Wallets and Checkbooks
A neighbor asked me if I could make a simple wallet for their grandson and put a chihuahua on it. This is the result. Another neighbor has a dog that looks just like this.
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The other grandson wanted a Rottweiler on his wallet. This and the Chihuahua were the first carvings of dogs that I had made.
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In addition to the wallets for the grandsons, I carved some for two grandaughters as well. I do not have photos of the completed work. Just the name side carvings. This was for Courtney.
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This was for Krista. I usually refer to fonts on my computer and tweak them as necessary for leatherwork.
These are colored with spirit dyes.
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I like maple leaves. This pattern contained a generic maple leaf which I changed to a sugar maple leaf and seed pod.
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I had made several wallets using floral designs and needed a break. I decided to add some color and a change of design.
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Another departure from the typical floral design. It is a grizzly bear surrounded by bear prints. It is colored in a dark brown border with tan lacing.
A Chuck Smith floral design.
This is a clutch purse I carved for my daughter. It is layed out flat to better view the carved back. It is colored with dye.
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I carved this for a nice lady named Barbara. She and David own Skidboot. She liked what I did on Skidboot and gave me a photo of here at an event. I used wild roses in my front yard for a pattern idea.
This is a checkbook/clutchbook. It is colored with dye.
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It was Christmas time and I needed to create some gifts. I decided to combine practice and some small purse interiors I had on hand into Christmas gifts. These photos show the results.
Not everyone likes roses. Someone suggested I do a checkbook with a horse on it.
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I live near Lake Tawakoni in Texas and so I thought I'd do something with a fish theme. This checkbook is embossed with a largemouth bass in an underwater scene. (The title and image point to different larger images of this checkbook).
I had so much fun with the first bass, I had to go for another. Here is the second bass. This is colored with dye and acrylic paint.
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The third and final of the bass series of checkbooks. At least for now. I have modified the pattern a bit and changed the coloring. It is colored with both dyes and acrylics.
This is a sample carving for the front of the Skidboot wallet. To see more of the Skidboot project, click the image.
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A narrow purse decorated with oak leaves and a horse portrait on front and a standing horse on the backside. Fully lined.
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