Leather Earrings

Need an easy last minute Mother's Day gift?  Grab some leather, earring pieces and a steel rule die. 

Using a Steel Rule die and a die cutting machine made it so easy for me to make these cute earrings.  The die I used is the Summer Bouquet Die. I grab some leather like material from the craft store as well as some earring hooks and jump rings.  Having a pair of jewelry pliers helps a lot in making earrings to and if you are a crafter they will be something you will used again and again. 

Here's a step by step on how to make Leather Earrings. 

1. Die cut two of the leaf shapes using the leather of your choice. When placing the leather on the die have one piece face down and one piece face up.  You can cut at least 2 layers of leather on a steel rule die, more if it is light weight. 
2. If you want more than one layer of leather on your earring, then repeat step one, either with a different leather or the same.  Here I die cut the larger leaf in a different leather. 
3. Using a piercing tool, like the Bloom Tool, pierce a hole in the top of the leather.  I prefer a piercing tool over a hole punch, because the hole left by a hole punch may be too big. 
4. Use jewelry pliers to open up a jump ring.  Insert this into the hole in the top of the earring and then close the jump ring. 
5. Open up a second jump ring with the jewelry pliers and put an earring hook onto it. Before closing this jump ring thread it onto the jump ring already on the leather leaf.  The addition of the second jump ring helps the earring hang with the front side facing out instead of going sideways.  Just make sure you earring hook is facing the back before closing that second jump ring. 
6. Repeat these steps to create a second earring.  Remember in step one we die cut the leaves with one piece of leather face up on the die and the other face down on the die?  This helps your earring have a "matching" look instead of the curve of the leaves going in the same direction when you are wearing them the curves both go towards your face or away, if you prefer.  

These earrings are so light weight you can barely tell you are wearing earrings at all. Which is nice for a large set of earrings. 

Here are some fun twists you can try....

After die cutting your leather, spritz it with Shimmer Gold Splash.  Allow this to dry before adding the earring elements. The result is added shimmer that catches in the light as your earrings move!

You can also alter the leather by cutting fringe along the edge.  Giving your leaves texture and dimension. 

For this look, fold your die cut leather leave in half and cut out the center, using the shape of the leaf as your guide. 

These earrings are so fun to make and so easy that you really want to make a bunch of them.  If you'd like to see how to make these you can check out the video below, from my Facebook Friday Live demonstration. 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions about this project, I am happy to help you.  And please show me if you make some cute leather earrings. If you are interested in the tools I used to make my projects you can find a supply list below. 

Supply List: 

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I found my leather and earring elements at the craft store. 

 

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