I made some cute hand stamped leather bracelets today. Boo wanted some friendship bracelets:

And I thought with Mother’s day coming up…..what about some mix and match leather bangles as a gift for a special loved one? Or these would make great party favors:

I bought the bracelets and alphabet stamp set from the local craft store. You can find larger cuffs here.

 

The other supplies I needed were a sponge and a mallet:

 

The first step is to wipe the leather bracelet with a damp sponge (do not soak it):

Place the bracelet on a hard surface (I do it on my brick patio) and use the mallet to bit the end of the stamp one or two times with force:

The stamp will leave the letter impression behind:

Carefully space out all of the letters. Then let the bracelet dry out if it is still damp:

I use Angelus Leather Paints and Dyes to decorate the bracelets:

Just apply a coat of paint with a soft brush:

Or apply some dye with a dauber:

To get a distressed look you can wipe some paint off using a damp rag:

Once the paint or dye is dry I use some Kiwi shoe polish to seal and shine the bracelets….or you can use beeswax and then buff the leather to a shine:

For Boo’s smaller friendship bracelets I cut off both ends of one of the leather bracelets using a box cutter:

I don’t have leather tools so I improvised and drilled holes in either end of the bracelet using a household drill:

I bought this colorful sued lace from the craft store for the ties:

A small piece of lace threaded through both sides of the cuff ties it closed:

Easy gift ideas for anyone!

So many different messages you could stamp onto these:

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