Just before my birthday last week I got a small package in the mail from our good brother Turpin. This package is the result of several PM exchanges that I have carefully stored in my XMarks "Treasures" folder. In this small package were a number of pieces of leather, a few odd notes, and an unspoken invitation to the XMarks DIY club.

After a bit of dying, gluing, pounding, hand stitching, swearing, and a bit of starting over - I'm finished.

So without further fussing here's Phil's First Sporran!



To be honest I'm not sure I like the silver celtic knot closure - I think some pieces of antler would look better - but that's easy enough to change.

I want to give Turpin a big public THANK YOU for the materials, all of his help, and his generous nature. He made this whole adventure both possible and enjoyable!