tooling

carving the design, adding texture, then stained and assembled piece, front side shown below

"Keep nature natural...stop urban sprawl" inspired by my surroundings here in rural Orick, CA.

Leather is easy to clean, lasts a long time, and only gets better with age, unlike dirty cloth-based pouches.

Woody Allen makes me miss cities

Hannah and Her Sisters, saw it for the first time and loved it..

http://cliched-monologues.blogspot.com/2011/01/hannah-and-her-sisters-1986.html

New Treasury list on Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4db98ea16af86d913b68ba44/reuse-or-reduce?ref=pr_treasury

Tooling play

I was going to make this into a wallet, but I am thinking a little notebook might be fun!

Sandals for my sister

Upholstery project

I will post before and after when they are finished.




  
Old seats removed for re-upholstery by unscrewing at the backs, and old popcorn, grime, gum ,and other crud removed  from the chairs with a secret and unpleasant chemical: oven cleaner. Not sure if it was a healthy solution, but it worked!

leave of absence

My husband and I moved up to Northern California. We live in a beautiful setting overlooking pastures and the ocean. We also live in one of the most crotchety little towns I have ever encountered.

I have begun to post my goods up on my etsy.com shop LEATHERY

Current project: reupholstering movie theater seats acquired from an old theater in El Paso, Texas.

New favorite tool: Clinchfast Kit from Hammond, IN