Leather Tooled Book Cover with Koi and Hibiscus!

 Leather Tooled Book Cover with Japanese Koi and Hibiscus Flowers!  If you haven't ever tooled leather...carved it...you haven't really done leather work! You've gotta try this!  Leather Tooling or Carving is giving 3D effects to Leather by cutting and stamping. It's such a cool art form! I want a giant leather mural to hang on the wall--like an old world map or something...  My husband is very good at tooling leather. He's not a saddle maker...or a cowboy...so he doesn't carve the "traditional" patterns. Like this purse he did for me!  Leather tooling is a very different creative medium! I was interested in having my children start learning to leathercraft...so I contacted Tandy Leather ! Tandy Leather sent me a fabulous starter kit! The Deluxe Leathercraft Set ($75) This comes with all the tools needed to make 7 amazing projects! Including a BELT! Which we did so quickly we didn't take any "how to" pictu...

Thanksgiving and Watercolor Moroccan Freebies!

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you are all giving thanks today! Here's 6 striking Moroccan Watercolor Freebies! Right click to save off FREE for personal use only! :) Use them as printables... Backgrounds for your phone or computer...  Follow me on facebook for the latest crafts, diy and freebies! This post published on Doodlecraft first

Turkey Headbands!

My daughter disappeared for about an hour or so last November. When she emerged from the craft room...this is what she was wearing! Turkey Headbands! Part of my tactics of raising creative children is to give them access to good supplies. They know they can use the right tools and that makes a huge difference. She cut and stapled everything precisely how she wanted it! So of course after seeing hers...her little brother wanted one too! But he wanted a cyclops turkey. I love these little turkeys! This post published on Doodlecraft first