Written by Mandy Pellegrin of Fabric Paper Glue. I love working with leather, but if you're new to the material, it can be intimidating. If you're looking for an easy, on-trend project to dip your toe in the water of working with leather, or you're just looking for the perfect DIY accessory for cinching the waist of a recent longer, looser zippy top creation, perhaps, I've got you covered today. This belt is super cute and, even better, super easy! DIY Studded Leather Belt // Supplies: 1.5" wide white leather strap, utility ...Continue Reading
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sunglasses case tutorial with a pleather bow!
Written by Jessica of The Ladyette. Today I have a super useful DIY project for you...a sunglasses case with an outside pocket. It's perfect for taking along your sunglasses and a few small things like lip gloss and a credit card or ID. It will fit in your purse or you can carry it around itself because it's so cute. sunglasses case tutorial Supplies Needed: cotton fabric, faux leather fabric, thread (possibly in multiple colors), a needle, scissors, measuring tape, a few pins, and a sewing machine (which is optional, because you ...Continue Reading
fox and bunny leather brooches
Written by Vivian of Vivileen and Suz and Viv Spring always makes me think of cute fuzzy animals, and with Easter right around the corner I thought it would be fun to make some animal brooches. Naturally a bunny brooch came to mind and foxes are one of my current favorites so I thought I would make a fox one too. Supplies: Leather scraps (If you have a leather store nearby these will usually be much cheaper than buying leather at a craft store.) Pin Back Embroidery thread Scissors Hot glue gun and glue embroidery ...Continue Reading
Leather Bottom Tote Tutorial
Written by Vivian of Vivian Eileen and Suz and Viv. If you're anything like me you can never have enough bags (or totes, purses, clutches, pouches...). They're probably one of my favorite things to sew because they usually don't take much time or fabric. Today I have a tutorial for a leather bottom tote. I love how customizable this project is! I used chevron fabric for the top and pleather on the bottom (and fun floral interior!) but really any combination of fabrics can be used. Leather Bottom Tote Tutorial// First cut your ...Continue Reading
DIY Mini Leather Wallet
Written by Mandy Pellegrin of Fabric Paper Glue Chances are if you've been around See Kate Sew long, you've made yourself a clutch. Maybe it was my sequin + leopard zip clutch or Kate's ridiculously cute leather polka dot clutch. If you're anything like I am, every time you pull out a clutch for a night out you face the quandary of how to compactly fit your cash, ID, and cards. I don't know about you, but my normal wallet is the size of many of my clutches. Today's project is a three-step DIY to make a mini leather wallet perfect for a ...Continue Reading
DIY faux leather arrow tee
Written by Jessica of The Ladyette. Hi, this month I am back to bring you another DIY fashion project in what happens to be my favorite color...black. I've been very drawn to black and white patterns, faux letter, and graphic tees lately. So combine all of those things together in a DIY project, and the results are this lovely black and white striped tee with faux leather arrow applique. [arrows01 photo] Supplies: a basic tee, a piece of faux leather about 9X11 inches, scissors, a paintbrush or sponge brush, Mod Podge (matte), a piece ...Continue Reading
buy + diy: DIY polka dot leather clutch
For today's BUY + DIY project, I made a cute little polka dot leather clutch that closes with a velcro tie and attached bow. I filled it with store-bought CHOCOLATE! Because who doesn't want that? When in doubt, chocolate is a great gift! Leather Hide Store sent me a whole cowhide to play with. They have leather in a lot of colors, this is the Copper Mountain Saddle color. I was pretty excited for this opportunity because leather is a material I haven't really sewn with much. (Or at all!) I was surprised to find that it was really easy ...Continue Reading
pleather star onesie
Refashioning onesies never gets old! I love onesies because they are the one pieces of clothing that is totally baby only. Anyways, I have a few of these “Calvin Klein” onesies. I don’t love the wording on it, so I covered the onesie with a pleather star pattern that covered up the text. I did this way back in November(?) and now in March it finally fits Lena. Had to wait for a cute model to get here to post it. It’s really easy to make this star onesie. I used my AccuQuilt GO! Baby fabric cutter and star cutting die to cut the stars from ...Continue Reading
40 fat quarter projects!
Little projects that you can make with a scrap of fabric are some of my favorite things to make! After sewing so many clothes, I always have large scraps to work with! So here are 40 fat quarter projects that will get you started! Hopefully you can find some weekend sewing ideas in here! All you need for these projects is a stack of fat quarters or a few scraps from your scrap box! These easy projects are small items that make awesome gifts for neighbors and friends or even party favors. Fat quarter projects are fun to produce ...Continue Reading
Make your own rubber stamps with a laser engraver
This is one of the coolest projects I've ever made - custom rubber stamps! I didn't think this was something I could do at home (except for maybe with hand engraving) but with a laser engraver you can make your own rubber stamps with any design you want! I'll show you how! I knew the xTool F1 could make some neat stuff, but this rubber stamp kit made me super excited! With a laser engraver, making a custom stamp is so easy! Imagine all the things you can make a custom rubber stamp for - address stamps, custom teacher stamps, logo ...Continue Reading
xTool F1 Review – Laser engraver for craft fairs and small business
After trying the xTool M1, I was so excited to try another from the xTool laser line-up! xTool sent me their F1 portable laser engraver to try out - it's smaller than the M1 but can engrave on more things! In this xTool F1 review I will tell you about features of the F1 and show you this cool project I made with it - custom leather tags for hats, bags and clothing! Read my review of the xTool M1 5-in-1 Laser Cutter and Engraver. The xTool F1 is portable, which means you can bring it to craft fairs. It's also portable in that you can ...Continue Reading