As I write this shortly before Christmas, I believe I have found the most appropriate commemorative leather Christmas ornament of the year 2020: the Tiny Doctor mask key fob from Dieselpunk.ro. It’s the perfect DIY gift, especially for crafters looking to make something special at the last minute. With about 30 minutes to an hour […]
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Leather is expensive. Buying a side of cowhide leather runs anywhere from around $50 at the cheapest and $300+ for fancy stuff. I recently acquainted myself with pricing on alligator hides and dang, that makes cowhide prices look like buying used cars instead of right off the lot. One frugal leather option I had heard
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If you haven’t yet seen the two patterns in dieselpunk.ro’s key fob collection, you should check them out immediately. Not only are they a great way to use up scrap, they make fantastic little gifts. The dragon head is my favorite of the set (though the plague doctor mask seems highly relevant to the current
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So I’m staring down Christmas 2020 with a mixture of feelings (most of us are, I’m sure). Mainly, there’s a lot of frustration because we won’t be seeing any family this year (I live more than 10 hours away from most of my relatives), but there’s also the sneaking suspicion that I just don’t have
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So you want to add even more leather into your daily life and are probably wondering: what can I make or buy for my pet? Leather accessories are always an attractive part of an ensemble, even for pets. Case in point: leather dog collars (like this gorgeous collar from The Golden Dog Company) and cat
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Welcome to the Desert Rat Leather blog, a place where hopefully nothing is made up and the points do matter! Maybe I watched too much Who’s Line is it, Anyway? as a kid. That has nothing to do with leather. My goal for this blog is to use it to inform myself and others about
