RavenOokamiG1rl

I've decided while I'm finishing my cross-stitch project, I'd go ahead post a couple of stuff in other media. Just a second a go, I went through my storage bin and found a Bruce Lee bag I made last year. So I thought, "why not?". I'm going to look through my storage bins again to see what else I can show off. XD

I never knew cross stitching would take so long to be done.  I'm still working on my very first cross stitching project and the first thing I learned other than how fun it is is how much it takes to finish it.    I was shooting for the end of August to be done, but, unfortunately, I have to take out a couple of stitches because some are out of place, so the results look tacky.  So for all you patient watchers watching patiently, I just want to let you know that it's still in progress and I haven't forgotten nor given up.    Thanks for being patient.

For some strange, unknown reason, leather crafting is one medium (singular for media)I'm having a lot of trouble gathering information. Hobby Lobby has book titles on the subject, one on different projects and the other on fundamentals and how to get started. I have yet to buy the latter, but for now, I'm being cheap here. I searched through the 'net on the field. So far, they only have projects and patterns, kits, and such. I want to get to the bone of it, the fundamentals. My questions include knowing what animal leather to use, how to treat it, what tools to use, and do I need to use chemicals.    And so, I'm continuing my search throug