DIY – Leather Necklace
Written by Miranda on August 18, 2009Besides our passion for hand-painted shoes, we also have a passion for funky jewelery. Sometimes we make our own and they turn out horribly, but this one’s so easy there really is no excuse to go out and pay for something like this.
Stuff you need:
- scrap pieces of leather
- 2 hoops
- 1 lobster claw
- 1 old chain
1. Find scrap pieces of leather (I cut mine off of a skirt that I made shorter)
2. Cut leather into rectangle of whatever size you please
3. Cut fringes into the leather. Basically cut straight strips but leave around 1 cm at the end attached.
4. Poke holes using a thick needle near the upper corner of the leather. (Upper being the part where all the pieces are attached)
5. Attach a hoop to each hole (I used hoops left over from the minipunkz project)
6. Attach lobster claw to one of the hoops
7. Find an old chain that you don’t really wear anymore and attach it to the necklace (hoop to lobster claw)
8. Attach additional dangling bits to hoops
9. Wear it!
