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    Well- I don't know if I will win the prize for the messiest. I have to admit - this is bad, even for me. I usually leave everything out until I am done then do a cleaning. The hubby and I share the basement for our projects.

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    (Did anyone hear Alex hitting the floor?)

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    (Please take note - everything is labeled...)

    Crystal

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    Wow- awesome, Tom! Everything looks great! I'd have never known the double braid wasn't intentional. I think the colors are spot on. I'm ready to see the "how to" pics! Either that or, since I need a vacation, how about I come to Sweden for a lesson or 2? (Yeah - I wish!) I love the inside piece's birch effect - that is just too cool!

    I used the saddle tan on the doggie photo album. Since I don't follow instructions, I didn't put the sheen on before the saddle tan. I just put it right onto the bare leather and gently wipe off and keep reapplying until it gets darker. (Fine line between getting it darker and it wiping completely off.) I think I ended up with more of a red than an orange. Not sure if this helps answer your question. I think the colors that you do have ended up perfect.

    :clapping:

    Crystal

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    Thanks for showing this, Kate. I saw your pictures and thought about the quilting frame that I have. I will never hand quilt a quilt, but it may be useful turned into a stitching frame. Won't be the best thing for space, but I'd be able to work from either side if I wanted. Thanks!

    Crystal

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    Up until last spring I used only Fiebings saddle lac spray but switched to Fiebings Leather sheen, both acrylic. I felt that the sheen didn't looked just that much plastic as the spray one and also seem like it takes buffing better but is kinda hard to apply evenly and around eyelets the spray is way easier to get on.

    Tom

    Thanks for the additional info, Tom!

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    The like the braiding , it looks realnice.I also like the texture of the leather. WINDY
    Thanks, Windy! After the thumbs up on the texture I'll have to budget shop more bad hides. I think the saddle tan antique gel made it look better.Crystal
    Crystal,I'm glad you made that into something because I really liked it before. Now I like it even better ;) .
    Thank you, Clay. :)
    Crystal,Good looking photo album! :notworthy: Did it take longer to carve or to lace?? Just looking at the lacing makes my fingers ache.Johnny
    Thanks, Johnny! It takes me so long to do anything - I would say the carving took longer. I get sore hands when punching the holes, not when lacing. The lacing gets done in front of the tv, so I never pay much attention to the time.Crystal
    I have also gotten some flaking prob on the black Motörhead bracer wich didn't wanna come off, since it was black I just used a sharpie and painted over those few spots with flakes. Not noticeable att all once the sealer came on (I used the spraysealer for that one).Tom
    Good tip- using the black sharpie. What kind of sealer do you usually use?Crystal

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    Very beautiful Crystal! Doggie looks very nice and realistic. I am familiar with that goldflake problem. Sometimes it has helped me to go over my work with a slightly damp rag after the colours are dry and just brush it off with the rag.

    Tom

    Thanks, Tom! I put the antique on top of the gold leaf and it made the flakes stick pretty good. I used a deglazer on a few of the spots and it took off the antique but not the flakes?? :head_hurts_kr: I didn't try just a damp cloth. Will keep that in mind for future boo boo's. I think I will put a sealer over the leaf before anything else next time.

    Crystal

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    Those are the only good looking bug bites I've ever seen :) I got a shoulder like that once (internet order), and although it was some really UGLY leather, the stuff I made from it had lots of "character" :)

    I had gotten this piece a long time ago, internet order. Wish they would list sale hides with a number scale as to how much charater they have. :rofl: At least it was useful for something!

    Crystal

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    Hi All!

    Finally made this into something. I was stuck - couldn't figure out how to fix the gold flaking problem I had and ended up just mixing some paint to match the antique and painted all the darn flakes.

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    I think I will change out the white paper for black paper.

    Thanks for looking!

    Crystal

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