What's on My Bench??

Today's episode is from JET member Gaetana of SatinDollCo. Today, Gaetana is going to talk to us about one of her non-jewelry products she sells in her shop.

I recently was forced to minimize of "MY STUFF" which actually forced me to get rid of a lot of unwanted clutter. I found some hidden treasures that I totally forgot about. I also came across my pattern that I use to make my card cases which got me thinking. Since I have a ton of vinyl just laying around why not make them into card cases too.

It first starts with the vinyl. I chose to first work with the gold and green. The purple I'll come back later to work on.

I then pin the pattern down with stick pins and cut.

Now it's time to get the real work: making the holes and pounding the rivets. For this I'll need gold rivets and ore. Since  I have no hammer  the ore will do double the job by punching  the holes and wooden side I'll use to hammered the rivet two pieces together.This part is a true labor of love because I'm doing all the hole punching and setting the rivets by hand. Tons of pounding. My neighbors love me. =)

Once all the holes are made and the rivets have been placed and set it's complete.Here's a look of it open:

and it closed:

Our Moss Green Vinyl Card Case is complete and can be found in my Etsy shop. You can also find them in black, gold and cognac. Now this is what I call handmade!

Thank you Gaetana for a glimpse into your creative process. Stay tuned for next week's episode of What's on My Bench??

Val Swanson

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