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Jane Leek began crafting in March 2010 after an apprenticeship in Tuscany with the Italian Leather Smith, Stefano Parrini. Her fledgling company, Leek's Leather, specializes in handmade leather bags, wallets, sandals, belts, pouches, necklaces, and custom-made items such as, leather bras and marsupial packs. "Everything I make is designed, cut, assembled, and sewed by hand. The labor and attention I put into this work repays me in multiple ways," Leek said. "It allows me to be creative and to grow through that creativity, to engage in an ongoing dialogue between myself and the world." Click here to learn more about Jane Leek of Leek's Leathers, another hot vendor at the LOLA Giant holiday gift sale. Buy Indie, Buy Local, Buy Handmade.

Leslie Kay Handprinted Goods & Garments by Leslie Kuluva Motivated by nostalgia, humor and the things that connect the Earth’s creatures, Leslie Kuluva has been creating for “a zillion” years. Making hand printed tees, undies, onesies, neckties, various types of bags, greeting cards, prints, drawings and more, Kuluva’s company, Leslie Kay, Handprinted Goods & Garments even finds time to create special orders! Click here to find out more about Leslie Kay Handprinted Goods & Garments And don't forget to mark your calendars for the best holiday shopping in the Midwest: December 11 & 12 at VanGo Mobile arts in Lawrence, KS!

Born and raised outside of Fremont, Nebraska, Molly Crook moved to Lawrence to acquire her BA in Visual Communications (graphic design), and moved back to Lawrence, her “favorite little place on Earth”, after six years in Dallas, Texas, in 2004. Crook’s company, New Flight, makes beautiful, one-of-a-kind garments for men, women and children, as well as accessories, out of recycled fabrics. Click here to read more about Molly Crooks and New Flight Apparel Another great vendor who will be selling awesome holiday gifts at the LOLA Giant art sale December 11 & 12 at Van Go Mobile Arts . Buy Indie, Buy Local, Buy Handmade

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Larissa Wilson is the owner and sole creator behind ButternutSquash, a jewelry and home decor business that specializes in items made from recycled materials and found objects. "[My items] have a nostalgic and vintage feel," Wilson says, "but [they are made] for modern people." A graduate of Fort Hays State University with a BFA in painting, Wilson has worked as an artist for 12 years. And, inspired by the raw materials around her started Butternutsquash three years ago. click here to read the rest of Larissa Wilson's profile and learn more about ButternutSquash