Tutorial - How to Make Leather Cuff Bracelets

Make a bunch of these cute bracelets

Tutorial at Happy Girly Crafty Blog
 

" Leather bracelets are my favourite! I wanted to make some that would be easy to wear. So here's what I came up with. For this project I used: -Faux leather pieces (mine came from an old belt), -chains in different sizes, -faux leather ribbon for decoration, -suede cord and cotton cord  -leather hole punchers (if you don't have these you can use any pointy item)".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make 5 Leather Bracelets

Video tutorial for easy and inexpensive bracelets

Tutorial at Curly Made Blog

"One of my most popular posts right now has to be the 5 different square knot friendship bracelets, I've been getting a lot of positive comments and questions about it wich makes the work I've put intro it really worth the while.  I've also been getting requests for new bracelet projects so it was about time for a new mega tutorial, but this time using leather cords instead. All of these are beginner approved and I tried to use as few supplies as possible, so besides easy these are also very inexpensive".... Read more

Tutorial - Turn Your Handwritting into a Leather Cuff

Personalize your cuff with any words you choose

Tutorial at Akamatra Blog

"When I first opened my etsy shop, I didn't really know many things about leather and how to handle it. It's not an easy material to handle I'll tell you that! Depending on the kind of leather, it's not always easy to cut, sew, manipulate and get a finished product you are proud of.  Today I am sharing some of the things I've learned from my years of  "playing" with leather. I am going to show you how to turn your very own hand writing into a gorgeous embroidered leather cuff! Are you up for it".... Read more

Tutorial - Make a Bow Leather Collar and Bracelet

Comfortable leather jewelry to wear in weather when metal is too cold on your skin

Tutorial at Anielskaaniela Blog

"Ideal for winter jewelry is jewelry leather, hence a little tutorial on leather kokardkowy set.   Need: leather, felt, or foam, scissors, clasps and pliers. Measure the length around your neck,  create a bow".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Leather Tassle

Use it as a key fob or to add a pop of colour to a leather bag

Tutorial at Makery Blog

"Today is a teeny bit momentous. My first post from my new home. I finally completed my migration from Blogger to this here self hosted WordPress site. What do you think of the new pad? I’m still tweaking. (Please let me know if you see anything amiss!)  Lord knows it is not as straightforward as I’d hoped BUT it is doable and so far the pros are far outweighing the cons. (If there’s an appetite for it I thought I might do a post to explain the process and share the resources I found useful. What d’ya think?) With the last couple of weeks being a blur of html, file transfers, 301 redirects and  a few headaches, I’ve been itching to get back to some DIY therapy. So today I thought I’d kick off with a quick and satisfying DIY".... Read more

Tutorial - Refashioned Sweater With Leather Pockets

Leather accent on a resized men's sweater

Tutorial at Sisters, What Blog

"It's been a while since I've done a refashion, mostly because I'm pregnant and my energy level has dropped and well I don't care as much about what I wear as my belly starts getting largo. But, it's winter and sweaters are perfect for a winter pregnancy. I found this great men's sweater at the thrift store and had a easy refashion in mind just for it: leather pockets. I saw a sweater with leather pockets somewhere and so I thought it might also work for this sweater".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Dye Leather Gloves

Dye and condition old gloves to make them like new

Tutorial at Makery Blog

"Today I thought I'd share another little experiment with Rit dye. Whilst my stockpot was simmering away I began pondering what else I could use all that lovely rich dye liquor for. I like to get value for money! (BTW, did you know you can bottle unused Rit dye liquid once it's cooled and reuse it months later! Apparently so...result, huh?)  Anyway, I decided on a whim to randomly chuck this pair of leather gloves into the mixture...and what do you know? It worked! They didn't crisp up when they dried and the result is relatively even...so I guess...you CAN dye leather with Rit dye".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Knotted Leather Necklace

Stylish necklace is easier than you might think

Tutorial at Curly Made Blog

"A few time ago, I received an email from endlessleather asking me to make a diy using their supplies, and after browsing thru their site, I was really excited to work with them. Deciding on what I wanted to create was the hard part, there were so many kinds of leathers that my mind kept thinking of alternative ideas instead of focussing on just one. Finally, I decided on making this knotted necklace, that I learned to make a couple of years ago.  I also made a video explaining every step, but if you are not a video tutorial fan or you can't watch it on your computer, the step-by-step is below".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Chevron and Leather Bracelet

I prefer the leather looser than the chevron

Tutorial at Sewing Sober Blog

"I have no clue if a tutorial has been done on this; I have searched and cannot find, so I do not want to take credit if this has been done before!!!  Threading is something I have been doing for quite some time, and once you get the hang of it, you can make bracelets with ease!! Lets get started shall we".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Leather Key Fob

Make fob to fit over your wrist or any size you like

Tutorial at Sisters, Sisters Blog

"When I was making my bag, I had some leather left over after making my striped leather bag, so I decided to make a leather key fob. They are seriously the easiest thing to make, like 2 seconds and your done. You can make it with your favorite fabric or leather. I love mine; I made it big enough to slip on or off my wrist".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Wood Burned Leather Cuff

Leather should be vegetable-tanned or unfinished

Bracelet Tutorial at Untrendy Life Blog

"Pyrography is a traditional folk art in many European countries, including Hungary. Simply said, it is writing or drawing with heat on wood or as in this case, leather. A craft I have wanted to try out for a while now and thanks to my mom being here and helping out, I was able to. I may have gone a bit overboard, but it is kind of addicting seeing the design emerge from the leather".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Leather Cell Phone Wristlet

One of the projects this crafter made from a recycled leather coat

Leather Wristlet Tutorial at Crafty Staci Blog

"When I was asked to create a holder for a cell phone or tablet using recycled materials, it was important to me that as many of the materials were reused from something else as possible.  The only thing I ended up using that was brand new was the thread.  Seriously, I draw the line at trying to reuse thread".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Leather Roses

Make stylish accessories from scraps of leather

Leather Roses Tutorial at Leonie's Creations Blog

"These roses will make everything look glamorous. You can put it on your shoes, make a broche with it, make a ring with it, decorate your bag, etc. The roses are really easy to make it takes about 15 minutes".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Leather Bracelet from a Belt

An old leather belt,a sharp knife and a short piece of rope

Leather Bracelet Tutorial at Schpeglar Blog

"I will show you how to make a simple,yet beautiful braided bracelet from an old belt without using any special tools,just some you can find at home or almost any local store.Here is what it should look like when we are done".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Belt from Boots

Refashion leather boots into a designer belt

Belt Tutorial at Nelesc Designs Blog

"I have had these boots for about three years and they finally broke on me. 3 years is not bad for $10 boots, right? I should be sad but it actually made me happy because there were so many possibilities. These boots had cute buckles so I had options; should I make a cuff? A belt? A hat? I chose to make a belt out of it".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Painted Leather Collar

Paint a detachable collar

Collar Tutorial at LDP Blog

"I've seen so many Peter Pan collar-style necklaces and so much galaxy print floating around the parts of the internet devoted to fashion lately that they've finally lured me in, and I had to try them out for myself - so I put both of them into one item. And, thus, I present to you".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Chevron Leather Cuff

Use tape as a painting mask to make the chevron design

Leather Cuff Tutorial at My Life On The Divide Blog

"I had this fabulous jacket laying around. What do you think?  It was a gift back in...a long time ago.... I did not want the leather to wind up in a landfill so I have dectied to refashion it!  I want to make as much as I can out of this jacket.  Today's refashion is how to make an easy chevron ombre cuff  bracelet.  I cut it up".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Leather Pendant

These started out as earrings

Leather Pendant Tutorial at Khadija's Creative Mind Blog

"Do you like leather accessories? I have seen some interesting ideas at ETSY. & I realize some of those were not even difficult to try, So one day I start working on this easy peasy colorful idea & I have done it..Lets see how they turned out finally".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Recycle a Leather Bag into Jewelry

Inventive recycling for leather

Recycle Leather Bag into Jewelry Tutorial at Bisozozo Blog

"A couple of weeks ago i saw a great tutorial for a leather chain necklace on cucumbersome and since i bought myself a new handbag as a Christmas gift, i thought i should take advantage of the old one! So now except for the new bag i also have a new necklace and a new bracelet! This is the before, emptied and ready to pass to a new life".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Leather Rose Earrings

These coordinate with the Rose Ring posted here Feb 11

Leather Rose EarringsTutorial at Jewels of Sayuri Blog

"Hope everyone enjoyed the leather rose ring tutorial posted last week. In continuation, as promised, here is the leather rose earring. The construction of the earring is very much similar to the ring, except that in the earring the raw edge will be visible in the front while the finger ring will have a smooth folded finish. The funda behind that is - the folded edge makes the ring more stable and single layer as opposed to double on an earring makes it lightweight. " Read more

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