Leather Oswald

I finished a set of leather Oswald ears and forgot to post about them! Silly me.

I had finished them just after I finished the set of Mickey ears for Eric. It was really a way to fix the mistake I had made by putting a "k' on the end of the name before I had added the "Er." Soooo, I was forced to salvage the leather piece by applying it to the set of Oswald ears I had planned on making for my self. Darn, Tee hee.

They went to Badger Flat with me and to Knots Scary Farm with the bears Thursday before Gay Days Weekend.

Spikey Mickey

Finished this hat for a client in Philadelphia.
Wanted a hat covered with spikes; no name just spikes.
Client chose the original felt surface rather than covering with leather
(Extra time to shape and apply leather would have made it impossible to finish before deadline anyway.) I lined it with felt to keep the bases of the spikes from getting caught in longer hair.
So I went with 23 of the 1 1/8 inch spikes.

Mickey's expression is ironic with the spikes.

No name just spikes!

I lined it in red felt.

"Mr. Burning Man", a la "Mad Max" Ears

Front with Flash

Front without Flash

Back with Flash

Back without Flash

the ears before.

I recently finished a hat for a client, Ron, who will be wearing it at "Burning Man" later this month.
He wanted a "Mad Max" feel so he asked for the leather to be distressed. It was a challenge for me to treat the leather roughly enough to cause the distressing, but I sucked it up and made it so. He also preferred not to have a Mickey medallion on the front but rather to have his personalization there in stead. In fact he didn't want any of the medallion shape to show through the leather. I had to use a set of baby blue infant ears as the base to get that smooth shape for the hat. Which meant that the ears needed to be painted first so that they would be the classic black. As an added feature for the windy playa he asked or a set of leather laces to replace the elastic, attached them through grommet holes under each ear.

I really think they cam out great!

Studded Leather Ears for LA's Reigning Leather Stud!

Finished a set of ears for the current Mr. LA Leather, Eric Paul Leu. They came out great!

Front w/Mickey Medallion

Back with Name in Studs for THE stud!

Key Chain Size!

My Salesman Sample of the Leather Mickey Mouse Ears has been popular.
So I've calculated the price and have put that style up for sale on Etsy:

Leather Key Chain Mickey Mouse Ears

Leather ears were at Disneyland today!

Today the Studded Leather Mickey Mouse Ears I made for Mr. Kevin made it to the park on his head. I suspect he likes them.
There will be more photo's I'm sure.