Purse for my Grandmother :)

[KatieG]

Well... I'm not a traditional person, but I still want to learn to carve it.

So, since the Vista kit at Tandy's on sale, I decided to get one and make one for my grandmother (Since she'll still love and adore me if I screw up lol).

Um, honestly, I loathe the look of veiners and camouflages, so I kind of omitted them, designed my own gussets (taken from the side design.), and dyed the background mahogany, resisted, and stained it chocolate cherry (which does NOT taste like it's name, I assure you!). Then I assembled it with dark brown kangaroo lace.

I'm really happy with it, and very proud of it. Oddly, the background color seems to change from regular lights to flourescent/sunlight/camera flash, but it's a neat effect.

Prior to assembly, with the funky color:

I did a few weird tooling things I do, so.. yeah. Not 100% traditional lol. I can't help but modify as I go. I would like any pointers, and am happy to answer any questions, though I doubt you talented folks have any.

Assembled:

So, um.. enjoy. I hope she likes it. ^___^.

~KatieG

[DUDDY]

I love it, its just wonderful....

[MADMAX22]

Great looking purse, you didnt sneak any anime in there did you:red_bandana:

[KatieG]

Thank you both very much!

No, but on the second gusset I DID hide my initials.

[Storm]

Overall great piece of work. I am sure your grandmother will love this one!!!

Storm

[Colter]

Absolutely beautiful,the color in the flowers especially!

[BradB]

That looks great I am sure your Grandma will love it!!

[KatieG]

Thank you so much, guys!! ^__^. I hope she will, or at least say she does lol. And that's good enough for me.

[Dwight]

Katie, . . . tell your husband to give you a big hug, . . . you deserve it!!!!

Your handbag is great, . . . I had seen one similar on the internet, . . . was looking for the pattern of the tooling, . . . may make one for my daughter in law for Christmas.

I couldn't really copy the other one as well as I wanted to, . . . and here you are with just EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thank yuh, . . . thank yuh, . . . thank yuh vurry much.

FWIW, . . . go to YouTube, . . . Fort Worth Leather--The Making of a Leather Purse, . . . it's the same purse.

May God bless,

Dwight