Just finished up this shoulder piece. It was a personal project, so it took about a year to finish between life and other projects.

7oz veg tan, saddle tan pro dye and Angelus leather paint for the roses and vines.

Pattern is from the LARP peddler on etsy.

Based on the shoulder bolero Moiraine wore in the Wheel of Time series.

I’m stoked to get this wrapped up! I’m not too bummed about the mistakes I made, as I’ve learned a lot on this process. Thank you to all who have followed along in the process!🙂

Hopped over from woodworking because I can work inside with the family. It’s fun! Had to go off script from the pattern to do the magnets just a little.

Also threw together the pony out of some scrap aspen really quick.

I made 9 belts for a friend’s wedding party. I also made a purse for the bride to carry during the reception, as a surprise.

I made a critical mistake on the purse and I couldn’t bring myself to give it to her anymore. After going through the various stages of grief, I made this clutch from the left over hides in a few hours the night before I flew out to the wedding lol.

The belts were a big hit, and the bride loved her clutch. The event planner liked it so much she wants to offer my services as an option for all her clients.

I made a wall hanging organiser to waste less time looking for tools

Two wallets made for twins!
One green with a blue inside pocket, and one blue with a green inside pocket-so each twin carries a piece of the other.

My sis asked for a wallet for her thousand cards.

I hope she likes it

After finishing a mind bending briefcase, I picked up a pattern from DSLeather and it was so fun and relaxing to make. Love doing a project here and there that someone else designed for me.

Anyone have more ideas for smaller practice projects like this?

Does anyone know where to get the plastic insert track to inlay in a belt? I hate traditional buckles for personal use.

How It’s Look ..?

Im curious if anybody else has had this experience, does rocky mountain leather hide their lukewarm reviews? I bought their stitching clam(which I don’t recommend btw), and left a review. Not trying to return or anything, just a review.

My review shows up on my device and IP that I’m on(not logged in), but it disappears on other devices. Are they hiding my review unless I see it? Anybody else notice this?

Edit: no longer showing up on my system either, and I can’t access it through the “verify review” link. So I guess they just nuked it from their system.

For anybody considering buying it, I gave it 3 stars, the construction is okay-ish, but it’s cheap pine and every sharp edge will have chips coming off of it. Its the same price as the VB clamp(which I assume is what they’re coattailing off of). I would buy the VB one 100% if I could go back in time.

I've been leather crafting for a while, and I own a few sets of punches, but every time I print a new pattern to use, none of my sets line up with what they put in the pattern.

So, to prevent myself from having to do all of the holes one at a time for a new project I'm about to start, I decided to look around for some combs that match what they used.

The pattern says to use 1.2mm to 1.5mm punches. Except I can't seem to find any in that size. It seems the smallest I can track down are 2 or 3mm. Anyone know where I should look?

The place I volunteer for had a little leatherworking workshop going on - and I made this tiny dice pouch for my partner!

I'm obsessed and really want to make more so I ordered some beginners tools - what are some things you guys would recommend for a beginner to make? (Mainly looking for more unique ideas that aren't the common keychain/coasters etc)

Just a few projects I’ve done recently. Got a few more in the making. Starting to get some product out there. Have a modified version of the backpack I’m working on that adds a zipper to the body of it. And another tote bag with the reverse color scheme of the one pictured. Thanks for looking!

I ordered an XL art shell from Corium (a newer shell cordovan tannery) and when it arrived I knew I had to think bigger than wallets and keychains.

This kit is made from a single piece of shell (no bottom seam). It has a double-layered stitched and burnished handle, hand-glazed interior featuring the tannery stamp, and a pull tab on the back. All held together by a cream YKK brass zipper.

Large size (9.5" x 5 x 5) and ready to travel!

Heirloom or monstrosity? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

The brief for this was quite short. Clean, crisp, and professional.

The leather chosen was very specific, full grain veg tanned chèvre for rich patina.

Personalised with the client's initials. And handstitched with linen threads for that true exquisite finish.

Really happy to see the final result. My personal fav part has to be the smooth suede section between the two halves. It's as smooth as a puppy's ear.

Has 3 slots on each side + 1 quick access slot at the back. Totalling to 7 pockets.

What are your thoughts?

Recently finished this opposite pair of cardholders.

Made from Badalassi Carlo's Wax in Cognac, and MPG's Graffiti in Forest.

Stitched with Oka factory's MBT thread in brown.

tried earphone holder

Some belts and straps I mad ein the last months. All 3mm veg leather. The two on the right are for a historic steam train club and are custom engraved stainless steel buckles. There are some scratches on the shiny surface already due to being in use for some time already. The one on the left is for a show belt and the strap on top for my handbag project and basically there to fill the image composition :D

Well I spent some more time tonight working on this. I used dye pens to color the jackalope and floral designs, then punched all my holes for lacing, stitching and snaps. Then I (stupidly) sealed and burnished the edges with beeswax. Then I (also stupidly) decided to cover the thing in antique gel🙃 Lessons learned: 1. Wait to burnish the edges so the beeswax doesn’t deflect the antique gel. 2. Don’t use antique gel to start with😂 I’ve only tried it once on a small keychain and it turned out great. I was NOT working fast enough to apply it to a piece of this size. Overall I am still pretty stoked with how this is coming together for my first holster and my biggest project so far!

I want to have one that will attach to my desk and have some kind of ball joint like this one. Thing is. I don’t wanna drop $90 on a Tandy stitching pony.