Jesus would never compromise or rush it leads to bad practices good leather work takes time .IMHO. but you already know that keep doing the best you can do my friend and God bless.
Me thinks the rounded corners on the bottom of dye bottles make them go over easier and the low profile and square edge of the paper cup make it more stable.
Now I don't know what to do will the garlic work or not! I just made some garlic skin cream to help with the whole cloud thing! the wife says it's burning her eyes I'm going with the garlic infused olive oil for other things with the wife thanks Froto.
Nice job! I did two toe plugs one just for practice the other for the job to my amazement it came out perfect I remember thinking it wasn't that hard to do, but I was in no rush to do another. Between figuring out the best way to do it, the test run then making the finished job it took all day.
I have a daycare with my wife, and this is the reason I have started what I call tool time with the kid's, the parents love it . funny thing all my daycare kid's know what that is , well that is to say the 3 and 4 year old's do!
One cautionary note if you do use the linseed on a rag to put it on or rub it in DON'T leave the rag in the house due to that spontaneous combustion thing don't want to get into it but one time I almost lost a building due to it .
Neatsfoot oil with a bit of saddle tan mixed in or not let it dry for a few days don't be in a rush. Then some very thin coats of resolene cut 50/50 with water very thin coats then if you like some gum tragacanth inside for some smooth in and out gun action be sure to do this last don't get the gum trag on the outside of the holster
all that said that's just what I would do, I don't think I would put linseed on it.