"Meet the Maker". I never know what to put in a bio. In high school I started collecting buttons and then when it became available to buy a button maker I jumped on it. As for the interest in leather, decades ago I worked in a leather store and that started it. The cinch clips I make came out of necessity from another retail store that I worked at in that people needed to adjust jackets and dresses and didn't want to pay for tailoring. I am also a cat/kitten foster.