Hello Funky Polka Dot Giraffe readers! I am so excited to be this weeks Funky Friday Feature!! My name is Tonia and you can find me over at The Gunny Sack. I blog about crafting, sewing and cooking and hope you stop by for a visit! Today I am going to share with you how to make a painted leather flower.
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Find 3 various sized circular objects to trace. I found a plastic cup, a thermos lid and a medicine cup. Trace the 3 circles onto a piece of leather.
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Cut the circles out, making the edges wavy. I left the edges of the smallest one as a circle.
You can also use larger rhinestones in the center of the flower for a variation.
Here are a few of the other tutorials you can find on The Gunny Sack.
Come stop by and say hello!
Thanks Kyla for having me as your guest today!
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Paint the leather leaving a black border. I used teal acrylic paint but fabric paint and leather paint would also work.
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This is how it looked after one coat of paint. Let the first coat dry and then add a second coat.
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After the second coat dries, light a candle and put the edges near the flame. They will begin to curl up.
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Using hot glue, put glue on the suede but only in the center. You don't want to completely flatten the flower layers together.
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Glue a rhinestone into the center of the flower and it is done! You can now use the flower for whatever you want to embellish.
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If you want to make a headband, cut a small strip of leather.
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Hot glue the strip over the headband on the back of the flower.
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You can also use larger rhinestones in the center of the flower for a variation.
Here are a few of the other tutorials you can find on The Gunny Sack.
Come stop by and say hello!
Thanks Kyla for having me as your guest today!
2 comments:
Great job Tonia! I love how it has this 70's retro vibe... I need to try this, especially when we have a leather store fairly close to our house:)
You used those pieces of leather very well. Nice job!
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