We began our little business in 2007. That was the year of my wedding. We didn't have a lot of money to spend on a wedding since we just purchased a home so I thought I could try to make a few things myself, like table runners. How hard could that be right? Well, not knowing how to sew, makes it a little bit of a challenge. My husband grew up watching his mother sew so he taught me the basics. I purchased my 99 dollar sewing machine and took a sewing class. I made my table runners and after the wedding my 99 dollar investment sat in a closet. A couple months later, we got a great pyrenees. Being such a large dog, we had trouble finding cute collars in her size. That was when I decided to dust off that sewing machine and attempt to make a dog collar. We began with Dog collars and branched out to include custom Camera straps.



We began selling out dog collars and my first website was born. Fido's Fashion Collars. We started small in a small spare room of our house and only purchased supplies from the profit I made when I sold a collar. So the business really took very little money to begin. That was when I found Etsy. I sold on Etsy for about 6 months before I got my own website. I didn't want all my eggs in one basket so to speak. Soon after, we began selling Camera Straps (PhatStraps). We begin by hand selecting only the finest leather and designer fabrics to create top quality custom camera straps. We hand cut the leather from premium grade hides. We do not use faux leather or vinyl. Each strap is individually made, one at a time, from beginning to end. Every aspect of your strap is given my sincere effort to craft the finest camera strap you will ever own. You get the same great quality with every PhatStrap or Fido Collar you purchase.



Over the years, we have grown. We are now a corporation and put over 6000 of our products in people's homes annually across all of our selling venues. We sell our camera straps to several boutiques and retail stores around the world including Canon Canada.



We hope you enjoy your purchase and feel free to contact us anytime with questions.