Oh Deer!

I made myself a little something this holiday season as well – a necklace from one of the antlers of my first deer.

I stretched these guys way out. When the leather is finally finished (still drying in the basement right now, waiting to be sanded), I have a few antler buttons to [...]

Santa’s Bag

A trio of belts made for the manly side of a family…

Made with heavy nickel-plated buckles.

And a commissioned painting. Of the Hamilton locale where, almost exactly one year ago, a new couple sprung forth from a bath of beer. Can you guess where it is?

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Utilize This

Jingle jangle. Here’s a mandolin strap I made earlier this month.

I got the word that it’s been received and is thus safe for posting.

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Merry Christmas, Indeed!

What whaaaaaat? This came in the mail Wednesday and I was going to post it yesterday, but wanted to give it its own space.

So that’s my Christmas list taken care of! Huuuuuuuge thanks to the OAC and Wolsak and Wynn Publishers. Here’s hoping your holidays are equally awesome!

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Bits and Bites

#1) Finally finished the last of my Christmas orders. When we’re all back online after the holidays, I’ll show you what everybody got!

#2) Here’s the latest news on the hide in my basement…

…early this morning, I scraped the tanning paste off and greased the whole thing up with two coats of a special [...]