Leather Dart/Pass Cases as Prizes I Made for the Final Match

Ok, I got a whole year to make the final prizes of our dart competition within the company, quite many sketches and designs were done.  Turned out, I executed the whole thing only on the day of our final match on 5th Dec 2009.  Originally I intended to make leather dart cases which can be used as pass cases, you can imagine how many details were given up due to the last minute rush.

Dart Competition Year End Final Prizes: Champion

The fun part is the "UNRESTRICTED PASS" which the "bearer is authorized to produce ton8 or hattrick on demand unrestricted".  Genuine machine readable QR codes and bar codes were included, when scanned names of the finalists can be decoded.  The passes also included identity photos of the finalists.

Dart Competition Year End Final Prizes: 1st and 2nd runner-up

It was real fun and I'm honored to make these prizes for the game.  Seeing the winners using them on daily basis makes me happy.  This also gave me more confidence on future leather craft projects I'm working on.

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String/Ribbon/Cloth/Bead/Button Streets

Strings From Sham Sui Po

I had an a great day-off today.  Went to look for some strings for a friend and market researched several stationery, art/craft stores.  Strolling in Sham Sui Po area where there are hundreds of outlets selling all sorts of fabric/fashion related materials, I rediscovered the area which once were part of Hong Kong's textile industry success, feeding 625,000 residents directly or indirectly in 1960s.  There is no place in the world having such high concentration and variety of textile materials.  If you are not familiar with Hong Kong, we even have streets full of retailers dedicated to selling birds, flower and fish.

String/Cloth/Button Street in Sham Sui Po

I could've spent hours but the weather was so hot I had sweat all over.  So I just bought several yards of interesting strings, some coated with PolySomething (wax they said), some leather and some Polyurethane based.  I couldn't even concentrate to take better photos due to the heat.

String Wholesales/Retail in Sham Sui Po

Price sold in small quantity varies from HK$1/yard to HK$5/yard for those I selected.  Many stores allow you to cut a maximum 2 inches piece per style for sampling.

Later I went to Tak Cheung Stationery in Sham Sui Po, Chung Nam Book & Stationery in Mong Kok, Hands ARt & Craft in Wan Chai and lastly Paper Art in Central.  Believe me, in such a tiny little place, Hong Kong is truly a shopping heaven.  I turned out bought over HK$1000 Hero Arts stamps from Paper Art and became their permanent member 🙂

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