About Me

Hi, I’m Melissa, the creator behind Berri Patch Creations. I’ve been leatherworking for 7 years, and in 2020, I decided to turn my passion into a business. That's when Berri Patch Creations was born. My focus quickly became creating custom bags featuring beloved dogs, which has since become my niche. In June 2022, I took the leap and left my full-time job to pursue leatherworking full-time. By 2024, I finally ventured into making leather collars—something everyone who knows me saw coming!

I’ve been a dedicated animal lover since I was 10, and now, I share my life with 6 pets: Teal’c, my 8-year-old German Shepherd who loves kayaking; Shade, my 1-year-old Patterdale Terrier with a passion for training and earning titles; Luna, my 10-year-old princess who wishes I hadn’t adopted any other pets; Sparrow, my 5-year-old floof who may one day find his missing braincell; Chiana, my 5-year-old ninja cat who tries her best to distract me from work; and Star, my 4-year-old scaredy cat.

My pets are a huge part of my life, and you’ll often see them featured on my Facebook page.