leatherman1457

Here is a mixed collection of leather exotic bracelets that I made . This is why you not throw scraps away or why you also make friends with boot makers. These were so easy to make that I even got a story printed in Leather Craft Journal . Vol 15,no 1, Jan/Feb 2005 page 31-32. These bracelets are a nice collection for enyone that likes to wear a bracelet to match there boots or if they want a wallet,card case and bracelet to match. Let me know what you think of these. and If you want the instructions to make them just find an old Journal or email me at leatherman1457@aol.com and I will give you instructions on how to make them. Gary

Here is one of my specialties. 3-D leather Cross on a heart shaped base. I made hundereds of these for Spanish/Hispanic Market here is Santa Fe and lost my tail . But I had fun for my first show. went abot 3000 in dept. but I got to show. The Cross is made of wood that I cut out and use a router to shape it. Covered with leather and rolled it to place. The ribbon is made of leather and I used a hair blade on my swivel to cut the cloth like pattern found in cloth ribbond. It has been dyed and has gold fillegre on the edges of the ribbon to give it a more realistic look. the base is a piece of wood that has been shaped with a router and coverd and rooled with leather..the top part of the base is made with a suede that tandy discontinued that has a diamond tuck apperance on it. at every cross stich I place a solid brass nail. and then used my hand made scallop punch to cut the open gymp work to connet the red suede to the base and used solid brass tacks to hold the gymp down. I covered the sides of the base and Cross with scalloped punched gymp work and used solid brass tacks to hold it on.. Let me know what you thinkl. I have fun making these even tho it has been about 4 years since I made any. I would up with hundereds that I have donated to churchs and to the schools for raffles. and gave some out for Christmas Presents.

Stingray bracelet. A beautiful leather bracelet. Story was printed in the Leather Craft Journal volume 15, #1 jan/feb 2005 pg 31 authored by "OMG" ,Gary Lyon, thats me . The story was about some alligator braclets that I made for Bill and Dot, the publishers of Leather Crafters Journal. My first story. unfortunely this bracelet was stolen from the gallery that I had it in.But the gallery made it good and paid me for it. It was 200.00

Oval buffalo frame with buffalo etched mirror and leather eagle feathers and brass tacks. another one of my favorites. Well all of them are my favorites

Navaho style mirror. One of my favorites. all leather frame. 16X20 frame made for mirror . the copper work is leather that has been guilded with real copper sheets and solid brass tacks

Southern plains dance bonnet . Eagle feathers are made of leather. Everthing is leather except mirror and silver work. I make every aspect of the mirror. I do the wood work,the silver work, and the leather work. on some of the mirrors i do the glass etching also. let me know what you think

leather southern plains dance bonnet. Leather eagle feathers, everything is leather except the silver work I also do the silver silver work