Ready for a magic trick? Watch how a piece of leather went from being a beat-up mini-skirt to a snazzy geometric necklace.
I've been wanting to experiment with some leather crafts, so I stopped by Goodwill and dug this skirt out of the clearance section. Yes, even Goodwill has a clearance section. The whole skirt was $1.75, which is far less than even a very small piece of leather at the craft store.
I ripped the skirt apart at the seams with a seam ripper until I had the component pieces. I saved the zipper for a future project and sorted the leather pieces. I used a pattern that was intended for felt jewelry, and laid the pieces out to use the leather as efficiently as possible. I only used a small piece of the skirt for this necklace.
I cut three rough pieces, then cut out additional details. I used scissors for the basic shape and an x-acto knife for details.
I joined the front and side pieces with jump rings and added a snap closure. Here are the results!
Dress, swapped; sandals, Younkers; earrings, Claire's; necklace, see above!
I've been wanting to experiment with some leather crafts, so I stopped by Goodwill and dug this skirt out of the clearance section. Yes, even Goodwill has a clearance section. The whole skirt was $1.75, which is far less than even a very small piece of leather at the craft store.
I ripped the skirt apart at the seams with a seam ripper until I had the component pieces. I saved the zipper for a future project and sorted the leather pieces. I used a pattern that was intended for felt jewelry, and laid the pieces out to use the leather as efficiently as possible. I only used a small piece of the skirt for this necklace.
Dress, swapped; sandals, Younkers; earrings, Claire's; necklace, see above!
You are amazing. One of the best DIY's I've seen!
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