Carved mug sleeve

[Retswerb]

Hi all,

Here’s a sleeve I made for my wife’s favorite mug for her birthday today. Kind of hard to get a picture that shows it all. Just a simple design but she liked it, so: mission accomplished.

The mug came with a silicone sleeve, so there’s a convenient indentation all the way around that the sleeve fits into. Now we’ll see how it fits after it wears in and stretches a bit.

 

[bikermutt07]

The whale looks happy. Good job. I like the angled stitch.

[YinTx]

Thats some happy art right there.  Put a smile on my face.  Makes the sleeve I made look lame.  

Awesome!

YinTx

[kiwican]

That looks Whaley good!

[Retswerb]

Thanks guys! This was a fun project. Wish I had more time to develop my carving skills & speed.

[doublehbar]

Good job! I agree with Mutt, the angle stitch is pretty neat.

[bullmoosepaddles]

Whale of a job. Love the angled stitching. Is there a reason for it other than aesthetics?

[Retswerb]

Thanks guys! The angle was just a whim, I had my paper template cut straight but decided to cut the leather like that instead. Sometimes those last-minute decisions bite me in the rear, this time I think it enhanced the project overall.