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Did you happen to catch the last Leather Cord USA post? It was all about forming and altering flowers with water and scissors. In this installment, I’ll show you a few more fun ideas that play with these cute little leather flowers to make more embellishments.
Bust out those hole punches! You can leave the flowers flat or form them first with water as seen in the last post. Most of these are hole punches that you can use for paper except for the one on the far left. That one is made for leather tooling and I got it at Harbor Freight. It’s great because it can make multiple hole sizes.
SO easy! I like to have multiple size hole punch tools to add variety and interest to the individual flowers.
This tool is especially great when tube riveting because you can make the hole the exact same size as the rivet.
Another idea is trimming the edge with pinking shears. This changes the hole look of the flower in seconds. These would be so sweet to use in millinery crafting.
OK, time to put it all together. These are special stick pins with a glue pad. You can string your stack of flower pieces and what not onto the pin.
Just like this! I love mixing in other elements like metal flowers and beads.
Be sure to use a multi-purpose epoxy to glue the elements onto the pad part of the pin.
Wouldn’t be a blog post without a jean jacket appearance!
Do you remember that post on painted tassels? I applied the same paint with a stiff brush in white on a flower to add a little texture. Glued all the pieces up at the top and voila….
A sweet stick pin! The thing I love the most about these flowers is each piece is 24 cents, so you can build these little pins for less than a dollar in most cases!!
Check out all the flower options at Leather Cord USA!
Forming Leather Part II
How to Form Leather Flowers
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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. 😉
Hi, I’m Candie. I design jewelry and crafts, author books, teach classes and host television programs. I thrive on simple ideas that anyone can achieve. I also love projects made from unexpected materials that stand the test of time. Join me as I lead a creative life! 
