How to Form Leather Flowers

This post brought to you by LeatherCord USA.April showers bring May leather flowers. This is part I of a two part post all about working with leather flowers to make jewelry and embellishments. Get excited because these things are like super yummy calorie free candy! Who can make the sunshine, already!?!These are just some of the flower colors available. I love all the fun shapes and the sizes make them perfect for stacking!To be honest, I’ve never been able to leave well…well enough alone. So welcome to my brain where I think, “how can I ~~wreck~~ alter these flowers today?” First up: FORMING.

Soak the flowers in a bowl of water for a couple minutes.Then you can push them into shaped containers while they dry so they hold their shape or….squish, pinch, fold and twist them with your fingers. SO many options!One idea will lead to another and another…. Did I mention this is a two part post?Second way to ~~wreck~~ form the flowers is to cut and fringe said flowers. You can re-wet the flowers at any point to form them more.One of my most favorite findings are tie-tack findings with a glue on pad. I’ll warn you now that if you plan on selling these, you’ll hear over and OVER that they will leave a hole in your shirt. My response: thank you for the day you were born (but I’m still doing it my way). For this piece, I cut the back off of a button and glued it to the tie tack.Then you can start stacking the leather pieces behind it.Yes, I know it’s going to make a hole in that purse. Thanks for letting me know (and the day you were born).Sweet right? I think these would make the cutest bridesmaid clutches. I got this linen clutch at the craft store P.S. You could also stencil it first with an accent color and then embellish with the leather flowers.It’s my birthday this week. I think I just made myself a present. 😉