Kalós Crafting

15/05/2021

Am I a shoe repair shop? Well, sometimes.

13/05/2021

The three leather belts of the hand sewn type.

05/05/2021

You remember that whichy friend's birthday?

Well, ahe got a moon bracelet too. And yes, all od this is handcarved and handcrafted. Manual tools only.

Also, I have awesome plants in my garden 😁

03/05/2021

When one of your witchy friends has a birthday...

You make her a witchy amulet, so she would be less inclined to bewitch you.

It's a Harry Dresden inspired amulet.

29/04/2021

The Land of Arcadia project was Croatia's last, best hope for a fantasy web series, unfortunately, it failed. (a cookIe for people that get that reference)

The short of it is - I took over the youtube channel as one of the main concept designers for that series, and this is the second episode. The first one had been uploaded for years now nad you can find it under videos :)

check it out, and if you feel like it - subscribe. From now on I will just put crafting videos, tutorials and maaaaybe some reviews of mostly leather related stuff on it.

The second episode of our failed fantasy web series, After this one we stopped filming and creating because we had to get back to our jobs and also, because ...

27/04/2021

And sometimes... People need a leather sheath and a sharpening/slicking board for their woodcarving hobby.

15/04/2021

When you need to put a wear piece on the bottom of the bag - use leather. (it's both glued and sewn so it won't move... Ever) also, replacing the plastic strap adjustors with 4 mm thick double D ring seemd like a good idea. Now, the bag can serve for the next 5 or so years.

31/03/2021

When you drop the drill on the (concrete) floor one too many times because your dexterity is not good... at all - you make yourself a fancy lanyard.

07/03/2021

You know when it's Sunday and none of the hardware shops are working? Well, I present to you - leather washers! They were also used historically, but not in this format... Meh, it should work as a temporary fix.
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06/03/2021

When you have a problem with doing too many things at once - your primary work table looks like this.

02/03/2021

A real blast from the past... The cosplay I made all the bronze parts for (shield, breastplate, helmet and a spear)

Can you guess which Greek goddess she represents? The clues are on the shield ;)

28/02/2021

And this is that personal motto mask being in use. A perfect protection - and it has a 2 layer cotton lining.

23/02/2021

If the last mask was a bit too much for you... How about this one? It's more neutral with less bling... And well, can we call it a personal motto?

09/02/2021

A new project for today.... A bit more (and more) handstiching and well, it's kinda obvious what it is, but can ask anyway, right? So guessing here please! 😅 (because interactions maybe?)

05/02/2021

I just made a hair hanger thingie from walnut I surced years a go... Seen it worn on a couple of people during the years. Does anyone know how it's actually called?

22/01/2021

People are still at home, basically in quarantine.

All I wanted to say is - I'm not judging. And will be descreet.

Yes, those are floggers. And I can make them in a few more colours.

19/01/2021

My pasta maker is better (strap cutter) compared to yours.

01/01/2021

Idea was to have something red for the new year's dinner.

Went with this. 😁

Hope you like it!

27/12/2020

My roomie, as a true and original goth got this barrett for cristmas (ofc, made by me)

Everyone needs a cute skull and a couple of ghosts in their lives! 😅

And that was my first woodturning experience.

23/12/2020

Just finished a new belt. The customer decided they wanted Nordic symbols and decoration on it... So I did this:

Hope you like it!

22/12/2020

I adore my work. But sometimes I actually need a magnifying glass for it.

07/12/2020

Apparently I'm specializing in hockey glove repair.

I don't mind it, even though most of them are made from faux leather.

24/11/2020

There was this one time when I decided to make a journal for one of my larp characters.

This was the result - a hard cover notebook, covered in cloth and well... When you have extra golden thread, and the character is a wood elf - yeah. Leafs are nice.

19/11/2020

Sometimes you get offers.

15/11/2020

When something is urgent... Something is urgent.

In this case, a hockey glove. This is, I think third repair and second full leather palm replacement - on the same glove. It lasts one season on average.

Always happy to help returning customers. 😁

14/11/2020

this full contact, LARP combat ready gauntlet is made with 4-6 mm thick leather in ringmaille style - with steel rings. and a leather gauntlet.

The crystal part is made with plastic crystals, hot glue, plastic sheet backing and blue electric tape. two strips of blue and purple LEDs are powered with a Li-Ion battery which is rechargable... and also gives a lot more brightness then the "normal" button cells. the switch is located on the forefinger - and easily activated by thumb - for easy access and not breaking the immersion.

I made this for mysef - as one of my characters, as a cleric "needed" this as a show of power and stuff - could go in lore, but it's not necessary.

10/11/2020

Do you need a dog leash to go with your dog collar? Because i have just the thing xD

30/10/2020

A choker. Of sorts.

29/10/2020

And sometimes - you just need to fix the handle on your pump... Or prevent the mud guard on your bycicle from further cracking.

Leather is good for a lot of things.

27/10/2020

So, two more pictures of dog collars - from different angles!

And yeah, all of those are hand stitched.

21/10/2020

So... The order is finished and being dilivered today. Two dog collars and a bracelet.

I really enjoyed working on it/them!

08/10/2020

This is one end of buckle-ess dog collar... Now, for the long sewing march all around it.

It's satisfying 😁

06/10/2020

A work in progress... That might've ended up too Short... Oh well 🤷‍♂️ at least it's a nice show piece.

03/10/2020

I got an order for two dog collars.

This bracelet was a result of me trying to see if the carving would be satisfactory for a customer. She was happy - so the dog collar will be finished on Monday 😊

And yes, bracelet is nice too.