If I would have to choose one, it would be leather for me, but the plain grey background was great too
I see the problem with the holes : that's not an easy one ! Maybe smaller holes, maybe lighter black border for them... it's those kind of thing that you can only fix with trying.
I think the totem is better, but would lower the opacity a little, probably.
Ah, the final touches are always the more difficult : so many possibilities, and it's hard to decide what's the best !