Becca4U Report post Posted November 19, 2008 Just wanted to drop a quick note to say hello. Recently found this forum/site and am enjoying it greatly. I have been looking for a mentour, but have been winging it by myself through trial and error. Am learning a lot just from monitoring the posts. One thing I have noticed. I HAVE to remember to take pics of my stuff before I sell em! Have a great day and Happy Trails pics_pdf.pdf pics_pdf.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calanneh Report post Posted November 19, 2008 Well welcome aboard Becca!!! Yes please do take pix...we love pix!!!! The wallet and book cover both look great! The lacing on the wallet looks nice and tight and the carvings are better than I do!!! LOL Keep up the good work! William TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruceGibson Report post Posted November 20, 2008 Welcome!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8thsinner Report post Posted November 20, 2008 Welcome to your new addiction. I recently joined myself and can't get enough. You will find the people here very helpful and full of talent and ideas, always willing to help out a fellow in need. Enjoy your stay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DemeterBrowser Report post Posted November 22, 2008 Hi !!! Welcome Becca 4U Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted November 22, 2008 Hi and welcome Becca! You probably have noticed the welth of information and what a nice place this is so just kick back and enjoy the reading. Don't hesitate to ask questions, most get answered and there are no dumb ones. We do love pics so you just put that camera right at your workbench. Upload limit is 1MB per post so you may need some resizing tool before posting or use photobucket and paste codes into posts. Nice work!! Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don101 Report post Posted November 22, 2008 Hi Becca welcome to the forum, yes we do love pics so do post more of your work, Don Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cowboysaddlemaker Report post Posted November 22, 2008 Just wanted to drop a quick note to say hello. Recently found this forum/site and am enjoying it greatly. I have been looking for a mentour, but have been winging it by myself through trial and error. Am learning a lot just from monitoring the posts. One thing I have noticed. I HAVE to remember to take pics of my stuff before I sell em! Have a great day and Happy Trails Hi Becca, Welcome I am new as well. This site is great isn't it? Lots of great knowledgeable people! Nice work, thanks for the pics. Alan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badger Report post Posted November 22, 2008 Hello Becca, It's good here. Karl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greybeard Report post Posted December 12, 2008 Very Nice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArtS Report post Posted December 12, 2008 Welcome! Looks like you're off to a great start!! Art Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Becca4U Report post Posted December 12, 2008 Thank you all for the warm welcome. I really regret not taking more pictures of my work. I did do one piece that I wish I had taken pics of, but it was just to difficult to do. I would like to share the story though. My dad was a very, very gifted artist, however seldom kept his work. My mom did manage to save some of his stuff, but he would burn most of it. From sketches to oil paintings. I always tried to draw, but my work was never up to his standard and I quit. As an adult I got into leatherwork and finally got his approval for my work. He asked me to make him something and I couldn't figure out what to make. In 2006 he was diagnosed with colon cancer; his second battle with cancer. He put off treatment and he passed away on July 4th of 2007. I regretted not getting around to making him something. During the funeral arragements my mom was flustrated trying to find an urn (he wanted to be creamated). They told us we could have the ashes in the little box that comes from the crematory. The director also told us that ashes could be interred in anything we wanted. My mom then asked me if I would make a leather bag for the box. That dad would have liked that. Oh boy, I said yes, I would try. I had three days. Talk about a emotional mess. There is no way to convey how difficult this turned out to be. I ended up making the bag out of a warm brown oiled chap leather I had and used the celtic cross pattern from Tandy. I tooled the piece on 4/5 oz leather and colored the cross in gold acrylic and did a back ground in hunter green. I added his initials over the cross and stitched it to the bag. It came out nice. A lot of tears and memories went into that piece. I don't know if I can do another on such a time crunch, but other family memebers have asked me to make ones for them. My sis wants one now, and wants a strap added so she can use it as a purse. Not sure about that, sounds a bit creepy to me. Anyway, just wanted to share. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jawilliams Report post Posted January 11, 2009 Well hello Okie!! I moved about 5 years ago from OKC after being there 22years. Up here to Joplin. If you are close to the stockyards in OKC, you might go to bently gaffereds. They do leather work and some repair. JR is real helpful. I got to watch them in the back. Don't know if they are still there but it might be worth trying. Good luck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
