Time required Complexity Tools & Supplies 4 hours Easy Common for leathercraft One of my friends is about to embark on a journey that will see him sail from Vancouver to Mexico so I wanted to wish him good luck by making him something that he could carry along with him. This is how I …
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Turtle bag charm
Bird feeder – The Acorn
Time required Complexity Tools & Supplies 5 hours Moderate Common for leathercraft Spring finally arrived in Montreal where I am located at the moment. The trees in full bloom brought back scores of bird that I am very eager to observe when I am working at my desk and looking out through the window. In …
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Stuffed elephant made with leather
Time required Complexity Tools & Supplies 4 hours (x2 because of drying time) Easy Common for leathercraft I really enjoy making stuffed animals as they always make the perfect gift for my nieces and nephews. Last year I worked on a stuffed ox made with leather to give to a friend in celebration of Chinese …
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Succulent plant made with leather
Time required Complexity Tools & Supplies 5 hours (+36h drying time) Easy Common for leathercraft Spending time in nature is a very important part of my life. I love spending time observing my surroundings and keep being amazed by the beauty and complexity of the many shapes through which life expresses itself and comes into …
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Making leather keychains: 6 Forest Animals
Time required Complexity Tools & Supplies 1 hour / Keychain Easy Common for leathercraft I’m always looking for quick craft project ideas to give to my friends. And what better gift than a handmade leather keychain. Following this train of thoughts I designed 6 different forest animal templates: a rabbit, a wolf, a fox, a …
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Horse baby mobile
Time required Complexity Tools & Supplies 6 hours Easy Common for leathercraft A little backstory: my sister recently gave birth to a little baby girl. She also happens to be very found of horses. Tragically she lost her beloved horse last year after caring for it for 23 years. Since she now has a horse …
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Cactus coasters set
Time required Complexity Tools & Supplies 8 hours Moderate Common for leathercraft The other day I was absentmindedly looking at the furniture in my friend’s living room when I noticed a new addition: a cactus-looking thingamajig. I started re-arranging the “leaves”, thinking to myself that it was a very playful decoration. It is only then …
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Envelopes made from discarded photos
Time required Complexity Tools & Supplies 1 hour Easy Common A few month ago my talented photographer of a friend Hui Chen gave me a stack of photos that she no longer had any use for. Consequently it sat on my shelf for a while. I looked at it from time to time wondering how …
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Make an AR Instagram filter for your business card
Time required Complexity Tools & Supplies 30 minutes Easy Free Softwares This idea started as it often does: I was working on a completely different project when I veered off-tracks after stumbling upon the work of an artist called Catalina Villegas on social media. She creates Instagram AR filters which bring the illustrations that she …
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