Nautical Wallet Beginnings

I'm starting work on a customer's nautical themed wallet and bracelet and this is what I've come up with so far.

Hobby Lobby has had a nice sale on rubber stamps. They seems to work great with Fiebing's black spirit dye. I use a small piece of sponge and put a thin layer of the dye on a plastic sheet and let the stamp soak a couple seconds. Then I put the stamp on the leather and press down a few seconds. It seems to work very well. The map is on 1.75oz goat and the stamp large enough to more than cover one side of a wallet.

The bottom shows the results of the dye stamp and a couple charms I might work into the wallet or bracelet. The top is a quick dye test to make sure there is no bleeding or streaking. I let the stamp dry overnight and dyed this morning. the left side is Fiebings Pro Oil Chocolate and the right is Fiebing's spirit Tan. there was no streaking or bleeding on either side. FYI, there is a definite difference in the feel of the two sides. The side done in Oil Dye is a little stiffer but still soft and the side done with the spirit dye is very stiff.