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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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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Hollow book – Secret compartment
A few days ago I stumbled upon an abandoned house near by. The curious person that I am couldn’t resist such an opportunity to explore. I brought back with me a few treasures: a lottery ticket (after inquiry, a losing one…), a euro coin from 1999 and those three items. The hand bag and the …
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X-acto Blade Sleeve
Follow along this quick tutorial to make a leather protection sleeve for your X-Acto knife!
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Watercolors Supply Clutch Bag
The idea for this project started in order to help a friend try out leather-craft by making a laptop sleeve. I wanted to make a somewhat similar but smaller prototype first to try things in order to provide useful guidance. Around the same time, I had started learning watercolor painting and had been in need …
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