My Gargoyle purse is finished

[Tina]

Here's the second new item I had with me to the Spring show in Indiana...I also got first prize and category winner, I'm sooo blown away:-)

[Spider]

OMG I LOVE IT!!! I love the fur sides and the leather and the strings and the colors. WOW. how was fur attached to the sides? I've been waiting to work with my fur sides too. How many pieces is that?

[TomSwede]

Heeej jeah! That is one nice and fluffy piece of art! Love it!!

Big grattis to the win, never doubted you could do it! Dä' ä bar' å' åk, vettu!!

Tom

[Tina]

First, Thank You, both Tom and Spider:-)

Spider...

I have some leather on the top of the fur so the string can run free in the grommets. These 2 pieces I sew together on a sewing machine. The same with the inside (I should have a photo of that one too) the inside is the same size black leather on the top but I have red deer hide instead of the fur here. I sew this 2 pieces tohetjer omn the machine so I end up with 2 sides all together. Then I hand stich the pieces to the tooled part. The last piece is the one covering the tooled side and that is red and hand sewn "in-side-out" If you want, I can take some pictures of it, just howl:-)

[ClayB]

Hi Tina,

That purse looks great, the fur sides add a lot to it. I think that barb pattern you carved on some of those purses is just the neatest pattern. I hope we get to see pictures of the rest of your winning entries from the show.

Congrats!!!! I knew you would be a winner.

Clay

[AlcoveShop]

That purse is awsome Tina! Fur -n- stuff is nice... (woof!)

I see you like to use medival conchos... Boy we should talk; Ive been producung conchos for 15+ years and have hundreds of designs...

(Long before the commercial companies tried their hands at doing "celtic" stuff!)

[Spider]

First, Thank You, both Tom and Spider:-)

Spider...

I have some leather on the top of the fur so the string can run free in the grommets. These 2 pieces I sew together on a sewing machine. The same with the inside (I should have a photo of that one too) the inside is the same size black leather on the top but I have red deer hide instead of the fur here. I sew this 2 pieces tohetjer omn the machine so I end up with 2 sides all together. Then I hand stich the pieces to the tooled part. The last piece is the one covering the tooled side and that is red and hand sewn "in-side-out" If you want, I can take some pictures of it, just howl:-)

A pic of the inside would be cool. I'm howling baby!!!

[lindatt]

Gratz again....your work is just breathtaking!!

[sodapop]

thats real purdy Tina...i dig the hair on look...very cool stuff!!...when you use hair on leathers and sew them to another piece do you have to shave the "to be stitched" edge of the hair on...like a 1/4 or half inch or so??

thanks darryl

[Tina]

Hi Tina,That purse looks great, the fur sides add a lot to it. I think that barb pattern you carved on some of those purses is just the neatest pattern. I hope we get to see pictures of the rest of your winning entries from the show. Congrats!!!! I knew you would be a winner.Clay

Hi Clay and Thank You for kicking my but down there:-) I've met so many wonderful people and also learned a lot of trciks and tips. Talked a lot to Alex Madsen (head judge) really helpful. OK, Clay, so I used the camera and here's my "Show of" picture of the entries

A pic of the inside would be cool. I'm howling baby!!!

I hope I can get the picture up (or if I have to wait, well I give it a try. The furrrry purse on the inside:-)

That purse is awsome Tina! Fur -n- stuff is nice... (woof!)I see you like to use medival conchos... Boy we should talk; Ive been producung conchos for 15+ years and have hundreds of designs...(Long before the commercial companies tried their hands at doing "celtic" stuff!)

Please...Can you send me some photos? When I started this gargoyle purse Tandy had in their catalog a gargoyle concho but...As so many things latley they stoped carying them :-(

Gratz again....your work is just breathtaking!!

Thank You, glad you like it:-)