We’ve got a special DIY for your summer outfits! Create a leather bracelet with large-hole gemstones and braided with silk ribbon. This tutorial is a revamp of our previous blog post: Criss Cross Leather Bracelet by Dakota Stones. Check out this blog post for written directions on how to make these bracelets. Plus, below is a previous LIVE episode where Tory demonstrates how to braid and make this leather bracelet!

Items used in bracelets:

• TC02349 – 16.5mm Antique Pewter Amor Round Button by TierraCast®
• A022076 – 2mm Natural Light Brown Round Leather Cord
• A021777 – Tutti Frutti Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon
• RHO8RDLH-8 – Rhodonite Large Hole 8mm Round

Bracelet Video Tutorial

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Tutorial begins at 3:30 minutes.

Design with NEW Leather Cuffs with snaps. Paint, rivet, or weave stringing materials between the strands. Or leave it as it since it’s a ready-to-wear cuffs that has two snaps to easily adjust between two size lengths.

Leather Cuffs

Our selection of leather cuffs comes in three different sizes. The similarities with all three sizes is their two snap option. You can adjust between the two snaps to lengthen or shorten the cuff.

20.5cmx1.5cm Leather Cuff: These cuffs are 20.5cm in length, while it’s 1.5cm wide. They are made with genuine leather from LeatherCord USA. Get them in 7 colors:

• Z011815 – Distressed Leather
• Z011820 – Black
• Z011839 – Red Brown
• Z011966 – Natural Tan
• Z011967 – Black Nubuck
• Z011969 – Shark Blue Nubuck
• Z011989 – Red Brown Nubuck

21.5cmx3.2cmm Leather Cuff: These cuffs are 12.5cm in length and 3.2cm in width. They have a wide band that you can easily punch holes in them and embellish. They are made with genuine leather from LeatherCord USA. Get them in 4 colors:

• Z011898 – Natural Tan Nubuck
• Z011916 – Black Nubuck
• Z011917 – Shark Blue Nubuck
• Z011960 – Red Brown Nubuck

And lastly these Shredded Leather Cuffs looks really trendy! They are 9 inches long and 1.875 inches wide with 2 snap options for a 7 or 7.5 inches wrist length. Made from cow hide, they already have cuts in the leather to mimic a multi-strand look! Get them in 12 color ways:

• Z011776 – Black
• Z011777 – Metallic Antique Silver
• Z011778 – Metallic Antique Bronze
• Z011779 – Light Rust
• Z011783 – Taco
• Z011784 – Cocoa
• Z011785 – Cream
• Z011788 – Red
• Z011789 – Dark Turquoise
• Z011810 – Dark Chocolate
• Z011813 – Saddle
• Z011814 – Dark Rust

DIY Leather Cuff with Vintaj Patinas

So with these bracelet cuffs, Tory was inspired to paint some Vintaj Patinas onto the cuff! She used different paints and made hash marks with brushes and also dots! How will you create with these leather cuffs? To paint with patinas, check out our video where our friend Candie Cooper joined us in painting leather with Patinas. CLICK HERE for video.

Items used in first bracelet: TL00347 and Z011785.

Items used in second bracelet: TL00297, TL00323 and Z011989.

Designed by Tory.

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Get hooked on making DIY jewelry because we have this beautiful hook wrap bracelet with vegan bolo leather cord. While it doubles up when you wrap it, it’ll look like you’re wearing a multi strand bracelet!

Items used in wrap bracelet:

• CH01025 (30″) – 4mm Turquoise Braided Cotton Bolo Vegan Leather Cord
  Bracelet fits a 7.5″ size wrist. Add more inches for a wider wrist or lessen for a smaller one.
• Z014457 – Silver Plated Hook Clasp for 4mm Round Leather
• A015821 – Super New Glue

Directions:

1. Fold leather in half. Slide on the slider bead through both leather pieces towards the middle point to create a loop.
2. Add a drop of glue in the hook clasp piece and swirl the glue around to coat or use a toothpick to swab inside.
3. Insert leather ends in and hold it for a few seconds to let it adhere. Let bracelet dry fully before wearing.

Bracelet Designed by Tory

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, which makes this leather bracelet fitting for the occasion. Made with 2mm leather cord and silver findings and beads, you’ll fall in love with how easy it is to make!

Items used in leather heart bracelet:

• Z009203 (4) – Hearts Around Bead for 2mm Leather
• X005968 (4) – Petite Heart Connect Bead
• Z012736 (2) – Antique Silver Crescent Slider for 10mm Flat Leather
• A015688 – Antique Silver Small Magnetic Clasp for Flat Leather
• Z002563 – Antique Silver Heart Shaped Slider
• A013406 – 2mm White Leather Cord
• E-6000

Directions:

1. Measure your wrist. Subtract an inch off your measurement. Cut 4 pieces of leather at this length.
2. Use a toothpick or swab to add some glue to the inside channel of one side of your clasp. Insert all 4 leather cord ends into this clasp end. Let it dry for a few minutes.
3. Slide all 4 cord ends into the crescent slider, concave out. Slide a heart bead onto each cord. Use 2 Heart Around and 2 Petite Heart.
4. Slide all four cord ends through the Heart Shaped Slider.
5. Slide a heart bead onto each piece of cord. Use 2 Heart Around and 2 Petite Heart. Slide a all 4 cords into the 2nd crescent slider bead, concave in.
6. Lay your leather and beads down and try to straighten your pattern. Flush other leather ends. Make a flush cut if necessary.
7. Add glue to other channel of clasp and insert all 4 leather ends. Let bracelet dry for at least 24 hours.

Designed by Jacque.

Try out this fun DIY bib necklace with deerskin lace fringe and Black Gold Amazonite large-hole gemstone beads from our Deerskin Lace March 2018 Trend.

Exceptionally strong, yet soft and supple, Deerskin Lace is expertly cut from only the finest North American deer hides. Great for all your jewelry and beading projects or for garment lacing. Deerskin Lace is the softest leather lace around. 

Items used in necklace:

• Z010962 – 3mm Saddle Deerskin Lace
  Or any 3mm Leather Lace like (Black/Slate Gray/Chocolate/Buckskin)
• Z021567 – 120mm Open Center Curved Bib Pendant Connector
• BGA8RLLH-M-8 – 8mm Matte Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone Rondelle Large Hole Beads
• CH00034 (2′) – 6mm Antique Silver Plated Cable Chain

Directions:

1. Cut 7 pieces of leather lace at 10 inches.
2. Cut 6 pieces of leather lace at 7 inches.
3. Take a 7″ leather and make a lark’s head knot on the bottom bar of the bib necklace. Repeat 2 more times.
4. Make a lark’s head knot with the 10″ leather, 7 times.
5. Make a lark’s head knot with the 7″ leather, 3 times.
6. Slide a gemstone to the middle strand of your leather fringes and make a knot. Repeat outwards, staggering your knots so that your fringes get shorter and shorter. Make sure your knots are where you’d want them to be and then cut off excess leather.
7. Tie one end of the chain with the side hole of your bib connector with a 3″ piece of leather, twice. Repeat to other side.
8. Optional, you can cut chain in half to add a clasp. Or cut chain shorter for a shorter length.

We’re ending the year with one of our favorites from 2020, straw earrings. We’ve paired our colored straw components with LeatherCord USA deerskin leather lace, a soft leather that can easily bend and shape.

Items used in earrings:

• Z010962 – 3mm Saddle Deerskin Leather Lace
• Z016790 – Turquoise Handmade Woven Rattan Straw
• TC02360 – 11mm Brass Oxide Jardin Crimp End Cap by TierraCast®
• Z002858 – Antique Brass Fishhook with 2mm Ball Earwires

Directions:

1. Cut two pieces of leather at 5 inches.
2. Fold one piece of leather and make a lark’s head knot through the straw component. Make sure the leather is laid next to each other and the front of the leather is faced the same way. (Refer to our earrings tutorial to see step 1 and 2 on making a lark’s head knot with leather lace.)
3. Repeat step 2 for other leather piece and straw.
4. Determine the length you want your leather to be. You can cut a 1/4″ off the end of your leather. Make sure it is a flush cut.
5. Cap your leather ends with the TierraCast end cap. Using nylon pliers, crimp the end cap to secure the leather ends. Repeat for other leather and end cap. (As an option, you can add a small dot of E-6000 inside the end cap. Use a toothpick to spread it around. Do not use Super New Glue, it may discolor the leather where it is inserted.)
6. Open earwire loop, slide on end cap loop and close earwire loop. Repeat for other earring.

Our Mixed Moons Leather Bracelet with adjustable sliding clasp tutorial today is dedicated to the celestial phenomenon of two Full moons this October. The first was on Oct 1st and the second is on an ominous Halloween night! Make this fun bracelet for a spooky holiday or for the next full moon on Halloween, which wont be for another 19 years.

What you’ll need for the Mixed Moon Leather Bracelet with adjustable sliding clasp:

• Z019103 – 1.5mm Leather cord
• Z019982 (2) – Antique Silver Coin Slider
• Z019983 – Satin Gold Coin Slider
• Z019986 (2) – Rectangular End
• Z012153 – Adjustable Wheat Chain Bracelet Sliding Clasp
• A015821 – Super New Glue

Directions:

1. Cut 4 pieces of leather at 4 inches each.
2. Add a small drop of glue inside the rectangular end. Insert all four ends of leather inside the end. Let it dry for a minute before going to step 3.
3. Slide on the 3 Coin Sliders, Silver, Gold and Silver. Now, make sure other ends of the leather are straight, cut if necessary. Add a small drop of glue to the other rectangular end, insert leather ends inside the rectangular end. Let it dry for a minute before going to step 4.
4. Remove both jump rings from adjustable slider clasp. Set jump rings aside. Trim 1-2 inches off both chains, depending on your wrist size.
5. Slide jump ring back onto the slider chain end and loop of a rectangular end, close jump ring. Repeat on other side.

We love the contrasting colors in this Flora Link Cross Cross Leather Bracelet. This DIY uses a braided and macramé technique using round leather cord and TierraCast Flora Links. It’s also a revamp version of the Criss Cross Leather Bracelet we did back in May.

What you’ll need for Leather Bracelet:

• Z015514 – 1mm Natural Light Brown Leather
• A022077 – 2mm Natural Blue Leather
• TC02377 (2) – Small Flora Link
• TC02379 (3) – Medium Flora Link
• TC02349 – Button

Get all the components for this project here

Directions:

1. Cut 30 inches of the 2mm leather cord.
2. Cut 60 inches of the 1mm leather cord.
3. Slide 2mm leather through button and center it. Take both leather ends and make a knot an inch away from the button.
4. You can use a macrame board to anchor your 2mm leathers down or pin it down to anchor it also.
5. Slide the middle part of your 1mm leather behind both of the 2mm leather cord, near the knot you made in Step 3. Make 7 full square macramé knots.
6. Slide on a small flora link. In front of the link cross the left piece of the 1mm over the 2 strands of 2mm cord and then cross the right piece over the left peice.
7. Take the both ends of 2mm leather and bend them back over the crisscrossed strands and go back thru the ring. Tighten, adjust and straighten your strands.
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 with a sequence of 3 medium flora link and 1 small flora link.
9. After last ring do 7 FULL macramé square knots.
10. With all 4 pieces of cord make an overhand knot where the macramé ends. Trim ends of the 1mm cord.
11. Make another overhand knot with both leather ends about one inch from the first to create your button hole clasp. Make another for an optional length.

Video Tutorial

Check out our previous Facebook LIVE episode where Tory makes this bracelet HERE!

Today’s project is the DIY Ring Link Adjustable Leather Bracelet we demoed at the Pinners Conference. This project uses some of our favorite branded components like TierraCast ring component, Dakota Stones large-hole gemstones and Leather Cord USA 1.5mm leather! Combine them all and get a fun DIY you’ll need to make for all your friends.

What you’ll need for Ring Link Adjustable Leather Bracelet:

• TC01233 – 19mm Hammertone Ring
• 1.5mm Round Leather Cord:
  Z019103/Z019147 – 1.5mm Natural Black Round Leather Cord
  Z019126/Z019150 – 1.5mm Natural Light Brown Round Leather Cord
• Large-Hole Round Gemstone Beads:
  WAF8RDLH-8 – White African Opal
  BGA8RDLH-8 – Black Gold Amazonite

Directions:

1. Cut two pieces of leather at 18” length each.
2. Take one leather piece, fold in half and make a lark’s head knot on the TierraCast ring.
3. Slide a gemstone onto both strands of leather ends.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with other leather.
5. Cross leather ends, keeping strands straight. And then tie a sliding knot with an 8” piece of leather:
   1. Lay an inch of leather end over the bracelet’s leather strands.
   2. Hold end under your non-dominant hand and wrap around all the leather strands.
   3. Continue to wrap cord around leather strands loosely, working back towards the cut end of wrapping cord. Make 5 coils.
   4. Thread leather under and through all the coils you’ve just created.
   5. Adjust the coils so they sit neatly and pull both leather ends in opposite directions to secure knot.
   6. Trim away excess leather close to coil
6. Make an overhand knot with leather ends. Cut off excess leather.

We’ve compiled some of our favorites in today’s project! We have TierraCast findings with Leather Cord USA Nubuck leather lace and mixing metals with Nunn Designs hoops. Try these DIY earrings out today!

Items used in earrings:

• TCZ0077 – Sterling Silver Earring Wire by Tierracast®
• Z004551 (2) – 30mm Ant. Silver Grande Organic Hoop by Nunn Design
• Z008273 (2) – 35mm 24k Gold Plated Frame Hoop by Nunn Designs
• Z016427 – 10mm Black Nubuck Lace
• A008807 – 7mm Silver Plated 16 Gauge Round Jump Rings
• A008799 – 5mm Oval Silver Plated 21 Gauge Jump ROpings
• Tools: TL00043 – Leather Hole Punch Pliers

Directions:

1. Cut two pieces of leather at 1.5″ long.
2. Punch a hole 1/8″ from the edge of your piece of leather. Punch a hole on each leather end. Repeat on the other leather piece.
3. Open oval jump ring, slide on a hole of a leather piece, slide on a gold and silver ring and slide through other hole of that leather piece. Close jump ring.
4. Open 7mm jump ring, slide on oval jump ring from step 3 and through ear wire loop. Close jump ring.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for other earring.

Let’s welcome fall with a this fun DIY using LeatherCord USA 1.5mm leather, Blue Crazy Lace large-hole gemstones from Dakota Stones and the perfect findings from TierraCast to pull it all together.

What you’ll need:

• BCL8RDLH-8 – 8mm Blue Crazy Lace Large-Hole Gemstones
• Z019126 – 1.5mm Leather Cord
• TC01913 (3) – 6mm Hammered Barrel Bead
• TC02800 (2) – Crimp End Cap
• Z001256 – 6mm Magnetic Clasp
• Z011500 – Jump Rings

Directions:

1. Cut 4 pieces of leather at 9″.
2. Slide all 4 pieces of leather through a barrel bead and center the bead in the middle of the leather pieces.
3. Divide 2 leather pieces to each side of the barrel bead.
4. On one side, fold the inner leather in half and slide a gemstone bead onto both leather ends.
5. Fold the outer leather strands in half, laying them on either side of the gemstone you added in Step 4 and slide all 4 ends through a barrel bead. Adjust leather strands to lay flat, and slide barrel up close to the gemstone you previously added.
6. Using nylon pliers or a flat nose pliers, gently crimp down on the barrel bead to keep the middle leather and gemstone in place.
7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to other side of the bracelet.
8. Trim to wrist size and minus about ½ inch; making sure your barrel/gemstone design is centered and you’re making a straight flush cut.
9. Add an end cap to one end of your leather design, making sure all 4 leather strands fit inside and crimp down on your end cap using a flat nose or nylon pliers. Repeat on the other end of the bracelet.
10. Open 1 jump ring and slide on your end cap loop and clasp loop. Repeat on the other end cap loop and magnet end.

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One of our happiest combinations are leather and gemstone. Throw in a fantastic large rhinestone clasp and this bracelet is one you’ll wear all the time.

Items used in bracelet sample:

• 1mm Leather Cord – Z015514
  Try other 1mm leather cord colors.
• 8mm Large Hole Gemstones – WAF8RDLH-M-8
  Try other selections of 8mm Large Hole Gemstones.
• Two Hole Oval Pewter Beads – Z008288
• Silver Plated Lobster Clasp with Rhinestones – Z014867
• 5.5mm Jump Rings – X003062

Directions

1. Cut the 2 meter of leather in half. Take one and cut in half again.
2. Take your two strands and slide both through rhinestone clasp loop and center. Make an overhand knot with all four strands, close to clasp loop.
3. Flare out your ends and determine which are your middle two strands and your side strands. Take one gemstone and slide through the two middle cords.
4. Decide your two left and right strands. Slide a gemstone through the two left strands and another gemstone to the two right strands.
5. Slide another gemstone through the two middle strands.
6. Take your two left strands and slide through one hole of oval bead. And take your two right strands and slide through other hole of oval bead.
7. Repeat Steps 3-6 one more time.
8. Repeat Steps 3-5 again.
9. Rhinestone clasp comes with an end connector with a small loop. Open jump ring, slide through small loop and close.
10. Make sure to wrap bracelet on your wrist to help determine where you want to situate your knot. Take your four ends and slide jump ring through all ends and do an overhand knot with the jump ring/ring connector within the knot.
11. Try on the bracelet and adjust knot you made previously if you need to make length shorter or longer. Cut leather ends as an option.

Video Tutorial

You can check out our previous Facebook LIVE episode where we demonstrate how to make this bracelet HERE.

We have a cute DIY for you today and it involves one of our favorite products, leather cord! We’re making an easy DIY leather bracelet with 2mm and 1mm leather cord to braid and make a criss cross design with flat ring links.

Here is what you’ll need:

• 2mm Round Leather Cord  – (Item used in sample A022079/Z018651)
• 1mm Round Leather Cord – (Item used in sample A022061)
• 14mm Brushed Silver Ring Link – Y018889
• Your choice of button – (Item used in sample TC01245)

Directions:

1. Slide button onto the middle of a 30 Inch piece of 2mm leather and tie an overhand knot about ¾ of an inch from the button.
2. Do 7 macramé square knots starting right up against the overhand knot with 50 inches of 1mm leather cord.
3. Slide on a ring.  In front of the ring cross the left piece of the 1mm over the 2 strands of 2mm cord and then cross the right piece over the left piece.
4. Take the ends of your 2 cords of 2mm leather and bend them back over the crisscrossed strands and go back thru the ring. Tighten, adjust and straighten your strands.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4, 8 more times. Adjust number of rings to make bracelet larger or smaller.
6. After last ring do 7 macramé square knots.
7. With all 4 pieces of cord make an overhand knot where the macramé ends. Trim ends of the 1mm cord
8. Place another overhand knot using just the 2mm cords about one inch from first to create your button hole clasp.

Video Tutorial

You can view a similar version of this bracelet on our previous Facebook LIVE video HERE.

Today’s DIY Gemstone Donut and Deerskin Necklace features three of our favorite brands. Dakota Stones gemstone donuts, LeatherCord USA deerskin lace and TierraCast barrel bead.

Items used in necklace:

• 40mm Dendritic Fossil Ocean Agate Gemstone Donut. – DFOA40DNT
  Try other Gemstone Donut.
• 6mm TierraCast Barrel Bead – TC01543
  Try out Gold or Antique Silver barrel bead.
• 5mm Slate Grey Deerskin Lace – Z011156
  Try other 5mm Deerskin Lace

Directions:

1. Cut deerskin lace in half (if you’re using the 2 meter product item) or cut 3.5 feet of lace.
2. Fold lace in half and slide through gemstone donut and make a lark’s head knot. Make sure the front side of the lace is facing outwards and evening out your lace ends.
3. Slide barrel beads through both lace ends and slide to sit on top of lark’s head knot.
4. Make an overhand knot to both of your lace end to complete your necklace.