There's a funny thing - I customised one of those leather "squeezy purses" for a friend just the other day, with a pyrographed design of a guitar. So you're not the only person to use one, OpenMike!
I didn't take a picture of that one before it got delivered, but you can see some more of my decorated purses here, if it helps anyone : http://homepage.ntlworld.com/t.annison/Leather.html#PurseWendy.Pic