Hand Stamped Leather Bracelets (A Tutorial)
I made some cute hand stamped leather bracelets today. Boo wanted some friendship bracelets:
And I thought with Mother’s day coming up…..what about some mix and match leather bangles as a gift for a special loved one? Or these would make great party favors:
I bought the bracelets and alphabet stamp set from the local craft store. You can find larger cuffs here.
The other supplies I needed were a sponge and a mallet:
The first step is to wipe the leather bracelet with a damp sponge (do not soak it):
Place the bracelet on a hard surface (I do it on my brick patio) and use the mallet to bit the end of the stamp one or two times with force:
The stamp will leave the letter impression behind:
Carefully space out all of the letters. Then let the bracelet dry out if it is still damp:
I use Angelus Leather Paints and Dyes to decorate the bracelets:
Just apply a coat of paint with a soft brush:
Or apply some dye with a dauber:
To get a distressed look you can wipe some paint off using a damp rag:
Once the paint or dye is dry I use some Kiwi shoe polish to seal and shine the bracelets….or you can use beeswax and then buff the leather to a shine:
For Boo’s smaller friendship bracelets I cut off both ends of one of the leather bracelets using a box cutter:
I don’t have leather tools so I improvised and drilled holes in either end of the bracelet using a household drill:
I bought this colorful sued lace from the craft store for the ties:
A small piece of lace threaded through both sides of the cuff ties it closed:
Easy gift ideas for anyone!
So many different messages you could stamp onto these:
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Comments
I just love these !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want one!! Love it!!
Fantastic!
Those are adorable! Which craft store are they from? I can’t seem to find anything like it online.
Ooh, love these. Thanks Ashley!
Adorable…this will be a great project my my gdaughters and me ! Thanks again, I’m still making sock bunnies!
Love ya,
Beth
So cute! Leila would love these!!
Oh my gosh, I love these!!! I need to make them. What a great idea for personalized gifts. You are so talented
Very clever!
these are sooooooooooo cute!
Love these!! I can’t wait to give it a try.
Not only did you make something so beautiful ,you shared how to do it!!! Thank-you!!
Cute I pinned them will have to try this thank u for the tutorial
Ok, this may be something I can do. These are fantastic!!!!