A new Hatband!

The Potjie hatband sold - with the hat. Now I have to make a new hatband for the slightly smaller hat I made - for sale!

This is the hatband in progress ... aimed at the biker community.

A Band for a Hat

One of the most fun projects ever - the hat is just easy and fun. The hat band was made after I took a class from Dave Genadek on designing your own floral pattern. The Potjie in the center is there because I will wear this hat band with the hat on the Fourth of July when we get together for a Potjie Day (Dutch oven cookout)

 

 

 

A Top Hat

This is my third hat and a very fun project - as was the first two hats!

But this is only the start - I intend making various themed hatbands: 4th July / St Paddy's / Christmas / etc.

How else am I going to be able to wear it?!?

Or like someone pointed out: "Wearing it will be the occasion ..."

 

 

 

Some of my braiding

This shows some of the kangaroo leather dog leashes and collars I braid.

Bible Covers

These two are for sale and were made for the big Life Study Bibles ...

Two very trusty old designs that I like very much.

The start of a very fun project ...

Ah, no rules, I decided. I want to make a bag to carry stuff in - to
work or to a picnic or to stay overnight or just to carry stuff.

The stamping is all just empty headed doodling ... just fun.

A Set of Black Saddle Bags

This was a paid-for project. Black is not my favourite color for
leather. It hides good carving, it is difficult to prevent the dye
from bleeding and it makes it difficult to see detail of the work,
like when you are stitching.

Ron's Leggin's

These are leggings a friend made. They have very many names: leggings, botas, bolinas, half-breeds, to name few.

 

 

 

 

Ready to sell!

This photo gives you an idea of the size of this piece. This was very satisfying to do.

 

Square stamps

A friend gave me two steel bars - plain square steel bars - to stamp with. On their own, they just gave me squares - but combine them with Johan's Discovery Lined Triangle! Wow! A whole new world of possibilities appear!