With all of the crafty people and artisans displaying their talents, I always am up for a new challenge when I see what can be created with little or no expense. We have so many leather scraps from the Mr.'s hobby that I decided to try my talents. At our small library, there is a box in the entry way for people to leave discarded magazines and are free for the taking. I leave mine there, but I also scrounge for things I have not seen. In a batch of old magazines from the 90's I found a few to take and peruse. There was an article about making fall pins from leather and the leaf patterns were included. So these are about 1" to 1 1/2" across and all that is left is to add the pin backs. I got help from the Mr. to determine which tools I needed to cut the patterns into the wet leather and shape them and when they were dry, I painted them with acrylic and sprayed a sealer. Voila! No cost and now I am thinking of making a leather cuff. I saw them for as much as $65.00 in shops not long ago. And now another gorgeous sunrise taken from my back door this weekend. Love the fall colors.
"Every man is the architect of his own virtues" ~ Sallust
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