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I first met Ernie (and his wife Cynthia, whom I wrote about yesterday) on the first day of setup, and was immediately in love with his hand crafted leather-and-embroidery furniture.  That’s too simplistic.  Let’s just say, I utterly regretted my Rooms to Go leather couch and loveseat purchase and am still trying to wrap my mind around a way to return them so I can have a set of Ernie’s craftsmanship.  

8871851070?profile=originalThe most amazingly butter soft leather, in grape purple.  Totally cool, totally wow.


I never knew furniture could be so creative.  This is the first piece that captured me:

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and its detail, in copper and turquoise, and yes, real python:

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Check out his other creations at nwnative.com, here's another and Ernie himself, who I have to give a shout out to for his advice to me on shipping!

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8871852067?profile=originalI also love the painting of him and Cynthia behind him, done by a friend of his.

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