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Nice! Thanks for sharing!! Karina

Looks awesome!

I think a cam lever clamp will be the best option as well and they are pretty cheap. http://www.amazon.com/CAM-ACTION-HOLD-DOWN-CLAMP/dp/B000KUXOTE/ref=pd_cp_hi_1

This is how I view it, if you go to Walmart and try to buy an item for $20, as soon as you get ready to swipe your debit/credit card, the cashier says, wait ...we have to add 2.9% to the price to cover the cost of our processing fees....what would you do? But if that cost is already built into the price and you pay the $20 you are a happy camper and none the wiser. Just think about everywhere you have shopped, the total cost is the same regardless of whether you pay cash, check or charge. So why would this be any different? I have 9 businesses and I use Paypal and a Merchant account provided to me through my bank. Does not matter which company processes the payment, I am getting charged for it - which I have already factored into the cost of my product. Thirteen years in business and I do not accept checks for goods...period! I will for services rendered as in my Home Renovation Company, but never for goods purchased online or in one of my shops. You pay me with a check for a $75 product and the check bounces, what recourse do I have to recoup that? Sure I can go after you but it will cost me even more to do that, but with my Home Renovation Company and your check bounces, I place a lien on your home, notify your mortgage company of the lien, and they will pay off the encumbrance plus any filing and administration fees I incurred. I loose nothing! The way I see it, my price is my price....does not matter if the person is paying cash, they are not getting screwed because they agreed to my price. They saw the item, they wanted the item, they paid for the item. If they paid cash, I get a couple dollars more, if they use their credit card, I get a couple dollars less. It all averages out in the end. Karina

All of your expenses should already be factored into the price of your product so their should never be a need to ask the customer to pay additional fees. Every processing company on the market charges for processing payments - that's the cost of doing business. Price your products accordingly so that you can still get a fair price for your goods after all the expenses.

I agree the eyes really pop. Very nice!

Very Nice!

Nicely done as usual!

As a newbie myself, I can assure you that all of the posts above is some great advice and I follow them all, but if there is one thing that I have to tell myself over and over is to take my time. (Gotta have patience) I tend to get ahead of myself and find that I skipped a part, and either have to undo what I have just done, (time consuming) or the piece is wasted because I didn't cut it correctly. (Leather is too expensive for that) I was in such a hurry to get going in leather working that my first project was a messenger bag which was waaaay too ambitious for a first project for me. I purchased a side of leather and just started cutting blind without really knowing the process. The parts to that bag is sitting on my desk as a reminder to take my time and map things out carefully. I will finish it one day, but I stepped back and started with smaller projects. From start to finish. I look at the first project I did, (I think it was a Tandy wallet) and the latest project I finished, a dopp kit, and the difference in the two finished projects is like night and day. The dopp kit was sold before I even put the finish on it. So my answer to your question would be to take your time, have patience. Karina

Love it!!

Thanks for sharing!

Laser would also be an option.

Ha,ha,ha,ha,

Ahhh mannn! I know the feeling. I have a miniature schnauzer that chewed one of my brand new $300 Coach loafers and tore a hole in the center of a Italian leather couch. I tore him a good one also. To date if I say the word leather he takes off running. Ha,ha,ha. At least yours was something that could be replaced. The shoes were trash at that point and although the sofa was repaired, it was never the same.

Awesome work! Love it. You have some very interesting pieces.

Wow! very nice!

I remember reading somewhere that Paypal was down while they implemented the new USPS fees and shipping methods. I think a change was made to parcel post to Standard select or something similar but the prices were incorrect on Paypal and they went offline for a bit. For a 34lbs package I would have shipped it FedEX ground. I just shipped a 33lbs package ground from GA to CA for $31.97 with FedEX. Takes 4 business days to be delivered and you get insurance and tracking.

Really, really nice. I am sure the buyer will love them!

Didn't even pay attention to where you are located. Sorry about that but I am glad that I was able to help you with the name.

Great job! Nice work!

That's called a swing bag clasp. You can find them at Tandy, Springfield, and Ohio Bag just to name a few places.

Very nice. Another item to put on my to do list.

What a great first piece!!

Nice job and cool idea!. Who knew you could use a sandblaster on leather?