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DIY Leather Bracelets – An Easy, Creative Project

August 24, 2017 by Patti Estep 12 Comments

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

DIY Leather Bracelets

Today I’m sharing a fun and inexpensive way to diy leather bracelets. There are a few different ways to make this craft, from the “it couldn’t be any easier,” to the “takes a little time but worth it,” approach.

The idea for this tutorial came from the DIY blogging conference I attended recently in Atlanta. One of the first things they give you is a huge bag of swag from all the sponsors. Yay!

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

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One of my favorites was this leather luggage tag from Dremel. There was a note to take the tag to their booth. In between classes, you could visit the vendor booths. Dremel had a nice table with their tools that let us engrave whatever we wanted onto our tags. The entire weekend was really hectic, so I didn’t have a lot of time to think about it, and I had to work fast, but I love the concept.

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

Then one of the girls I met at the same conference had on a cute bracelet that she bought on Esty. She told me that the woman she bought it from uses old belts to make the bracelets. That sealed the deal. When I got home I ordered some blue leather online, and stopped by my local Goodwill to pick up a few belts to make my own leather cuff bracelets.

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

This one already had a pretty carving in the belt. I measured my wrist, and added 2 inches for the overlap for the snaps, and cut a piece of the belt.

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

I used some old leather paints to color in the engraved sections and added two snaps at the end. You could probably just use craft paints too.

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

This belt had a couple of pretty silver metal sections, making it perfect for a bracelet.

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

Just cut to fit and add snaps. Here I chose to add only one snap, as the belt was already pretty stiff. In fact, I’m pretty sure that it was not leather at all.

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

Since I didn’t find any good leather belts to engrave at Goodwill, I purchased this piece of blue leather online.

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

Then I created a pretty pattern, printed it out and used a pen to trace the image.

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

The Dremel rotary tool allowed me to engrave the traced pattern into the leather. It turned out okay, but I think I could use a little practice. Still, I love the whole idea.

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

Here’s my daughter modeling one of the bracelets.

DIY leather bracelets is a fun tutorial that shows you how to make stylish leather cuffs from old belts and pieces of leather, paints and a dremel tool.

You never know what you will find at any thrift store. The cost of the two belts was only $1.51, and the snap kit was around $5.00 for 6 snaps and the anvil tool. Of course the leather was more, but still affordable, and you could make several bracelets from the piece. We already own a dremel rotary tool. They can be pricey, but I do find it so handy for many DIY projects. A great one for your wish list.

Overall these DIY leather bracelets were a blast to make. They are a great candidate for selling, and gift giving. They would also be great for a girls craft night project, where everyone could bring an old belt to the party to share.

 

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About Patti Estep

Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

 

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  1. Peggy

    November 04, 2017 at 7:56 pm

    I love that you used existing old leather belts, especially some that might have been out of style – what a great way to repurpose!

    Reply
    • Patti Estep

      November 05, 2017 at 6:18 am

      Yes. I was so fun finding old belts at Goodwill and creating them into cuffs. You should definitely try it.

      Reply
  2. Mary

    August 31, 2017 at 6:01 pm

    Patti this is a great way to repurpose old belts. They look fresh and so pretty. In fact you could sell these and make a ton of money, I know my girls would buy them.

    Reply
    • Patti Estep

      August 31, 2017 at 6:28 pm

      Hi Mary,

      Thanks for the kind words. I’m thinking about starting an Etsy shop. Maybe I could include the bracelets.

      Reply
  3. Pamela

    August 31, 2017 at 12:26 pm

    These are so cool! Now I am really kicking myself for not taking the time at the Dremel table. My luggage tag is still bare. “sniff”. But I did buy a Dremel recently. 🙂

    Reply
    • Patti Estep

      August 31, 2017 at 1:03 pm

      Thanks Pamela. I can’t wait to see what you create with the Dremel. I know it will be awesome.

      Reply
  4. Barbara Chapman ~ French Ethereal

    August 30, 2017 at 3:34 pm

    Ooooh, I really like these cuffs! Was able to post to Pinterest through Tailwind, yeah! <3 Will share over on my FB as a fun craft, too. Thanks for a fun project!!!

    Reply
  5. Steven

    August 27, 2017 at 6:38 am

    WOW! It’s an amazing idea. I’m a DIY’er but never make it before, it’s a unique idea. I wanna make it. Thanks for share

    Reply
    • Patti Estep

      August 28, 2017 at 7:56 am

      Hi Steven,

      Glad you like it.

      Reply
  6. Carole West

    August 24, 2017 at 8:40 am

    So fun and love the idea of using belts for this, western belts would be neat too.. You’ve grabbed my attention because for whatever reason leather art has been on my brain recently. If you sew…. leather engraved pouch wristlets would be neat too..

    Reply
  7. Kathy Hardess

    August 24, 2017 at 8:01 am

    Oh, the pattern is so nice! That’s really creative!

    Reply
    • Patti Estep

      August 24, 2017 at 8:23 am

      Hi Kathy,

      Glad you like. You never know what you might find at a thrift store but even if you don’t have that option, you can creative something pretty fun too.

      Reply

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