I recently dis­cov­ered just how ver­sa­tile leather is. I started mak­ing bags, but I quickly moved on to explore leather jew­elry. With­out any expec­ta­tions, I jumped in and came up with a few designs.

You can eas­ily cus­tomize this scrap leather neck­lace with your favorite shapes and col­ors.  Leather comes in so many tex­tures and thick­nesses – the pos­si­bil­i­ties are endless!

Can’t find a local source for leather? No prob­lem! An old leather jacket or bag from a thrift store will do the trick:)

What You Need

• Scrap leather (what­ever color strikes your fancy)
• Paper (to use for feather template)
• Metal chain
• 5 small jump rings (one for each feather)
• Thick nee­dle or leather punch
• Scis­sors

Step One

Cut out a feather shape from a piece of paper to use as a template.

Step Two

Trace and cut out a feather from scrap leather using your paper template.

Step Three

Repeat step two four more times (you will need five feath­ers all together).

Step Four

Using a thick nee­dle or leather punch, make a hole at the base of each feather.

Step Five

Cut small notches on the sides of each feather to make them look more realistic.

Step Six

Mount each feather on a small jump ring.

Step Seven

Cut a 1/4-in. strip of leather 6 inches long. Punch a hole on each end to attach the chain. Next, slide each feather onto the strip of leather and attach the metal chain on each end of the leather strip.

Voliá, your new neck­lace is ready to wear. Happy crafting :)

Meet The Contributor

Sibylle Roessler. Graphic designer/creative blogger/German girl. Cre­ates amaz­ing designs. Writes a cool blog. Puts the funky in your life.

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