Well Chris P and the Team did it again – turned my crude little sketch 
of the International Storytelling Center 
into a beautiful brass stamp to use with my Regad creaser tool…
Here are some neat little fridge magnets…
So if you need some quality brass stamps, reach out to Chris and the Team an amazing, professional and personable group of folks to work with. Thank you Chris and the Team!
Made a crude sketch of the iconic courthouse and had it made into a leat
her stamp…some tests with temperature, foils and different types of leather. More practice needed 🙂
It works with archival ink too! I will have to take more pics.
Many thanks to Chris P., John B., and Evelyn S. over at Durable Mecco/VisiMark.com! Each of them (and likely others behind the scenes) made the time to work with me to make my idea a reality. I highly recommend them.
Lots of foot traffic, good feedback and possible leads – great experience – worked three months to get the projects done (not all are pictured) and most were new designs. Now time to decompress and enjoy retirement!
New envelope card holder/wallets; plain and stitched.
Minimalist style card holders.
Stainless steel wire earrings crafted with scrap leather and new and upcycled costume jewelry.
So after my dining room was repainted, I opted to put my bags in my hutch and left the “good dishes” in boxes.
And know how to use them.
This is a brochure for Ets Regad Electrical tools. For edge finishing, this little beauty is a must and worth the investment.
There are assorted right and left handed accessories – best of all is being able to purchase custom stamps!
I considered taking courses at a local college or tech school, but found a one-year program offered by an individual; I took the beginner course and successfully completed the first six projects.
Yes, there are seven items here…the first is a sample to learn basics like cutting, gluing, stitching (each piece is hand stitched) and edge finishing.
This is the back side of the first project, a slim card wallet (of buttery soft leather). Look closely and you can see the stitching lines around the outer edge are not quite straight. An even closer look and you may be able to see the creasing iron marking. My plan is to incorporate creasing and the edge finishing techniques I learned into wallets and leather handbags.
