Just a lil basketweave.. on some Hermann Oak!

[bikermutt07]

Well done, Y. 

Maybe you shouldn't worry so much about antiquing anything. It will get there on it's own with natural wear and tear.

And I think your talents are plenty good to be selling to people, if you want.

And you could always turn not antiquing into part of the sales pitch.

Just food for thought.

[robs456]

On 12/16/2017 at 6:15 AM, YinTx said:

Stamped from the center out, came out fairly straight I think..

Yeah, good stuff, too bad about that corner. There's always something right...? 
Myself, I always make mistakes. That's how it is being an artist/artisan/handicrafter/etcetera.
Personally I hate effing up my antiques so if it doesn't come out right as you wish, go take a bike chain to the piece and go to town on it. Then charge double for it on ETSY...

[YinTx]

1 hour ago, robs456 said:

too bad about that corner

?  I suppose you don't like the little handcrafted stamp?  Sadly, I don't have a fancy hot foil press, or a maker's stamp.. perhaps you'd like to make a donation I could use towards such a thing?  

Sadly, another artisan/perfectionist flaw I have reared it's head tonight, and I elected to donate a piece to the scrap bin that I was previously ok with, but changed my mind.  Starting over on a carved wallet...

Biker,

Thanks for the compliment, I am selling some items these days.  As far as antiquing, it is just one of those things I really want to get down right.  I'll just keep on tryin different stuff, but sure is getting frustrating (and expensive).

YinTx

[motocouture]

Amazing precision, and a ton of practice. With my luck, I’d sneeze on the last stamp in the last corner and it’d all be over....

[robs456]

9 hours ago, YinTx said:

?  I suppose you don't like the little handcrafted stamp?

No, that's perfectly fine and I think you incorporated it well.
I meant the top left corner, I might be mistaken but in the two pics the weave looks a bit off there, a little 'bent'. Sorry if it's just the leather bending or my screen that's off.

[YinTx]

On 12/17/2017 at 9:31 PM, motocouture said:

Amazing precision, and a ton of practice. With my luck, I’d sneeze on the last stamp in the last corner and it’d all be over....

 

On 12/18/2017 at 6:36 AM, robs456 said:

I meant the top left corner,

Not a sneeze - a blink, motocouture.  and leave it to robs456 to see that and point it out.

Actually, not as bad as it looks in the first photo.  The leather is curled on the end, making it look even worse than it already is.  Still, I stand by my need for a Spirit Thread in my projects, stamping is no different.  They show up, I don't even have to do them on purpose.  

On 12/17/2017 at 4:01 PM, bikermutt07 said:

And I think your talents are plenty good to be selling to people, if you want.

Hey, bikermutt, here's one I sold recently:

And this stamping project is for an IPad cover a good friend of mine ordered from me.  When I get done, I'll post a pic.

YinTx

[bikermutt07]

I saw that purse today. You are braver than me. I have no desire to take on that much stitching by hand.

[robs456]

10 hours ago, YinTx said:

Not a sneeze - a blink, motocouture.  

Did it, done it, doing it tomorrow....
 

 

10 hours ago, YinTx said:

and leave it to robs456 to see that and point it out

Well, yeah, gotta go now, late for grinch duty...