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Celtic Unicorn Tankard
Published: 2006-03-31 01:21:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 6573; Favourites: 156; Downloads: 1569
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My newest! I'm not quite done, as I haven't sealed the inside yet to make it hold liquid. That's this weekend.Hand-tooled and sewn leather tankard with an antique mahogony stain.
The picture shows it from all angles.
Edited to mention that I love my boyfriend very much, but he can be kind of strange sometimes. I showed him the pic of the
tankard, and he went nuts. LOVED it. The pictuere, that is. He was more impressed with the background and how I had the piece showing all angles than he was with the tankard itself. Go figure.
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Comments: 103
This is truly wonderful! I love the detail and the fact that it's made of leather is marvelous!
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Just wanted to comment and say that I LOVE this tankard and have been using it at Faires every chance I get!
-Also, I get a nice little deal on drinks at Faire if I use the tankard instead of their plastic cups!*laughing* It's great and it holds so much liquid and I keep getting compliments on it. Truly a great job on this tankard!
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So, you get a discount, it holds MORE, AND you get to save the environment from more plastic and styrofoam cups. What a deal!
I'm glad it's getting well used.
I just made up another for myself for this weekend's faire trip (going out to TRF in my full DragonRose outfit plus one of the pairs of amazing pants that I bought and never get to wear Oh, yes, there WILL be pictures!! OH YES!!.) I realized that the other tankard I had clashed horribly, and I had a bit of leather pre-tooled and painted that I hadn't put together yet. Oh, I'll just stitch it up...
UGH! Now I remember why I don't make these often! My poor fingers hurt so bad that when I washed them after stitching it STUNG. OUCH!
But I like the all-over resin finish that you asked for on this so much that I'm doing all my tankards like that. It looks so good and lick-it yummy. So my new one has the same treatment as yours and I can't wait to use it tomorrow!
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Well, I discovered that apparently not ALL Faires will give a discount just 'cause you're using a tankard...but on the upside, I'm still getting ALOT more liquid in my tankard while still paying for a normal sized cup. It's a great benefit, plus like you said, saves on plastic.
I hope you post photos of your own new tankard, I would LOVE to see what you've done with this one!
-Sorry about your fingers hurting, I hope they feel better soon. I hope you find that it was worth it though!
Yeah, the shiny resin looks great and I think it preserves the leather better, too.
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This is a gorgeous piece! Reminds of the ones I've seen at the Ohio and Ga. Ren. Faires!
-But better, and I'm not kidding!;D
I love the bottom part of the handle, how it curls like that.
If you were to take on a commission for one of these tankards, how much would you charge? Also, how tall does this tankard stand?
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*drool* I want to get me a tankard or flagon or some such. How much do you think you'd charge for such a thing if requested, or wouldn't you?
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I won't be taking commissions on anything leather until after September.
The amount I'd charge would depend on how diffucult/time consuming the design is to tool/dye/paint.
I'll have a better idea on pricing after September (I'm doing my first convention art show with my leatherwork. Done lots of shows, but never shown the leather before! )
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ahh, allright, I'm not in any real hurry so if you would kindly speak to me sometime once you're available again I would appreciate it!
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Very proffessional (the product, and the photo, of course 
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Well, it _is_ a good photo. 
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THOSE ARE AWESOME!!! WOW. i love leather. i just now realised that I NEED A LEATHER TANKARD
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LOL, I suppose there's a lot to be said for good presentation, but this is beautiful work indeed... wonderful tankard! love the designs and production quality! 
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I remember seeing this before and i was in love with it. i don't remember if i commented or not. The design and constuction are great! Patience is really key in leather working! you seem to have a lot of it. I'm super impressed. Also- i'd love to join the leather group. thanks for the invitation.
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Beautiful craftmanship... a labour of love for sure
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WOW!!! Just gorgeous. And the picture is nice too, LOL, but the mug is just amazing!!! You're very talented!
Kristen
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It's gorgeous! I'm amazed at the graceful curve of the handle - and made from leather no less!
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That handle was such a pain, and had to be done while the leather was wet. I'm getting used to the smell of dry leather everywhere, but wet leather smells a bit like fish...ick.
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See, that's dedication. It was well worth the effort, though, it's fabulous!
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Congrats on the DD, hon...SO well-deserved!!!
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INCREDIBLY WELL DONE ! Seriously GREAT work! Sorry i don't have time to say much but i just wanted to congratulate you! 
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Yay!!! Congratulations on the DD! Well deserved!
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That's leather?! O.O I could have sworn it was pottery or even wood... ">.> Either way, the design is very beautiful; I know a friend who would love this, since he's very into Celtic designs and things. (He's pretty good with designing the Celtic knots himself...)
Bravo!
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Well hey, I was impressed with the whole background thing too. I have an incling as to how you did it, but it's still very impressive.
But not to forget the work! I'd love to have one of these, it looks very rustic, and the design is quite beautiful. Truly a work of art.
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Wow, it's gorgeous. 
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Oh man...I'd love to learn how to work with leather. I have no idea how people do it, so I have a lot of respect for people that can make stuff with it. It's gorgeous.
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Well, I just kind of jumped in , both feet first with no clue what I'm doing. There's a leatherworkers group over on Yahoo that I've been learning TONS from.
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OOOOHHHH my god.... i want one... that is soo wonderful..
and .. i really really really liek the picture you took of it... i mean.. it kinda weirds me out how it looks liek it's.. 4 tankards.. and..... geee... ur great
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I'm very impressed.
I have a collection of celtic tankards, and I would love to have a piece like this.
Do you sell your work? And if not, I highly suggest you do. Take your work to a local Renaissance Faire, it'll sell like hotcakes and they're tons of fun.
SPR
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I'm too new to leatherwork to sell anything. I'm still fiddling around and making stuff for myself to learn with, but someday...
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och, a celtic tankard!!!!!!! and leather yet! this has got to my favorate DD of all those I have seen so far (and I've been here for over a year
I love how you did the unicorn- animalistic knots are my favorits
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I used to think drinking horns were the most epic thing to drink from, but you've converted me, methinks.
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One day, I'm making me one of those too!
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Oooh! You must tell us how you did it when you do. I've no idea where to start!
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I'm not strong enought to do leather. You must have finger muscles the size of your biceps to push through that. Or a really good awl...
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I'm a weakling. I've got a kickin' awl that I love dearly. Though, when I worked on twisted wirework or chainmaile (it's been a couple of years since I played with that) I tended to worry that I would end up with Popeye arms.
I DO have this nasty-looking thing on my thumb I got from making this. I had a callus for a week and now it's flaked and falling off. It looks like I busted a blister the size of my thumnail.
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I haven't gotten calloused hands in a while... But I did work on this [link] for 50 something hrs. Couldn't feel my fingertips for almost a week after all that crocheting.
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Geez, no wonder your fingertips were numb. I can't even IMAGINE all the work that went into that. WHoa!
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I just finished the fish that goes with it! Come and see it in my art place thing!
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wow...i want one...like so much, that is seriously cool and definately deserving of a DD feature...do you make these to sell? i want one!! haha
amazing.
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Well, This was my first, but I figure that by the time I've made one for my boyfriend and one each for my other two roommates, that I should know enough of what I'm doing to maybe sell a few.
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Congratulations on the DD, Michelle!
*a misty tear in the corner of the eye*
*sigh*
"Just think, I knew her when..."
Keep up the most excellent, bodacious work!
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That is so cool! I love the unicorn design, very elegant and Celtic. It's a beautifully crafted tankard, and i'm quite sure lots of people would rush to buy one, myself included if I could actually afford anything. How do you water-proof it so it doesn't leak? How did you get into making leather things?
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It's coated on the inside with a 2 part epoxy but the outside is coated in wax finishes. I still need to add a couple more layers, actually.
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