This is an old leather Bible case I had - pretty worn looking. I was thinking of cutting it up and keeping the best pieces for some sort of craft project. While I was mulling this over, my husband happened to remark he wanted some sort of container for his collection of tin whistles. The light bulb came on over my head and I started thinking of how we could transform this into what he had in mind.
This is what the inside looked like before we started working.
The first thing I did was freshen it up a bit and change the colour slightly. The leather was kind of dry looking in spots and it was burgundy. I wanted it to look a little more masculine. So, I turned to shoe polish.
This is what my husband uses on his brown dress shoes. I simply applied it to the case the same way you would use it on a pair of shoes. This is what I came up with after it had dried.
It's a little hard to see from the photos but the leather turned a nice rich brown. The shoe polish also covered up the worn spots. On to the next step...
After hemming and hawing for several minutes about what to use to hold the whistles in, we decided on some wide elastic I had (I think it may have come out of an old pair of pajamas). This is where my husband took over as I couldn't force a needle and thread through the leather. He sewed the elastic to the edges of the case and then we added some adhesive backed velcro to create some "loops" for the whistles to slide into.
The finished product! Cost - $0. Time start to finish - about an hour. Below is a a "real" whistle carry bag. It costs $24.95 plus shipping and handling. Our version might not be fancy but it works!
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2 comments:
great job!
Thanks!
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