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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

I think that the air freshener would be a good fair and flea market item.

Hi Bonner: It might help in the future if you tried to give us a picture of your example picture. I personally cringe at the thought of having to use an A104 or similar small back grounding tool on something that large. The hand cramps alone would kill me! I've seen the sandpaper back grounding done before it looks pretty nice and it's random enough that if you need to tear bits to shape it to fit smaller areas, it shouldn't give you problems. You might even be able to lay the pieces out and use a roller or rolling pin to press it into the leather Just a thought, but if you have some roofing shingles laying around.... you could use that too. Of course test it on a scrap piece before you try it on your project. S

Definitely vintage. Craftool, Craftool Co and Craftool USA Then if you can't find what you want as vintage... go to Tandy and get their off the shelf ones. The ones in the kits with leather projects are just cheap junk. IMHO. That said some of your wood carving tools can possibly be used for leather. Broken chisels and gouges for instance can be re-worked into leather groovers, end punches, etc.

lol i'm waiting in chat.

Boy you lot are a chatty bunch.... why don't we go hang out in the chat room?

6. take the left over strips and turn them into cord keepers to help those who have to deal with long cords... like electricians, construction workers, musicians.

I've burnished with a tandy bone, and wheel by hand. I've used the smooth side of a scrap of veg tanned dampened and formed into a U for edges. I've also used dampened veg tanned to burnish the face of things. I've used saddle soap and beeswax with my tandy burnishing wheel chucked into the drill press. I've used gum-trag by and and with a machine. For what it's worth... ALL CLEAR or see through soaps are glycerine soaps. In fact you can buy glycerine soap base in clear for about $5 for 2 lbs of the stuff.. plus shipping of course. This is the stuff soap makers melt, and add color and fragrance then pour into molds. Well, here is a 2lb batch for $4.15 plus shipping. http://www.bulknaturaloils.com/Products/15936-mp-glycerin-soap-base-clear.aspx I did experiment with something I had left over from my "high maintenance long nail " days.... it's called Dry & Buff Polish dryer and glosser. ... it's in a nail polish bottle. I found the little brush to be handy and it appeared to burnish nice and shiny. However, when the edge was flexed or compressed the burnish returned to a semi-rough state. I abandoned any further tests though it did show potential. I think it might have been better had I slicked with soap or glycerine first, then used the dry and buff. I can't seem to find this stuff online so it might be a mute point.

I'd leave it natural colored.

Noah Here is a ring that was presented during the 10 minute time trial a couple months ago that uses the wet form technique with two round punches. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=37399&view=findpost&p=231459

For me it depends on the dye... and my mood. I've used felt tip pens by "BIC"... check art stores for Bic Mark It Permanent Markers... in 24 color sets. I've used a dauber both the large size and the lolly pop size... and the squared ones. I find them unwieldy. I've also used my fingertip in acrylic dyes. I've been thinking about one of those refillable Bingo daubers like this http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?product=751&es=237530000ESC&utm_source=CSE&utm_medium=weblink&utm_campaign=froogle&cvsfa=408&cvsfe=2&cvsfhu=373531&gclid=CPjghIm55K4CFeYERQodrzn6aA And there are empty felt tips you can get to fill with dye. http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/10803574-AA.shtml

Turned out great!! I like the colors too...

Nice job, Winter. Looks like all you need to do is make a back and you got a pouch.

LOL I'm 1/4 Muscogee.(Creek) "the Civilized Tribes" ha!

Stamping sometimes drives me absolutely batty. I find I have a hard time lining things up and it takes a lot more time for me to do a project when stamping... if I get all freaked out about getting offset impressions. I'd almost rather carve.

Wow... very ambitious.... and nicely done for your first time. Great job.

Click reply with quote... clear the quote if you want... then click Attach Files. find and upload your picture... then to the right click "Add to Post" Then click submit. Easy as pie

I imagine that it would be sized to fit the lady, just like you would if you made a hat.

You could always get out the files and rid yourself of the "bump"