Steampunk Festival Belt with Pockets - Leather and Embroidery

This upcycled leather Steampunk Festival Belt is really fun.  It's got a steampunk octopus.  Who doesn't love a steampunk octopus?  It also has a steampunk dragonfly on the other side, and tentacles embroidered on the iPhone pocket in the back.   It has magnetic snaps to keep the pocket flaps in place, and zippers inside to keep your stuff in place in case of handstands or sudden drops in airship elevation.

It's made from two colors of leather (upcycled from used leather jackets), a gorgeous coppery fabric, and faux leather for the side pocket flaps.  All the creatures are embroidered on.  For stamina.

I wear one of these every day in lieu of a purse or backpack and I absolutely love it.  It has enough space for my moneys, my lipstick, my business cards, and my phone (fits an iPhone 4 or 5, I haven't tried it with a 6 or an Android phone), with two extra small secret pockets behind the phone pocket for frequent buyer cards and hair ties, or of course, spy documents.

I made this for me, but then realized it isn't .. quite .. me.  It certainly is someone though.  So I'm going to sell it.  It'll fit hip size 35-45 or thereabouts.   I'm asking $150.  Send me an email if you'd like it.

I have listed it on Etsy too.

Pictures!  (click to embiggen)

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Sandala Moon Hip Pouches / Festival Belts

I ordered one of these hip pouches from Sandala Moon a while ago and I just wanted to give a shout-out about how freakin' AWESOME it is.

I wanted it made from custom fabric (I like red and black chinese brocades ooooh so much) and I ended up sending her the exact fabric swatches I wanted.  She made the belt out of them and it turned out completely gorgeous.


I wear it every single day (unless I don't manage to leave the house!).  The back pocket is perfectly iPhone-sized, there's a zipper pouch that fits all my "wallet" stuff and another pouch that's perfect for business cards, one for hair ties, heck, it's got everything.

I am also on the absent-minded side, and I used to find myself without my purse far too often, having left it under the table at a restaurant or under the seat in the car or wherever.  This belt has completely solved that problem.  It's tied on!  I can't forget it!  Plus I can't TELL you how nice it is to just get out of the car and start walking, instead of the digging-around-on-the-floor-for-my-stuff ritual that most women go through.  I can even wear it on the dance floor and not have to worry about finding a place for an ID card and some cash when I'm in an outfit with no pockets.

Since I got custom colors, it goes with just about everything I own.   And after at least 6 months' hard wear, it's holding together absolutely perfectly.. not one single seam is coming undone.  That's some craftsmanship.

I could gush all day, but instead, I'm just going to point you once again to Sandala Moon's store.  :)  Looky-looky and enjoy!!

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