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I Wish…

…I could actually show you all the things I`m working on right now, but, on the off chance that some of the giftees are regular readers, I can only give you snapshots of the future belongings of those least likely to be surfing these pages.

If the light wasn`t so awful here, you [...]

A Custom Cuff

This is a custom cuff I started for my sister last week.

She wanted it to be symbolic of a few different ideas/concepts near and dear to her heart and narrowed it down to the following symbols: a Celtic knot, a willow tree, the sky and a maple leaf.

The cuff is two inches wide. [...]

Custom Country Strap

Done and done!

Sweet silver hardware…

Custom inscription and design…

This was a long lot of work. It marks the first time I actually timed and measured all my work and materials for such a strap. I was underestimating myself by 50% on all previous efforts.

Ay yi exhaustion…

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Woof

A custom collar for a west coast pooch.

I thought I knew the technique used to achieve this look and was dead wrong. Fortunately, Tundra to the rescue as always.  I headed over there for a mid-morning lesson (and an espresso) and came out knowing how to block.

It takes some layering [...]

Smuggle In Style

Five flasks.

Three with personalizations on their rears.

At the request of the buyer, one of the whiskey flasks is stained a dark fudge colour instead of the caramel shade I usually use. Love this call – it looks niiiiiiiiice.

UNRELATED UPDATE: sometimes Brody goes to climb into bed, but gets [...]

Custom

Winged wallet…

And a simple, slender bracelet that loops twice ’round the wrist and closes by way of a nickel-plated snap…

More to come.

Psych!

And here you thought I wasn’t going to post anything new.

A men’s belt – made of thickest camel-coloured bridle leather. Fitted with a nickel-plated buckle, complete with a roller to increase the life of your leather.

I sewed the keeper in the wrong place on this one – it would generally be sewn between [...]

Toast to the Wedding Party

A pair of custom flasks for a pair of dashing groomsmen…

Skull Crusher

And a custom order based on a tattoo…

Saddle Up Sister

A custom order below. Two wild filly wallets for a pair of Brooklyn-based sisters – city slickers with cash to carry in style.

I’ve also got a quintet of bourbon flasks to hammer out for a lovely lady in Philadelphia. There were a few snafu’s dealing with Etsy (not the first time Etsy has [...]