YinTx Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Managed to do these when the family was looking the other way - will be Christmas gifts. sorry bout the hurried photos, didnt want to get caught So, tooling, painting, dye, antique, stamping, carving, stitching, edging.. a bit of everything I've managed to learn here... YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rossr Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Looking good!!! I really like the dove on the one inside cover. just calls to me for some reason but it all looks great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Rossr, Thanks much. The dove was my favorite part also, strangely enough. YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JD62 Report post Posted December 24, 2017 I think you did an outstanding job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rolandranch Report post Posted December 24, 2017 I like 'em! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fire88 Report post Posted December 24, 2017 Well done they will be happy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plinkercases Report post Posted December 24, 2017 If these are for your family and their bibles then you are a very gracious and giving father yourself. These will last (almost) as long as the Word they are protecting and give honour to. Very well done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted December 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Fire88 said: Well done they will be happy Thank you, I really hope so. A lot of stuff I made is for Christmas gifts, so I have to wait to see if the end recipient is happy! 30 minutes ago, plinkercases said: If these are for your family and their bibles then you are a very gracious and giving father yourself. These will last (almost) as long as the Word they are protecting and give honour to. Very well done. They are for my family, really I am just looking forward to seeing smiles. That might be more for me than them. and thank you, your words are humbling, really I'm just a guy doing what he can. YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted December 24, 2017 How long have you been into leather now? You are producing some fantastic stuff. P.s. don't get offended, but I thought you were a mom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted December 24, 2017 16 hours ago, bikermutt07 said: P.s. don't get offended, but I thought you were a mom. Hehehe how did that happen? The profile on the left mentions male....just sayin 16 hours ago, bikermutt07 said: How long have you been into leather now? I picked up some leather stuff in December 2014, I think I made my first thing in January/February 2015. Started tooling basketweave in May time frame this year, and tried carving this August if I recall. Had a hiatus of a month or two while we dealt with hurricane Harvey in August/September. Almost entirely self taught, which at times is a rough road to hoe. Went to a trade show for the first time this October, and had a little bit of instruction during that week. So, thanks for the compliment! YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted December 25, 2017 Sorry about that. I guess I made an assumption. I started in October of 2014. But I dropped off for about a year. You have far exceeded my abilities in the same amount of time. I'm still not even satisfied with my stitches yet. I just don't spend enough time with the hobby I guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted December 26, 2017 biker, I spend far too much time studying other's works, when I could be improving my own. But I do put a lot of time and effort into trying to improve what I do. And there is still so much more to learn. I do work on trying to improve almost every day now, in 2015-16 I didn't spend as much time on it. Success today, I think. There were smiles all around! Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night! YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crashresq Report post Posted December 26, 2017 YinTx... those are all amazing! and like you mentioned, I tend to spend more time "looking than doing", but you have motivated me to get out to the shop and get some more tooling practice. I would be proud to have my bible in any of those covers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted December 26, 2017 Crashresq, Thank you for that! Glad to hear I have inspired someone as well. Generally I'm looking around the sites for inspiration and motivation, hadn't expected that my works would be motivating others already! YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MillieB Report post Posted December 27, 2017 Beautiful! I really like the dove! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted December 27, 2017 MillieB, Thank you so much! My favorite part of it too! YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
