DIY Scrap Leather Necklace

I recently dis­cov­ered just how ver­sa­tile leather is. I started mak­ing bags, but quickly real­ized that leather jew­el­ery was some­thing I had to explore. With­out any expec­ta­tions, I jumped in and came up with a few designs.

This scrap leather neck­lace can eas­ily be cus­tomized using shapes and col­ors of your choice. Leather comes in a wide vari­ety of tex­tures and thick­ness, open­ing the door to an end­less vari­ety of combinations.

Can’t find a local source for leather? No prob­lem, an old leather jacket or bag from a thrift store will do the trick :)

What You Need:

- Scrap leather in color of your choice

- Paper to use for feather template

- Metal chain

- (5) Small jump rings, one for each feather

- Thick nee­dle or leather punch

- Scis­sors

1. Cut the shape of a feather from a piece of paper to use as a template.

2. Trace and cut five feath­ers from scrap leather using paper feather template.

3. Repeat five times.

4. Using a thick nee­dle or leather punch, make a hole at the base of each feather.

5. Cut small notches on the sides of each feather.

6. Mount each feather on a small jump ring.

7. Cut a 1/4-in. strip of leather 6 in. in length. Punch a hole on each end for attach­ing the chain. Next, slide each feather onto the strip of leather and attach the metal chain on each end of the leather step.

Voliá, your new neck­lace is ready to wear.

A Greeting Card with Print and Stickers

This handmade greeting card is decorated with print, stickers and butterflies.

1. Print the text and the design onto a piece of paper. Cut it out using the finished greeting card as a template.

2. Cut another piece of paper slightly smaller than the finished greeting card and attach it onto the front of the greeting card.

3. Attach stickers and butterflies onto the greeting card.

4. Tie a piece of natural hemp around the greeting card.

Eggs made from Color Bar Card

Eggs cut out from color bar card with double-sided print. Three or four pieces of card are stapled together with a stapler and a piece of coloured elastic beading cord is used for hanging.

1. Draw the eggs onto Colorbar card using the template. Cut out three or four eggs.

2. Fold the egg in the middle (horizontally) and staple all four eggs together with a stapler along the fold in the middle.

3. Make a hole with a hole punch and insert a piece of coloured elastic beading cord through the hole for hanging.

Attached file:  Template (269 kB)