It’s that time of the year again when I can let my creativity run wild in the shape of weird Christmas gifts. We have our annual Christmas dinner with my colleagues, and one of the traditions is that everyone brings a gift for “pakkeleg”. I usually make useless gifts for my colleagues (as an example…
Card holder for Secret Santa
My wife’s side of the family has a tradition of doing a Secret Santa among the grown-ups. With other words, everyone pulls a name from a hat, and then you need to get a present for that person. Each year it has been very easy to guess who has gotten a gift from me, and…
A big girl’s small leather handbag
My daughter turned 6 years old (where did the time go?!), so I decided to make something for her as a birthday present. Now that she is a big girl, I thought that it was a very fitting present to give her a proper handbag. Today she can use it in her games, and in…
Personalised Key Holder
We were going to visit family abroad and the day before we were heading to the airport, I realised that I should have made something as a gift. Couple of weeks back I made a template for a simple key holder that I was planning to give out as a Christmas present. I had a…
Bandolier -style crossbody bag
After making my first leather project, the unnecessary case for my AirPods, I decided that it was time to go big! I’m not a big fan of carrying all my stuff in my pockets, so I often carry a crossbody fanny bag where I can keep my wallet, keys, phone, and so on. I thought…
Silfer Works Cap
As my son’s teddy got a fancy sombrero, I thought that now was my turn to get a hat! I got new maker’s marks laser engraved (I will post about these soon!), so I wanted to test the larger one on a small project. I don’t have a cap for the autumn, so now was…
The smallest leather sombrero
As you might have already figured out, I’m learning leather working as a new skill for my portfolio of capabilities. As it often goes, my kids come up with some great small projects, and this time is no exception. My son was spending time with me in the workshop, and asked if I could make…
Unnecessary case for my AirPods
I’ve been very interested in learning leatherworking for years already, but never took the leap and actually started learning. I finally decided that I will take the plunge and ordered the basic tools that I thought I needed. I know from experience that I need a project to focus on if I want to learn…
Leather Hair Barrette
Yet another valentine’s day is here. I decided to make something special for my wife and only use scraps I had in the workshop. I had a nice piece of very thick leather I got when I ordered a custom apron for metalworking. It is somewhere around 3-4mm thick. For the wooden stick I used…