Leather, thanks to its amazing properties, has long gained wide popularity. It is quite durable, but at the same time soft and flexible material. In addition, the leather does not fade, which makes this material almost universal. Many fashionistas prefer to use leather accessories when creating their looks, since such products have a spectacular, stylish and unusual look.
What materials and tools are needed?
To create leather jewelry you may need the following: tools and materials.
We will need:
- flaps of skin of different shades;
- cord;
- sewing threads;
- Knitting;
- scissors;
- pliers;
- round nose pliers;
- lighter;
- glue;
- various decorative elements for decorating leather beads.
Unusual DIY leather beads
To create spectacular accessories from genuine leather, it is better to choose the most elastic and soft flaps. Such material will best convey the finest details of the decoration.
Important! It is necessary to cut blanks made of genuine leather in one direction.This is due to the fact that such material stretches much stronger in the transverse direction than in the longitudinal direction.
Beads with roses
To make this decoration you will need the following: tools and materials:
- leather flaps of different shades;
- glue "Moment";
- cardboard;
- acrylic paints;
- leather cord.
Technique:
- First you need to create a pattern for the future decoration. You need to cut out a small flower, then 2 more, consisting of a larger number of petals. The prepared patterns will be useful for making one flower. In addition to this, you should also draw and cut out 3-4 leaves.
- The resulting templates must be laid out on the wrong side of the material, then outlined and carefully cut out. Fragments of the future product can be given the desired shape using high temperatures. Suitable for this purpose: a hairdryer, a preheated oven or a hot frying pan.
- Next, the blanks should be given the desired shade using acrylic paints and wait until the leather parts are completely dry. After this, you can begin assembly.
- The prepared flowers need to be placed on top of each other and glued. Behind each flower you should glue a small loop of leather, through which you then need to thread a lace. Beads made from leather flowers are ready.
Advice! Such products can be made even more spectacular by decorating them with beads, beads, ornamental stones, embroidery fragments and other decorative elements.
You can make another version of this decoration with feathers instead of flowers.
Black leather beads
For this you will need:
- flaps of thick black and brown leather;
- a piece of thin black leather;
- insulated aluminum or copper wire with a diameter of 5 mm;
- stationery knife;
- transparent glue "Dragon";
- sheet of cardboard;
- single hole punch;
- scissors;
- ball pen;
- clothespins;
- lighter.
Technique:
On cardboard you need to draw the outlines of feathers of arbitrary shape and different lengths - from 5 to 10 cm. Then you should cut out the prepared templates.
The contours of the feathers must be transferred using templates to a piece of black material and 10 parts must be cut out of it. On each of these parts, you need to make cuts around the perimeter with scissors or a stationery knife, trying to make the ends of the fringe as thin as possible.
In a similar way, you need to cut out 3 feathers no more than 3-4 cm long from a piece of brown material and make cuts on each of them.
You need to make a hole in all parts with a hole punch.
The piece of wire must be straightened using pliers for this purpose.
A long strip 1.5 cm wide should be cut from a piece of thin black leather, after which the wire should be wrapped in a spiral with this strip, applying glue little by little to the underside. The ends must be secured with clothespins and wait until completely dry. The base for decoration is ready.
From the remains of thin leather you need to cut strips 13-15 cm long and 2-3 mm wide.
Leather feathers on the front side along the perimeter must be treated with fire so that the fringe is slightly curled. Now you can start assembling.
Feathers must be tied with thin strips of leather to a wire base. Several pieces need to be attached together, maintaining symmetry. Leather beads are ready.
The base of this decoration holds its shape perfectly, so in this case, you can do without a fastener.
Beads with autumn leaves made of colored leather
To make beautiful multi-colored leather beads, you need to prepare:
- scraps of leather in beige, yellow and burgundy shades (if desired, you can take other shades that harmoniously combine with each other);
- light tissue paper;
- thin wire;
- acrylic paints;
- glue;
- sheet of cardboard;
- clasp.
Technique:
First, you need to draw a sketch of the future product on paper, not forgetting to mark all the necessary details. Then you need to cut out a blank for beads from cardboard.
Several pieces of leather should be cut into long strips resembling field grass.
To make spikelets, the wire must be wrapped in tissue paper. Then you need to glue a piece of fleecy suede of a golden hue on top. The spikelets also need to be glued to the base.
Separately, you need to form several small flower buds from leather flaps. You should weave a branch of berries from wire and beads.
You need to cut out autumn leaves from scraps of green and orange leather. Veins on the leaves can be made using a hot knife. If the desired shades of leather are not available, you can give the leaves the desired shade using acrylic paints.
After making all the necessary parts, you can proceed directly to assembling the decoration. First, you should glue the grass in a semicircle. On the other side, you then need to glue the leaves and attach the clasp. Decorate the resulting composition with spikelets and branches of berries.
Leather is an excellent material for making eye-catching jewelry yourself.
By calling on your imagination and putting in a little effort, you can make a stylish accessory from small pieces of leather, which at first glance seem completely useless, that can significantly transform your usual outfit.Leather jewelry will harmoniously complement not only a modest everyday look, but also an extravagant evening look.
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