DIY box: The Casual Bucket

Size of the bag
The bucket bag has the following dimensions: 26 cm wide, 28 cm high, 16 cm deep. The bottom of the bucket bag is 25 cm wide and 15 cm deep. The inside pocket is 13 cm wide and 18 cm high, but flat. The bucket bag fits a DIN A5 notebook, a 0.5 l bottle, a sweater, a large purse and a few small items (sunglasses, make-up, keys, cell phone). The bucket bag is a real space miracle and is even super tidy with the matching pouch! 

Variants
You can either gather the bucket bag in the classic way or gather the strap less tightly or not at all to create a tote bag-like shape. You can simply tie the leather strap for gathering the bucket bag or thread it through a cord stopper.

Carrying options
You can style your bucket bag both chic and casual thanks to the different carrying options such as a chain, statement strap or leather strap - so you can quickly adapt the look of your bag to any occasion.

You will find everything you need to make your bag in the DIY box: 

Leather, reinforcement and lining 

• Leather parts in the color and texture of your choice, cut out and provided with seam holes
• Tailored reinforcement parts made from leather fiber fabric 
• Tailored canvas lining pieces in the color of your choice 

Metal accessories in light gold or silver

• D-rings for attaching your chosen carrying option 
• The carrier variant(s) of your choice
• Optional pocket feet
• Optional metal eyelets

Supplementary materials & tools

• Sewing thread in the matching leather color 
• Saddler's needles with blunt point 
• Document clips to hold the leather pieces together when sewing 
• Leather adhesive for bonding lining and leather 
• Brush for applying the adhesive 
• Edge color in the color of the leather 
• Basecoat as a primer before applying the paint 
• Awl for applying edge color and basecoat
• Sanding sponge for edge processing

Step-by-step instructions & videos

• Download link to the detailed, illustrated step-by-step instructions for making your bucket bag (DE, EN, FR)
• Download link to the detailed instructions for the basics of leather processing (DE, EN, FR) 
• Access links to our three explanatory videos for the basics of leather processing (DE, EN)

You have the option of applying various personalizations to the bucket bag. Choose between embossing, the trapunto technique or use pocket patches and studs to individualize your bag.

Embossing

We apply the embossing to the leather during production. Letters are clamped in our machine, heated and pressed onto the leather with or without foil. The letters/shapes are approx. 8 mm high.

You can choose:

• Color of the embossing: Foil in silver, light gold or blind embossing without foil
• Position on the bag: bag body, inside pocket, statement strap
• Text or motif (e.g. made by me lettering, our logo or an individual monogram)

Trapunto technology

In this process, shapes made of leather fiber fabric are glued between the leather and the lining and shaped against a solid base with an edge shaper. The result is a raised 3D effect that is more striking than the embossing due to the letter height of 6 cm.

The technique is implemented by yourself (video tutorial available) and is best realized with our smooth leather or another thinner leather.

Here you choose:

• Prefabricated letters or motifs with a height of 6 cm
• Alternative material in one piece to create your own patterns and shapes

Patches, bag tags, rivets

We also offer other personalization options, such as leather bag patches, bag tags and rivets. You can order these as separate products in our online store.

Realizable for beginners with a little patience or for anyone who has already made one of our DIY boxes! 

Whether you're a DIY pro or have never worked with leather before, our step-by-step instructions and video tutorials on the basics of leatherworking will give you all the information you need to make this bag by hand yourself.

As the materials are already cut out and provided with seam holes, they fit together exactly. So nothing can go wrong and you can start making your DIY box as soon as you receive it. Let's get started!

Payment options

• SOFORT bank transfer (login via your online banking)
• Payment via PayPal
• Payment with VISA, Mastercard or Maestro
• Payment via ApplePay or GooglePay

Shipping & delivery time

The delivery time is between two and twelve working days.

Sounds long? It is!
As we produce most products manually to order with great attention to detail, we need this time. The made-to-order production process also allows us to offer you several products in different leather colors instead of just one pre-produced model. Furthermore, we only produce what has actually been purchased - for a responsible use of our resources.