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We can all breath out
Every husband or boyfriend will know of that moment of fear and dread just before you hand over “the present”. By day whilst we may not all be captains of industry, but we are decisive, and capable of making decisions. Until it involves … Continue reading
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Tagged craft, diy, education, experiment, fashion, flower, handbag, hobby, home, how to, leather, leather. handbag, leisure, love, men, present, quirky, romance, satchel, thomas greeen, tom green
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Its a Secret!
Once again valentines day approaches and a gentleman’s fancy turns to romance. So what do you get your beloved, particularly if you have been together for a few years and your starting to run out of inspiration. I had that problem a couple … Continue reading
Posted in art, craft, Diy, fashion, humour, Leather work, Uncategorized, work
Tagged craft, diy, education, fashion, flower, hobby, home, how to, leather, leather. handbag, leatherwork, leisure, love, present, quirky, romance, thomas greeen, thomas green, tom green, valentine, work
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Is it a man or is it a bird?
Is it a man or is it a bird? No its a flying figure created by French artist Cedric Le Borgne , one of several installed and lit by yours truly as part of the Canary wharf Winter Lights festival. One of … Continue reading
Posted in art, craft, fashion, Uncategorized, work
Tagged art, canary wharf, carpentry, craft, diy, education, fashion, home, sculpture, thomas greeen, work
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Do you admit to a mistake
As every father will tell you, your family in particular your children are your harshest critics. Triumphs which anywhere else would be celebrated, in the family home are just accepted, however mistakes are cherished and never forgotten. Alas today is … Continue reading
Posted in craft, food, heritage craft, humour, Uncategorized
Tagged baking, christmas, diy, experiment, hobby, home, home.food, how to, humour, leisure, present, smoker, thomas greeen, work
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Christmas Dinner Starts Early
We are having a change this year, the menu will remain the same as every year, Turkey, followed by real Plum Pudding, and then Christmas Pudding Ice Cream, but where we will differ is the method of cooking. This year … Continue reading
Posted in food, heritage craft, Ice Cream, Uncategorized
Tagged baking, christmas, food smoker, heritagecraft, home, how to, leisure, quirky, reciepe, thomas greeen, tom green, turkey, work
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After years of trying
For some time now I have been trying to make shoe polish, which seems a ridiculous ambition really when you consider how cheap it is to buy ready made in the supermarket, and really as more and more people wear … Continue reading
Posted in craft, Diy, fashion, heritage craft, Leather work, Uncategorized
Tagged applications, charcoal, craft, education, fashion, handbag, home, leather, leather. handbag, leatherwork, leisure, present, quirky, reciepe, satchel, shoes, thomas greeen
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A satisfied customer
If you would like to see how I went from having a shoulder of vegetable tanned leather to a hand stitched and shaped Ladies Shoulder bag, complete with lining and zip have a look at the video. It was an … Continue reading
Posted in craft, fashion, Leather work, work
Tagged accessories, bag maker, craft, diy, education, fashion, handbag, hobby, home, leather, leather. handbag, leatherwork, present, saddler, satchel, thomas greeen, tom green, work
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I put it off as long as I could
If you read my earlier post you will know I wasn’t looking forward to parts of this bag, in particular the lining and internal zipped pocket. Combining Saddlers Leather with a fabric is fiddly and time consuming which is probably … Continue reading
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Tagged backback, blacksmith, briefcase, craft, education, fashion, handbag, hobby, home, leather, leather. handbag, leatherwork, present, quirky, saddler, satchel, thomas greeen, thomas green, upholstery
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I cant put it off any longer
Recently I have been making a variety of Leather bags and cases, and whilst all my work is to individual order, with customers encouraged to ask for any modifications they may want, they tend to follow a certain pattern. Usually they will … Continue reading
Posted in Diy, fashion, heritage craft, Leather work, Uncategorized
Tagged briefcase, business, craft, fashion, handbag, hobby, leather, leather. handbag, leatherwork, retail, satchel, thomas greeen, tom green, work
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what do you get the man who has everything?
There’s an old joke that says “what do you get the man who has everything?” The answer to the joke is anti biotics, but the answer to my question is a Beer Bottle Holster, which will undoubtably be everymans must have … Continue reading
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Tagged applications, christmas, craft, diy, education, fashion, handbag, heritagecraft, hobby, home, idea, joke, leather, leatherwork, leisure, present, saddler, thomas greeen, thomas green, work
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