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Fly to PEI

I know I’m not done with the provincial/territorial flowers just yet, but I’m skipping ahead to birds anyway starting with their feathers.

First up is the Blue Jay of Prince Edward Island.

This is a thick swatch of creamy Belgian leather so the tooling is deep. Hand-painted in shades of black, blue and white.

Fit [...]

Cock of the Walk

I’ve probably used this post title before, but anywhoooooooo…

A pair of earrings I forgot to post when I made them last week – shipped out to an Etsy buyer in the U.S.

Hand-carved and tooled into a thick veg-tanned leather.

Hand-painted in shades of bronze, teal, black and blue. Hung on brass hooks.

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Sense a Theme?

Birds Wallet V 2.0…

Shake ‘Em if You Got ‘Em

Tail feathers that is.

The Shake a Tail Feather Clutch. Measuring five inches high x nine inches long x two inches thick.

I’ve been working on this, in between other projects, since noon today. I’m pretty happy with it due, in large part, to the Cova leather paints I picked up the other night. I’ve [...]

Cock of the Walk

Indeed!

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Cock of the Walk

I don’t care if peacocks are “out.”

I’ve been into them since, at 17, I visited Royal Roads University in Victoria and found out they’re everywhere there. Un-zoo-kept. Free-range peacocks who just happen to live in the area and strut their stuff around campus, waiting for you to hand-feed them things. It’s wild. And an [...]

Redux

A few noobs and a few old designs with new, thicker feathers…

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The Prize

The prize for the (as yet woefully underplayed) contest. Don’t make this guy an orphan. Play the game.