely have time for just a couple orders a month. I’d really like to take on a few for a Christmas turnaround.

For DYO reopening, I’m introducing new classic leathers and 1 or 2 seasonal leathers from time to time. More on this later! For now the last slide is a glimpse at the new leather colors from a cowhide collection I know you already love.

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I’m also considering opening a new collection called the Bespoke Collection where you can request leathers you’ve seen me use in the past and styles that are discontinued. These will be more one of a kind pieces and I may have time for only 1 or 2 each month.

10/01/2026

We started cutting out new Minimal Wallets for our one of a kind gifts collection. These will be available in a ready to ship online drop at the end of October and at our markets next year.

Here’s a look at minimal wallets we made last year! We craft them using our scraps. They’re small but mighty, aging beautifully in the pocket or in a bag.

09/21/2026

We’re officially a family of 3 humans + 2 fur boys. 🙏🏽💕
I have too many words about growing a human and giving birth to put publicly here.
Today is Ollie’s first day wearing pants and I can’t even.
Daddy and mommy are so in love.

I still haven’t figured out a solid return to work day but it’s on my mind. We’re definitely in the new born trenches so it’ll be some time before I make an announcement. Thank you for your patience.

08/29/2026

Here’s the last of the leather goods I have available in the website, $50 and under! I also have t-shirts. I won’t be dropping new goods until mid - late October so I can focus on having this babay!!!

08/27/2026

37 weeks of growing Oliver Antonio (when these were taken). We can’t wait to meet our little dude… so soon! Thank you to my girl l a u r e n ⋆˙⟡ for having fun with us last week to remember my first pregnancy!

08/24/2026

The last of my Ready To Ship bags and accessories are back from their Sturgis Rally pop up! Since I’m still waiting for this baby to make his arrival, I’ve officially marked down the last of my inventory to their final sale price. Bags are under $230, wallets are $18 - $50, snap pouches and bird charms at $15, & key fobs at $10.

08/14/2026

Missing the studio but I am thoroughly enjoying being present for myself during these last few weeks before Oliver’s due date. I know I’ll never get this time back. It’s been two weeks of celebrating with family and friends, taking a lot of naps, doing all my physical movements to prepare for my marathon, nesting, and straight up doing nothing.

I’m making gentle strides with getting ahead of my fall return. I have leather being cut out by my Ohio partnering team and I’m in communication with a potential new leather tannery. Hoping to get started with a small batch production of Ready To Ship at the Chicago partnering team’s facility here in a few weeks.

I know I wouldn’t be able to take this time off without the success of the last few months of business. I can’t thank my customers enough for showing up for me! The confidence and security you gave me with your orders set the tone for my journey of motherhood and blending it in with my creative entrepreneurial… it can be done!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Address

318 N RIDGE Road
McHenry, IL
60050

Website

http://www.birdtrouble.com/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/581076180500899/

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