I've been fooling around with some leather DIYs lately. Leather adds a certain elan to handmade goodies, and the interwebs are full of fabulous projects.
The above leather lunch bag is the real deal but you can find a DIY for it at Chictopia.
This white leather flower bracelet was the result of an accident.
A leather clutch from old clothes that is lined with fabric.
White leather net bag from Love Aesthetics.
The famous Swell Mayde leather phone case via Design Sponge. Lots of holes to be made for this one.
This bag looks gorgeous and doable.
Leather can be golden. Above a chevron cuff from Oh the Lovely Things. Below a gold Peter Pan collar from A Pair and a Spare.
Lots and lots of bracelets and bangles. Painted, studded, embellished.
The magical one-piece braided bracelet (with animation and video).
Some dude-friendly projects - a lunch tote above and leather journals below.
Another Design Sponge leather project. This time a plant hanger.
A studded Peter Pan collar.
Leather shoulders on a shirt.
Leather flower rings.
The iconic foldover clutch.
And a big crazy necklace.
And here are two bonus DIYs.
My own gold-dipped leather bookmarks.
I've had some faux leather for about a year - I'm determined to make myself a clutch with it next year!
ReplyDeleteI've had real leather for five years. Just now busting it out.
DeleteI've never tried a project with leather before. These make me want to give it a try. I like the leather details on the clothing and the covered journals.
ReplyDeleteSo far, I've found leather pretty easy to work with.
DeleteThe White cutwork shopper Bag is very clever. Wow!
ReplyDeletePlease fix your source for the leather net bag, Ivania's tutorial is here: http://love-aesthetics.blogspot.com/2012/04/diy-all-purpose-leather-net-bag.html
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amanda. It's now fixed.
DeleteDo you need a special Machine to sew leather. If not, do you need special needles? Thank you, KimmeC
ReplyDeleteNo special machine needed. But you do need special needles. They are thicker than regular sewing machine needles, which will break if used on leather. The heavy duty needles only cost a couple of dollars.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for including our leather envelope cell phone cases in the list! :)
ReplyDelete- Aimee
www.swellmayde.com
I forgot that one was yours. I updated it to link to the original tutorial with a via to Design Sponge.
DeleteI love the leather bracelets. I've got some leather at home. Might try them out!
ReplyDeleteSuch great ideas! I've been collecting leather purses from yard sales and thrift shops and tearing them apart for leather and hardware...I have tons now to begin some projects.
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