I have a confession to make…when someone brings a box of donuts to the office (that is, in another life when I was working in an office), I’m gonna be eagerly eyeing it waiting for someone to make the first move in order to grab one for myself next without looking like an impatient glutton.
If you’re like me and have a clear tendency to indulge in all that is sweet and delicious, then those 3 bag charms / key-chains are for you! Are you often day dreaming about an exquisitely refreshing ice cream cone? Perhaps your taste goes towards a comforting cup cake topped with a pristine red cherry? Or are you more inclined to take a bite in the ever popular and classic donut? In any case, your tastes will be satisfied with this Sweet Tooth Bag Charms Pattern Pack!
Although there are 3 different patterns in the Sweet Tooth Keychains Patterns Pack, a lot of the steps to follow to create each bag charm are identical. Thus if only one bag charm is showcased to illustrate a step it means that the procedure to follow is identical for the other ones.
Since the assembly sequence is unique to each bag charm the stitching process will be detailed individually.
Print it on US letter or A4 paper depending on the version you downloaded.
Make sure that the pattern is not resized by checking your print settings. You can check if it was printed properly by measuring the reference found at the bottom of each page.
Securing the pieces of the pattern on the leather
Roughly cut-out around the different elements of the pattern and secure them to your piece(s) of leather with masking tape.
Punching the stitching holes
Use 1mm stitching prongs or a 1mm hole punch to punch the stitching holes directly on top of the paper.
For the ice cream cone and the cup cake, use a 1.5mm hole punch to punch the holes that will be used to accommodate the key-chain.
Cutting-out the pieces of the project
Using a pair of scissors or an X-Acto knife, cut-out all the pieces of the bag charm.
Painting the leather
Paint or dye the different elements of the bag charm in the colors of your choosing.
I used Angelus acrylic leather paints to achieve the result obtained on the 3 bag charms.
To make the red cherry that will top the cup cake, I dipped a spherical wooden bead directly in red acrylic paint.
Stitching it all together
The Ice Cream Cone
Start by stitching the 5 decorative stitch lines of the cone (element denoted A on the pattern), either using a saddle stitch or a back-stitch.
Shape the cone by overlapping the edge denoted by the holes numbered 1 and 3 over the opposite edge (holes 2 and 4). Start by connecting hole 1 to hole 2 and progress along the edge using a saddle stitch until you stitch the last overlapping holes of the edge denoted 3 and 4.
Stitch the sprinkles on the top-most ice cream scoop (element B) by connecting the holes with threads of various colors.
Connect the key-chain to its hole by using a small O-ring.
Let’s stitch the top-most scoop (B) to the second ice cream section (C).
First close the top-most scoop in order to give it its rounded shape. Use a cross-stitch in order to join the two edges until you reach holes 5 and 6.
From there, transition to a saddle stitch connecting the top-most scoop to the second section. The thread coming out of hole 5 goes in hole 6 and 7 (the two are overlapping), coming back out through 8 and 5. The thread coming out of hole 6 goes in through hole 5 and 8 and comes out through the two overlapping holes to the right. From there, stitch the entire circumference of the two scoops together.
Start a new thread (in order to color match it to the color of the second scoop) coming out of holes 9 and 10 on the second scoop (C). Use a cross-stitch to join the opposite two edges.
Proceed as we did earlier to stitch the second scoop to the cone (A): the thread coming out of hole 11 goes into 12 and 13 which are overlapping and comes out through 14 and 11. The thread coming out of hole 12 goes into 11 and 14 and comes out through the two overlapping holes to the right.
The second scoop overlaps the cone.
Stitch the circumference of the scoop to the cone without forgetting to add some stuffing along the way.
There you go, our cute ice cream cone is all stitched up!
The Cup Cake
To create the wrapper of the cup cake we need to stitch the 8 panels (elements A) to the background arc (B).
Use the indications on the pattern to help you position the panels. Hole number 1 connects to hole number 2, etc. As you can see, the top-most 3 stitches of each panel are only decorative and are not connected to the background arc.
The last panel to be stitched is the one joining the two extremities of the arc in order to form the cone of the wrapper. The stitching hole at the center of the bottom-most stitch line of the panel falls between the two edges of the arc and is not connected to any hole on the arc.
To shape the dough of the cupcake (C), stitch the two opposite edges together using a cross-stitch.
Repeat the last operation with the two opposite edges of the icing (D) until you reach the last two holes denoted 15 and 17.
The thread coming out of hole 15 goes into 16, through 17 and out through 18 and 15. The thread coming out of 16 goes in 15 through 18 and comes back out one hole to the right. From there, stitch the periphery of the icing to the dough using a saddle stitch.
To add the key-chain, slide the cherry on the chain and insert the chain in the holes punched earlier to that effect in the icing and the dough.
Use a small O-ring at the end of the chain to secure it in place and prevent it from slipping through the hole.
We can now assemble all the parts of our cupcake. Stitch the dough to the wrapper using a saddle stitch. The wrapper overlaps the dough.
Notice that the stitch connects the dough (C) to the background arc (B) without threading into the panels (A). If we refer to the numbers on the pattern, the thread starts through hole 19 which connects to hole 10 and hole 20 which connects to 21. Progress all around the wrapper to end the stitch through hole 22 which connects to 12.
The base of the wrapper (E) overlaps both the panels and the background arc. Start your stitch going through holes 23, 24, 25 and 26, 27. Then stitch all around the base using a saddle stitch to end the stitch through holes 28, 29 and 30.
Et voilà, a tasty cupcake!
The Donut
Stitch the sprinkles on the icing (element A) by connecting the holes with threads of various colors.
Close the bottom ring of the donut (B) by stitching its two opposite edges using a cross-stitch. Start by connecting holes 1 and 2 and come out of holes 3 and 4.
Turn the bottom ring (B) around in order to face the rough side.
Connect the inner cylinder (C) of the torus to the bottom ring using a cross-stitch. The cylinder must be rough side out as well. Start by connecting hole 3 on the bottom ring to hole 5 on the cylinder and continue up to holes 4 and 6.
Once the two pieces are stitched together, close the cylinder by stitching the two opposite edges from holes 5 and 6 up to holes 8 and 10.
Once again turn the bottom ring around and slide the little O-ring that will accommodate the key-chain between two stitches.
The only thing that remains is to stitch the icing (A) to the rest of the donut.
Start by stitching the hole at the center of the icing to the top of the inner cylinder (C) using a saddle stitch. The icing overlaps the cylinder, with hole 7 connecting to hole 8 and hole 9 connecting to hole 10.
Once the hole is fully stitched, join the two opposite edges of the icing using a saddle stitch until you reach holes 11 and 12.
Stitch the icing to the bottom ring, joining hole 11 to hole 1 and hole 12 to hole 2 using a saddle stitch.
The icing overlaps the bottom ring.
Stitch all around the donut’s icing, adding some stuffing as you progress.
Once the donut is fully stitch, close the small O-ring inserted earlier between the stitches on the key-chain.
The donut is now complete! Makes you wanna take a bite doesn’t it?
Final result
I hope you enjoyed following along this tutorial. Please consider posting a photo of your creation in the comments below. It would mean a lot to me to see my little projects out into the world as you make it your own.
Any feedback/question about this tutorial or project idea that you’d like to see posted here is and always will be more than welcome.
Happy crafting!
Footnotes
The following online content provided some assistance and/or inspiration during the making of this project:
Tutorial
3 Sweet Tooth Bag Charms
4 hours / bag charm
Moderate
Common for leathercraft
I have a confession to make…when someone brings a box of donuts to the office (that is, in another life when I was working in an office), I’m gonna be eagerly eyeing it waiting for someone to make the first move in order to grab one for myself next without looking like an impatient glutton.
If you’re like me and have a clear tendency to indulge in all that is sweet and delicious, then those 3 bag charms / key-chains are for you! Are you often day dreaming about an exquisitely refreshing ice cream cone? Perhaps your taste goes towards a comforting cup cake topped with a pristine red cherry? Or are you more inclined to take a bite in the ever popular and classic donut? In any case, your tastes will be satisfied with this Sweet Tooth Bag Charms Pattern Pack!
Requirements
Skills
Tools
Bill of Materials
Pattern
3 Sweet Tooth Bag Charms Patterns Pack
5,00 $Walk-through
Although there are 3 different patterns in the Sweet Tooth Keychains Patterns Pack, a lot of the steps to follow to create each bag charm are identical. Thus if only one bag charm is showcased to illustrate a step it means that the procedure to follow is identical for the other ones.
Since the assembly sequence is unique to each bag charm the stitching process will be detailed individually.
Printing the pattern
You can get the pattern here.
Print it on US letter or A4 paper depending on the version you downloaded.
Make sure that the pattern is not resized by checking your print settings. You can check if it was printed properly by measuring the reference found at the bottom of each page.
Securing the pieces of the pattern on the leather
Roughly cut-out around the different elements of the pattern and secure them to your piece(s) of leather with masking tape.
Punching the stitching holes
Use 1mm stitching prongs or a 1mm hole punch to punch the stitching holes directly on top of the paper.
For the ice cream cone and the cup cake, use a 1.5mm hole punch to punch the holes that will be used to accommodate the key-chain.
Cutting-out the pieces of the project
Using a pair of scissors or an X-Acto knife, cut-out all the pieces of the bag charm.
Painting the leather
Paint or dye the different elements of the bag charm in the colors of your choosing.
I used Angelus acrylic leather paints to achieve the result obtained on the 3 bag charms.
To make the red cherry that will top the cup cake, I dipped a spherical wooden bead directly in red acrylic paint.
Stitching it all together
The Ice Cream Cone
Start by stitching the 5 decorative stitch lines of the cone (element denoted A on the pattern), either using a saddle stitch or a back-stitch.
Shape the cone by overlapping the edge denoted by the holes numbered 1 and 3 over the opposite edge (holes 2 and 4). Start by connecting hole 1 to hole 2 and progress along the edge using a saddle stitch until you stitch the last overlapping holes of the edge denoted 3 and 4.
Stitch the sprinkles on the top-most ice cream scoop (element B) by connecting the holes with threads of various colors.
Connect the key-chain to its hole by using a small O-ring.
Let’s stitch the top-most scoop (B) to the second ice cream section (C).
First close the top-most scoop in order to give it its rounded shape. Use a cross-stitch in order to join the two edges until you reach holes 5 and 6.
From there, transition to a saddle stitch connecting the top-most scoop to the second section. The thread coming out of hole 5 goes in hole 6 and 7 (the two are overlapping), coming back out through 8 and 5. The thread coming out of hole 6 goes in through hole 5 and 8 and comes out through the two overlapping holes to the right. From there, stitch the entire circumference of the two scoops together.
Start a new thread (in order to color match it to the color of the second scoop) coming out of holes 9 and 10 on the second scoop (C). Use a cross-stitch to join the opposite two edges.
Proceed as we did earlier to stitch the second scoop to the cone (A): the thread coming out of hole 11 goes into 12 and 13 which are overlapping and comes out through 14 and 11. The thread coming out of hole 12 goes into 11 and 14 and comes out through the two overlapping holes to the right.
The second scoop overlaps the cone.
Stitch the circumference of the scoop to the cone without forgetting to add some stuffing along the way.
There you go, our cute ice cream cone is all stitched up!
The Cup Cake
To create the wrapper of the cup cake we need to stitch the 8 panels (elements A) to the background arc (B).
Use the indications on the pattern to help you position the panels. Hole number 1 connects to hole number 2, etc. As you can see, the top-most 3 stitches of each panel are only decorative and are not connected to the background arc.
The last panel to be stitched is the one joining the two extremities of the arc in order to form the cone of the wrapper. The stitching hole at the center of the bottom-most stitch line of the panel falls between the two edges of the arc and is not connected to any hole on the arc.
To shape the dough of the cupcake (C), stitch the two opposite edges together using a cross-stitch.
Repeat the last operation with the two opposite edges of the icing (D) until you reach the last two holes denoted 15 and 17.
The thread coming out of hole 15 goes into 16, through 17 and out through 18 and 15. The thread coming out of 16 goes in 15 through 18 and comes back out one hole to the right. From there, stitch the periphery of the icing to the dough using a saddle stitch.
To add the key-chain, slide the cherry on the chain and insert the chain in the holes punched earlier to that effect in the icing and the dough.
Use a small O-ring at the end of the chain to secure it in place and prevent it from slipping through the hole.
We can now assemble all the parts of our cupcake. Stitch the dough to the wrapper using a saddle stitch. The wrapper overlaps the dough.
Notice that the stitch connects the dough (C) to the background arc (B) without threading into the panels (A). If we refer to the numbers on the pattern, the thread starts through hole 19 which connects to hole 10 and hole 20 which connects to 21. Progress all around the wrapper to end the stitch through hole 22 which connects to 12.
The base of the wrapper (E) overlaps both the panels and the background arc. Start your stitch going through holes 23, 24, 25 and 26, 27. Then stitch all around the base using a saddle stitch to end the stitch through holes 28, 29 and 30.
Et voilà, a tasty cupcake!
The Donut
Stitch the sprinkles on the icing (element A) by connecting the holes with threads of various colors.
Close the bottom ring of the donut (B) by stitching its two opposite edges using a cross-stitch. Start by connecting holes 1 and 2 and come out of holes 3 and 4.
Turn the bottom ring (B) around in order to face the rough side.
Connect the inner cylinder (C) of the torus to the bottom ring using a cross-stitch. The cylinder must be rough side out as well. Start by connecting hole 3 on the bottom ring to hole 5 on the cylinder and continue up to holes 4 and 6.
Once the two pieces are stitched together, close the cylinder by stitching the two opposite edges from holes 5 and 6 up to holes 8 and 10.
Once again turn the bottom ring around and slide the little O-ring that will accommodate the key-chain between two stitches.
The only thing that remains is to stitch the icing (A) to the rest of the donut.
Start by stitching the hole at the center of the icing to the top of the inner cylinder (C) using a saddle stitch. The icing overlaps the cylinder, with hole 7 connecting to hole 8 and hole 9 connecting to hole 10.
Once the hole is fully stitched, join the two opposite edges of the icing using a saddle stitch until you reach holes 11 and 12.
Stitch the icing to the bottom ring, joining hole 11 to hole 1 and hole 12 to hole 2 using a saddle stitch.
The icing overlaps the bottom ring.
Stitch all around the donut’s icing, adding some stuffing as you progress.
Once the donut is fully stitch, close the small O-ring inserted earlier between the stitches on the key-chain.
The donut is now complete! Makes you wanna take a bite doesn’t it?
Final result
I hope you enjoyed following along this tutorial. Please consider posting a photo of your creation in the comments below. It would mean a lot to me to see my little projects out into the world as you make it your own.
Any feedback/question about this tutorial or project idea that you’d like to see posted here is and always will be more than welcome.
Happy crafting!
Footnotes
The following online content provided some assistance and/or inspiration during the making of this project: