Leather crafts - 69 photos for beginners and ideas for craftsmen

For the creative hobby you can use any material: paper, plasticine, fabric, disposable tableware. The choice is limited only by the imagination of the master and the final look of the product. Unusually chic look handicrafts made of leather. For simple decorations do not require expensive material and special skills. But how beautiful it will look on the hand of a leather bracelet or original handbag of your own design.

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Everyone in the house can find old things made of leather or synthetic leather, which long ago were going to throw out, but I'm sorry. Masters of our site offer to create unique compositions and decorations from a torn bag, worn out gloves. You will need a desire to make, patience and a little time. The site https://master.bigbadmole.com/en/. presents many ideas for creating leather crafts with detailed, step-by-step descriptions and photos.

What can be made of leather

The pictures show products that can be made on their own. This can be a variety of interior decorations, panels, stylistic vases, caskets, photo frames.

Very original look and gain popularity unusual leather bijouterie:

necklaces,
earrings
bracelets,
rings,
clutch bag.

You can wear the whole set of items in one style or accentuate one thing. Making trinkets, hairpins will be able to children. A separate topic is the souvenir compositions made of this wonderful material: a cigarette case, a decorated bottle of alcohol, a spectacular notebook or a stylish purse. Elements of clothes or decorations for them will become an integral part of your closet.

Features of work with material

Leather and fur dressing, tailoring and making accessories from them are known to people since ancient times. It was the most accessible material and reliably protected from the weather. Over time, craftsmanship has improved, and the technology has become more complex. But even now you can make the elegant thing at home yourself.

The material is pliable and easy to work with: leather is cut, sewn, glued, cut ornaments, heat-treated, achieving different effects, very colorful and picturesque look patterns and stamping on the skin.

To give an additional effect, the finished product is often decorated with precious stones and gilding is applied. You can learn how to work with leather in workshops ranging from simple key chains to embossed necklaces.

Heart Keyring

Together with children, make a keychain or pencil case. You'll need:

A small piece of leather (depending on the size of the finished product). The description gives an example of a "heart" in width of 5 cm. Worn items will do, or you can order the material online. The leatherette can be different colors, so the handicraft will get its originality. And necessarily dense, so that it holds its shape well;
Stencil. A life-size cardboard template of the finished product. Download a model on our site;
Thread, needle. You can pick up in tone or contrasting threads;
Filling (absorbent cotton, sintepon, silicone, cotton disks);
Accessories and decor: rivets, rings, rhinestones, sequins.

Step by step instructions:

Step 1: Using the template, cut two symmetrical parts from the material. Edges do not need to be trimmed.

Step 2. Fold the parts facing outward, put the filler inside. Stitch along the edge of the piece, 3 to 4 mm from the edge.

Step 3: For fastening, put a ring through. Instead of accessories, you can use a strip of leather folded in half and sewn into the edge of the item.

Step 4 Decorate the handcraft according to your desire: make an inscription, hot stamping, decorate with beads and rhinestones. In the same way make charms of different shapes and styles. If desired, you can make crafts of two parts or more complicated, consisting of several. For example, keychain "turtle", for the manufacture of which we will need two parts for the shell, four legs, two parts for the head, a piece of braid for the tail.

Combination of materials

As an additional decoration, leather jewelry is combined with fur, natural or artificial. Such products look beautiful, elegant and majestic. Suggest that a child make a keychain in the shape of the muzzle of some animal with two pompoms of fur. The activity is interesting, fascinating, develops practical skills and imagination, and does not require any special skills.

Fur and leather brooch

Watch the master class video of a leather and fur craft with your own hands: the "dragonfly" brooch. It is only 10 cm long, but looks very smart and elegant. You can make an everyday version or a festive one with beads and stones. For the craft you will need:

Scraps of thick leather;
Fur for the body and wings;
Glue with a strong fixation, thread and needle;
Decor: clasp for a brooch, wire for legs and antennae, foil.

Use heavy cardboard as a base, wrap the skin and glue on the underside. The body is cut from a single piece of material 2 cm wide. At the end it is a little cut off, making the body narrower. At the place of the head to tuck and glue.

Sew the opposite edges of the body. Make a belly from fur, wrapping a strip around the body. Make paws from wire, wrap in foil. Cut out a pair of wings and glue them on. At the ends of the wings make a fur trim. Insert rhinestones instead of eyes and decorate as desired. Secure the clasp with glue, let the finished product dry.

You can use samples of crafts from our website, find interesting things on the Internet or find original solutions for making souvenirs yourself.