I can't make just one!

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You know the saying, "you can't eat just one!" well, I am the same when I am trying something new. I learned how to make these braided leather bracelets and they are very cute just plain but I thought they would be even cuter with a cute leather flower.

 

The braiding took a little practice because you braid it from all one piece, I got the tutorial here.

 

Once I figured it out though, I couldn't stop!

 

There are so many possibilities. For some of the centers I used old earrings.

 

For this center I just used beads. I did use the recommendation of using water colors, to dye the leather.

That is how I got these great colors.

 

Just some black leather with an earring center.

 

This one was dyed.

 

The color of the leather originally was the color of the braided band, the leather is a light color. I think this made it easy to make whatever color I wanted.

 

They look yummy enough to eat! I bet you can't eat just one!

I'm Back!

I'm back from the East Coast and my trip was fantastic, I was able to do so many fun things and visit with my grand kids! I was also able to see my son in law graduate from Penn State medical school!! Before I left I made my Mom her Mother's day gift  and sent it off in the mail since I wouldn't be able to be there on Mother's Day. I decided to make some leather flowers mixed with some beads that I had.

While I was making these I decided to experiment with different combinations, so I made a single flower with beads and then I  did a combination of beads and leather flowers on a watch band for my copper watch.

This is the one I made for my Mom and I also gave her a leather flower pin to match. She called me as soon as it arrived and she said, "She loved it!" Of course Mom's always love every gift they get, but I loved it too!

I tried it on to see how it looked, don't you love those veins! (Nurses always notice veins, and lust after big ones, especially when they are having a difficult time finding a vein to start an IV.)

Here is the single rose, it looks quite dainty on the wrist.

This is the watch band and I was able to wear it with or without the watch and it looks great both ways.

I'm glad to be back home but it was so fun to go for awhile and have some great times with my daughter and her cute little family!!

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Leather Flower necklace

I needed something to wear with my black skirt and yellow sweater, so I thought I would make a necklace out of the leather flowers that I have been playing around with. I love how it turned out and it looked perfect as an accessory with what I was wearing yesterday.

The flowers and leaves are made from leather and I braided 3 pieces of leather for the chain to go around

 your neck.

I have so many things to wear this with, I am definitely going to make some more of these!