Sporran Facelift Project...

**Blu (Ontario)** · 24th July 05, 07:59 AM

This is my first attempt at dropping a photo into a post.

This used to be a plain black leather sporran. I've wanted to get a set of brown leather kit for a while now and decided to do this 'on the cheap'! Anyway, I spray painted the sporran with a flat brown BBQ paint then let it dry for a couple of days. Then "antiqued" it by brushing on and then polishing with black shoe polish. It will need to be well dried and rubbed to make sure nothing rubs off on the kilt.

The strap is a re-built dog leash and the kilt pin was custom turned from coco-bolo. Now all I need is a 2-1/4" brown belt and brass buckle.

**sav** · 24th July 05, 08:30 AM

Well done! I might have to steal a bunch of those ideas and work up a brown leather set myself....
~Sav

billmcc · 24th July 05, 11:05 AM

Blu,

Very good ideas!

**GMan** · 24th July 05, 01:49 PM

Blu, you da man! Well done sir!

**macgreggor** · 25th July 05, 04:26 AM

Blu,

i love it when someone takes a regular product and makes it their own!

now you have an outfit that is not only yours but is part of you.

great ideas!

macG

**Blu (Ontario)** · 27th July 05, 03:38 PM

My black leather belt is now brown. My pewter bluckle is now bronze.

Now all I need to do is replace the black belt.

**Big Paul** · 27th July 05, 04:28 PM

Your bronze buckle looks great! How did you do it?

**Blu (Ontario)** · 27th July 05, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by Big Paul

Your bronze buckle looks great! How did you do it?

I applied a couple of coats of a product called "Polyshades" which is a tinted varnish product in a satin finish - not gloss. The buckle pattern is in relief so the color settles to the low areas giving it an oxidized bronze appearance. The result was much better than I expected.

**Ranald** · 30th July 05, 02:09 AM

Blu, I think you've done well here, taking something and putting your mark on it.
Also doing it with what you had available and making it work for you, it's the true highland way!
Love the buckle work, but especially love the cocobolo pin, I've done a bit of wood turning but would never have thought of making a kilt pin. I think I may have to steal that Idea and think It may look good as a keeper on a sporran( you know what I mean ,to keep the sporran closed).