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LOL Cool!

Very cool! Applique awesome.

You'll need to get the finish off first. Use Angelus or Fiebings deglazer to do that then use a leather acrylic paint. Angelus has some great colors and it's flexible so it shouldn't do any cracking and flaking. There are some tutorials at Dharma Trading Company on how to paint shoes. http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/10144517-AA.shtml

Hi Ferg That's a pretty cool looking seat. I don't know how he's done the printing but I think he's getting the specked look by flicking on dye from a tooth brush. Water color artists use this technique a lot. It looks really cool!

I'll tell you why Dirtclod. Because if you quote it sends the person you quoted an email. that way you can participate but NOT have every post in the entire thread sent to you. I've tried the "follow this thread" thing and I swear when you get a particularly chatty thread you can get upwards of 30 emails from leatherworker.net notifying you of the new content. I agree however that sometimes it would be more intelligent if people took the time to delete at least some portion of the quote... especially those posts with huge pictures. Secondly... Good manners are relative in this forum as you and I have both seen. lol I do understand your issue with this however I intend to continue to quote though I promise to shorted the amount of text and pictures when I remember.

HA! I'd pay good money to see that!

Well, I'm too pooped to come up with some dribble appropriate to this bull session. Ya'll are a bunch of potty minded gents with nothing better to do than to piss in the wind. Ok, ok... I couldn't help it. I had to represent for the sit down gender here.

I can't speak to leather production. I'm still figuring that out myself. But if I draw on my experience while working at a small clothing manufacturer. 1. On station one operation. So I imagine for you it would be a cutting station, a tooling station, a dying station, finishing station, etc. 2. Order Scheduling If you know you have 25 orders of the same thing in the same color. It makes sense to cut and make all 25 at once, even if 10 of those are going to another customer. 3. Standardize. If your bread and butter is from a single item make it the same way every time, using the same hardware and dye. Meaning instead of offering 16 colors and 4 colors or styles of hardware. Choose 1 or 2 styles and colors and make that your "standard" options. Anything thing else falls under custom and garners a higher price. 4. Time management: Make one or two days your shipping day.(s) Pre-schedule your pick up or have a set day for the shipping drivers to come pick up your items.... and prepare and pack the items for shipping have them waiting for the shipping service. That's about all I can think of at the moment. Good luck.

CC. I have an idea for the stool. Look in your things for your Button Collection. (I know you have one) Look for a piece of some fabric... or the leg from a pair of those jeans... You want a piece about 1 inch smaller than the perimeter then the top of the stool. If you don't have a sewing machine 1/4" of the fabric under all the way around and pin it in place. Use fabric glue (leather glue) or whatever to glue the hem down. Iron if you have one... if not find a plastic box with a smooth bottom or a smooth glass bottle and get to burnishing... the faster you go the more heat you'll generate. Iron it until it's nice an neat. Then take your buttons and frame the edges with a random mix of buttons. Look for colors that go well with the blue of the denim and the brown yellows of the other fabrics. Place and attach the buttons about oh... 2-3 finger widths apart. Here's the cool part. you can hang your stuff from the buttons. Now attach the whole thing to the top of the stool... making sure that you maintain that 1 inch perimeter and make it really secure.

Well, Hmmm... If you are planning to use the stool as a display then I think the background fabric is too busy. It takes away from the items you want to sell. In fact when I first saw it I didn't even see the pendants. The denim in the basket is interesting but I think you would find the mare stare and eye of the horse thing would be better suited to that display. I really like the little bit of brown gingham. Not sure what to think about the tin I can't see it all that well.

Get a wood burner and brand the script in it instead. The scripting nib will "burn" fairly deeply so practice on some scrap first. As far as competing with a laser machine... this is why we say it's hand crafted. Humans err.... machines are mindless.

Hello: Could you please post a link to the video? S

ooooo if you use denim jeans.... the back pocket of a pair could be your business card holder for the display! Just sew a line on the pocket so they stick up a bit and is easy to take.

I've seen oats here in Burlap a year ago. Maybe back east they don't do that anymore at all? Any yardage would work actually. I just like the burlap idea because it would give it a rustic chic look. Just plain white sheets cut to fit would work... you could even dye (stain) them with good strong coffee or tea to make them more antique looking. Even old doilies and doodahs can give it a vintage look. Maybe even old cut up faded jeans?? White glue would work as long as you can pin, clamp, or otherwise keep it held in place until the glue dries. It doesn't need to be that kind of pins, you can just tie your things on with ribbons, or bits of leather thong. Or use small safety pins if you have them. Think woman think! lol A business card might work temporarily. But eventually you'll want to make your logo prominent and permanent. I like this kind of "marketing" I did it for years... window dressing, signage, all kinds of artsy fartsy display stuff.

Ok.... Find the burlap sacks at the barn or use any linen or burlap style fabric you have. even old cloth flour sacks would work. Use baling twine from hay at the barn. You would stencil by printing your logo and cutting it out tracing and filling it in if you have to. As for the "board" you could use some nice sturdy cardboard from decent boxes. (or go ask for refrigerator boxes from the appliance store) That should be enough to make at least 10 As for as the "Stand" ... come on girl I know you've seen them before. http://www.amazon.com/Lineco-Stick-Easel-Backs-white/dp/B001DKLEJ2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1331778307&sr=8-2 As far as "u-shaped pins" Think hair pins.

Ok, what about this? Burlap attached to poster board with a picture frame type stand off the back. Sisal rope hot glued around the edge. U-shaped pins. Simple, light, and can be done on a shoe string. (spray the burlap with fabreze) Stencil your silhouette logo on the top in black paint. Attaching your items with u-shaped pins should be easy and won't damage the items.

Didn't you once say you have an old suit case you wanted to cover or rework? If it sits on it's end so it opens like a book... okay... then perhaps you can strip the old fabric out of it (gets rid of any smells) and use some of that red suede or maybe even cool wall paper with horses or barns to replace the backing. Then you can get some 1/2" x 1/2" square wood stock and fix several rungs across both sides, place cup cooks on along those. For safety, I would create some sort of "stay" that keeps the suitcase from opening too wide and falling over. Maybe a leather strip and two snaps? Or even velcro ribbon strips?

LOL Well which one are ya? If you mean that you are just a little taller than your hair.... no worries. I hear that is a solar panel for a love machine.. LOL (husband is bald)

LOL I was thinking a head band like hippies and indians wear... . not a hair band. ha! I have long hair..... and no offense but I would hate the elastic on those. I would prefer it made to fit and have combs attached. But I'm funny about my head and hair.

what a bummer!!

No time for knots... I got another strap in a 3x size to do. PL01 and I had a nice chat last night. So