First Purse

[Fraulein]

1 hour ago, Burkhardt said:

I finally have seen one of the don't ever use stamps part of the 20 you get online used and what a great look. Is that where you got yours from one of the 20 kits?

Thanks! That stamp came with a cheap leatherwork beginners set off Amazon when I first started. Probably the same as the 20 kits you're referring to. Been using it for 3 years or so. I know it's not a great quality stamp but I'm impressed with how well it's been doing.

[Bert03241]

Nice work Granma Will be happy

[Wild Bill46]

YUP,  DittO Grandma will certainly be happy, and so am I for seeing a work of beauty,

as Tugadude says a Signature. and if you don't mind I'de like to use (your signature here and there myself) ?

and too, the bag in my opinion is a nice variation from the norm .Nice work Fraulein !

 

 

[Fraulein]

18 minutes ago, Wild Bill46 said:

YUP,  DittO Grandma will certainly be happy, and so am I for seeing a work of beauty,

as Tugadude says a Signature. and if you don't mind I'de like to use (your signature here and there myself) ?

and too, the bag in my opinion is a nice variation from the norm .Nice work Fraulein !

 

 

Go for it! You're welcome to use that design all you want. My philosophy is always to share and learn from others so we can all put bits and pieces together to come up with new designs

[Klara]

The bag looks great, I like the initial and the stamping inspires me to look at the unused stamps from my set :)

What I personally don't particularly like is open outside pockets for important things like phone and keys...

 

[Fraulein]

10 hours ago, Klara said:

The bag looks great, I like the initial and the stamping inspires me to look at the unused stamps from my set

What I personally don't particularly like is open outside pockets for important things like phone and keys...

 

I agree, the pockets are not my favorite as far as security, but when I designed it my Grandma wanted them that way for ease of access because she's older

[JLSleather]

I like it

Your main bag has a "crumpled" look that I think actually adds to the overall look.

That said, if you like working with veg tan (tooling/skirting) leather, Wickett-Craig sells VERY nice DRUM DYED skirting, and they'll split it to the thickness you ask for.   Over the years, the brown may vary a bit but the chestnut is quite nice, as is the black.  And it's unfinished, so you can still stamp, tool, or form it before applying finish.  Cut your parts out and they all match, and the dye is all done and all even and consistent.

https://wickett-craig.com/leathers/skirting/

[Samalan]

Great job!

[Fraulein]

1 hour ago, JLSleather said:

I like it

Your main bag has a "crumpled" look that I think actually adds to the overall look.

That said, if you like working with veg tan (tooling/skirting) leather, Wickett-Craig sells VERY nice DRUM DYED skirting, and they'll split it to the thickness you ask for.   Over the years, the brown may vary a bit but the chestnut is quite nice, as is the black.  And it's unfinished, so you can still stamp, tool, or form it before applying finish.  Cut your parts out and they all match, and the dye is all done and all even and consistent.

https://wickett-craig.com/leathers/skirting/

Thank you so much! That's a great tip, I'll certainly be using it for my future bags! Thank you!!

1 hour ago, Samalan said:

Great job!

Thanks!