tashabear Report post Posted August 22, 2008 (edited) Hey folks, I'm Tasha. I just finished my first project (well, everything but the lacing). I got sucked into this by Froghunter, the manager at the "Boston" Tandy store (he's AWESOME -- y'all need to come in and say hi!). I walked into his store just wanting to make a tank panel for my bike; next thing you know I'm signed up for a motorcycle saddlebag class! The class wasn't till September, though, and got pushed back two weeks in favor of a visit from Jim Linnell, so I opted to give in to my creative urges and take the notebook class that started last Saturday. We have one more class this weekend, where we'll assemble the covers. I'm in the SCA, so I decided to do my coat of arms. The background is supposed to be black, but I like it with the dyed leather instead. This is the front flap. The runes say "Tasha made me." I forgot to dilute the dye, but it looks all right. I painted over the runes with antique gold acrylic to make them glow a bit. It still needs to be sealed; I took the picture when it was drying. Looking forward to learning a lot -- I have lots of ideas! Edited August 22, 2008 by tashabear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdb Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Welcome Tashabear! Looks like Froggy is going to bring back Leatherworking to the Boston area all by himself! Nice job on your notebook. Can't wait to see all the projects you are going to end up doing. Nothing like diving in headfirst. Make sure you leave some leather for the rest of us... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abn Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Beautiful first project! You have a good mentor in Froghunter, and it shows. Great to have you here, -Alex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Tashabear: such great talent.......cain't wait to see more of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Welcome Tasha... You are starting out quite nicely. You will find a lot of helpful people here and awealth of information and ideas. Enjoy! Storm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Report post Posted August 22, 2008 welcome tasha! nice job on the notebook and a great choice on not making it black! i hope to pop in on froghunter one of these days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Froghunter Report post Posted August 23, 2008 Wow!!! Looks great! can't wait to see it tomorrow! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tashabear Report post Posted August 23, 2008 Wow!!! Looks great! can't wait to see it tomorrow! At the risk of sounding arrogant, it looks even better in person. I'm excited, too! See you in the morning! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Froghunter Report post Posted August 23, 2008 At the risk of sounding arrogant, it looks even better in person. I'm excited, too!See you in the morning! I know what you mean! Pictures NEVER do them justice!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ordineconfusus Report post Posted August 23, 2008 Welcome! ...and I'm doubly excited, because I grew up in Lawrence, and now live in Lynn! and now I'm blanking, and can't remember what I was gonna type, so.....HI! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tashabear Report post Posted August 23, 2008 Welcome!...and I'm doubly excited, because I grew up in Lawrence, and now live in Lynn! and now I'm blanking, and can't remember what I was gonna type, so.....HI! HI! I actually grew up in Harvard, but my husband had already bought a house here when I met him. Um... I did jury duty in Lynn in April... And you need to come to Chelmsford and visit Froghunter! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don101 Report post Posted September 11, 2008 Hi and welcome to the forum, and may i just give you a WOW on that first project, Don Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
