Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Bored? Well do something!!!


This was my first leather burning project, I used a
simple wood-burning tool.
 This is the same photo, except you can read viva Cristo Rey.
 These are my many paracord bracelets and keychains.  I make nine styles of bracelets and six styles or keychains.  I also make I.D. tag lanyards and keychain lanyards.
 Another leather project, this is a simple coin pouch that I tooled, dyed, and stitched together.
This specific knife I made out of a horse shoe that
a feind and I found while walking in his land.  I forged this knife by hand, the sheath is from a friend.





The knife to the Right was the first knife I ever made.  It was stock crafted out of a lawn mower blade and has a oak handle.  It is double edged and very sharp.



Well just the other day I was (believe it or not) bored.  Sitting on the couch doing nothing but breathing.    I thought to myself, idle hands are the devils workshop.  And I don't want to be the devils workshop.  So I got out the wood burner and started to burn a cross and crown in it,  underneath this I wrote viva Cristo Rey.  Meaning long live Christ the King.  I have made some more things since then, but none were as inspiring as the piece of leather that I burned.  I just wanted to encourage all of those who read this not to be the devils workshop.  Do not be lazy, get up and do something for the glory of god.  Weather its making something, reading your bible, playing your guitar or praying, just don't become the devils workshop.










6 comments:

  1. I find myself giving in to boredom sometimes...Laziness is definitely a big part of it for me.

    Viva!

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  2. I love the pictures, Colin. Especially the leather tooled pouch. It looks so elegant and intricate.

    Your post reminded me a sign I saw on the way to Redding last month. I'm not sure if you saw it or not -- it was in some little Arkansas town. It said, "If you are bored, you are not following Jesus." I think that about sums it up. :)

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  3. Yes I agree with you Bryana, and Abigail I think that laziness is a big part of it.

    P.S. thank you Bryana for the compliment:)

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  4. Are you going to post a video of a guitar riff on here sometime?

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  5. Hey Collin, how much are you selling the para cord bracelets for?

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