TranscendentalTopiary

trying attachment from pc instead of on my phone got 2 to upload

This is my second attempt at a deck box, my first attempt isn't too pretty but did help get the kinks out of my design. I ended up getting a small 15lb anvil which helped in setting the rivets on the awkward shape, it slips right over the nose of the anvil. Used very limited tools, smallest beveler and stylus i could find, exacto knife for carving since the swivel knife made too thick of cuts for such small and intricate designs. I got a 2 inch thick peice of granite from a local countertop place for free from their pile of broken stuff behind the building to do my tooling on. Not bad imo for my second try with bare bones basic tools Having trouble with both versions of the uploader, wont auto resize the pics Heres a link to the photos: http://imgur.com/a/SooAv

Hello, Im new to leather so found great help on this site. Always have been interested in leather craft but between the cost and having no local retailers in ct i never got into it until about a month ago when a tandy opened up in the same plaza i work in... dangerous, i know! Haven't had a need to post relpies or start topics until now as i can't find answeres to my question anywhere, hopefully you guys can help and if anything else comes up i know where to come for answers

Im going to be making a drawstring pouch, to add character to it without working the actual leather aside from dying it i bought a bolo clip and a screw back concho to secure the pouch closed. My issue here is that the concho spins on the bolo clip. Are they supposed to do this? I assume no. I'm thinking i can cut out a circle of leather and put it between the concho and the clip and that'll secure it in place and hide the clip which is visible. My second issue is the screw sits pretty high on the back side of the clip, does this interfere with it's ability to close properly? I have no clue, new to all of this. My next issue is the color, its nickel and i want antique brass but couldn't find this design (or any tbh)in antique brass (it matches perfectly the pattern i carved/stamped into a deck box that goes with the pouch.) I also couldnt find antique brass 00 gromets Im thinking to spray paint and seal all of this hardwear with a antique brass rustoleum spray paint. Anybody ever try this?