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I think the ostrich is beautiful. Cheryl

That is really beautiful. Cheryl

Mikey, that's beautiful. Cheryl

The look like two different techniques to me. The first looks like it was dyed, then an acrylic whitewash put on and kept away from the sewing, and also wiped from that area. The second article looks like it was distressed and antiqued. To get the distressed look you see at the end of the belt you simply roll the leather in on itself tightly and the grain will wrinkle. Then it was painted or dyed the green, a resist put on, and then the dark antique applied and left on the edges, and wiped off some in the middle. I hope this helps. Cheryl

Well I'm finished I think with the project, and going to submit it tonight. I'd love critiques. Thanks Cheryl

do you think that would look good on the background...I mean obviously sand caves aren't all the same color? Or maybe even try it on the red after I do some penciling in of the eye etc before I put resolene on it? It would be a cool look if I could achieve it.

Hey Kevin. TO gave me some ideas and I've changed how I did it. I did the cutout for the red, and then burnished the inside edges to smooth them out then to indicate the darker area I burnished it with a t-shirt and a little bit of water, and smudged some pencil on. I just finished with that and taking a break.

I drew a bison from a cave drawing I found online and I'm uploading both here. I just noticed when I was drawing it, the cave background was a sandy color. So I'd like to leave the area around the bison that color. I'm going to cut this out to make a bronc noseband. I was going to inlay the red with some leather I have that's almost a match for the color but I decided to paint the bison with acrylics instead. I want to wet the leather lightly and distress it first before I start painting. Do I want to use neatsfoot oil on the background to keep it sandy, or perhaps another technique? I've never used neatsfoot so I don't know what order it should go in. Should I do the painting first and then put neetsfoot over all of it, let it dry and then put resolene on it? Or should I put the oil all over it before painting, let it dry and then start the painting? Thanks for your help. Cheryl

ROFL, loved sunny Germany when I visited.

I'm not sure I understand your dilemma. People use metallic paint on everything, so why not dog collars. Maybe it's because I haven't seen them yet but what part of these divine creations are you wanting to replicate? I mean all of it to the buckle and D ring? Do they have a metallic logo of some sort you want to copy too, like a silver elephant with gold tusks? Honestly I'm not being sarcastic but I would imagine if you did an internet search you could find dozens of places doing these. How do I feel about being called to see if someone wanted to recreate one of my designs? I'd probably be pretty annoyed but I'd get over it because I only have one thing I do I consider unique and all my own. I think it's polite of you to ask but don't be surprised if they aren't pleased, especially if they think they actually came up with the collars uniquely. And perhaps they did although I'd just have to see one to think that. If you plan to sell them wouldn't it be more rewarding to come up with your own design? Just my ramblings for what they're worth. Cheryl

Hi Gabriel. I like your wallet very much. I made one completely out of bison calf, what a dream to work with. You could just burnish your edges and leave it as is, bind them (There's a tutorial on doing this in the 'how do I do that thread by KK) or braid them, totally up to how you want it to look. Cheryl

very nice Chris, Cheryl

Looks good Roger. Nice job and the stitch is a nice touch. Cheryl

beautiful job, Cheryl