Try'n to keep up

Been having great weather lately but it ain't gonna last.  Got up this morning and it was spitting snow then it went away and the sun came out.  Been warmer (upper 40's) but a bit windy, which definitely puts a chill in the air.  Anyway - thought I'd post some pics of Cathy's new purse that I made. 

 This is what's called a double cordovan stitch and it took over 25 years of leather lace to close the purse up.  As you can see it gives the purse a fancier finish to the edges.

It actually took me seven days to finish the lacing.  So - a week for the carving (give or take a day), another day or so for the antique dye finish and seal, then the lacing - it took about 2 weeks.  I don't hurry a project like this because the leather is sooo expensive and if you make a mistake it's very hard to hide it, especially in the carving and coloring.  So I take my time and only work on it when I get the notion.  Cathy seems to like it and that's all that matters to me.  And that be it!!