Did you know you can apply heat transfer vinyl to leather? It's true! This simple technique is a fun way to customize leather gifts like this DIY monogramed leather notebook. Thank you to Expressions Vinyl for sponsoring this post! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thanks! Today I am joining some of the other Expressions Vinyl ambassadors in a little Heat Transfer Vinyl Challenge! The rules are pretty simple. Basically, we could make anything we wanted as long as we used heat transfer vinyl. You can check out all of the projects here and vote for your favorite in the rafflecopter widget at the end of the post (I'm number 5!), but first, let's talk about these little personalized leather notebooks I made. Did you know that you can apply heat ... [Read More]
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DIY Leather Bookmarks: How to Emboss and Cut Leather with the Silhouette Curio
Learn how to emboss and cut leather with the Silhouette Curio and make your own DIY leather bookmarks! This cute leather craft is easy to personalize and makes the perfect gift for the bookworm in your life. This post was made in partnership with Silhouette and contains affiliate links, which help to support this site, but, as always, I only share products I personally use and love. If you have been around here much, you probably know that I love my Silhouette machines and that I use them all the time. I love my Cameo and use it constantly - I even created a whole online course all about cutting vinyl with the Cameo - but last year my Cameo got a fun little buddy that I am still getting to know and quickly growing to love. That little buddy is the Silhouette Curio, and I am really ... [Read More]
DIY Leather Tassel Keychain
These DIY Leather Tassel Keychains have a unique waterfall or bell shape and are a lot of fun to make. They are also a great gift and a cute accent for your favorite bag or clutch. This post may contain affiliate links. See my full disclosure policy here. Recently when I was browsing Target, as I am wont to do, I spotted an adorable clutch with a fun tassel attached to it. The tassel had a unique shape that I hadn't seen before, so of course, I investigated and tried to figure out how to recreate it at home. These tassels are a little more floppy and rounded than a regular tassel. When I was trying to come up with a name for them that described their shape, the best I could come up with was "Cousin It" Tassels. Ha! I wasn't sure that was the best name for a tassel, so I asked for ... [Read More]
Crochet Leather Bracelet
Learn how to make your own crochet leather bracelet with this free pattern and tutorial. Crocheted leather and colorful tassels make a fun, on-trend piece. I originally shared this pattern at Darice, and this post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thanks! I don't do a lot of jewelry projects and tutorials, so this post is a bit outside of my wheelhouse, but I'm always looking for new materials to crochet, and when I saw this thin leather cording, I knew it would make some great crocheted jewelry. Plus tassels are definitely trending right now, and they make this bracelet a lot of fun to wear. Ready to make some bracelets? Let's do it! Crochet Leather Bracelet Supplies: 6 yards of 0.5 mm leather cording - I chose pink, but I like the blue a lot ... [Read More]
Little Leather Gem Pouch
This post contains affiliate links, and if you decide to make a purchase, I may make a small commission. For a while now, I've been wanting to try out a project combining leather and crochet. And here is my first experiment. I shared this little pouch over at Eighteen25 a couple of weeks ago, and I'm pretty happy with how it came out. I'm sure there will be many more leather experiments in the future. To make this little pouch you will need: leather scraps cotton crochet thread (I used size 3) a small crochet hook (I used 1.3 mm) needle mini leather punch and hammer button I started off by using a straightedge to sketch out my gem shape. I ended up with six pattern pieces - three on top and three on bottom. I didn't want to leave pin holes in my ... [Read More]