My First Journal

[Rolandranch]

Hello everyone! I am 15 and new on here and I am ready for your tips and advice!

 This is my first leather journal I made for my brother. The stitching is from my Cowboy CB4500 sewing machine and the tooling is one of my first embossing jobs.

 

 

[Sofaspud]

Nice job! If this represents one of your first projects then I would say you have a very promising future as a leather craftsman. 

[goody2shoes]

This is really beautiful I like the shape on the inside, and the tooling on the front did you use a stencil or free hand? Any way horses are hard to get right so it shows you are a very talented artist, all the best with your next project  

[Wedgetail]

Well done! Really nice detail on the inside pocket, and tooling.

[Stetson912]

I like it

[Rolandranch]

Thank you, goody2shoes! I traced a sketch onto the leather. I love drawing horses and after 3 years of drawing I still find it a challenge to get it all in proportion. I should emboss some of my own drawings on my leather products sometime.

Edited July 10, 2017 by Rolandranch

[goody2shoes]

You should, have you tried pirographing them onto leather or wood? That would look cool  

[AZNightwolf]

Impressive. I like the shape of the inside pocket. Some carving or stamping along that edge could really light it up. Something to think about for the next one.

[Rolandranch]

Good idea! I'm considering doing a barbed wire edging on one of my next ones. Doing that on the pocket would bring out  cool effect. Thanks!