DIY - Create leather brooches / pins - Complete tutorial

THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT

To make these leather brooches, you will need:

• From leather scraps - thickness between 0.5 and 0.9 mm (we mainly used leathers from our Sweet 2 and Satinlys ranges as well as goatskin).
• SALPA to reinforce and double the pins: thickness 0.6 mm.
• 1 tube of Hasulith jewelry glue - 30 ml.
• For the tulip only: 3 cm of round leather cord - 2 mm in diameter

Also not available in our shop:

• For the tulip: One 8mm diameter bead + nylon thread
• For the watering can: A small bouquet of dried flowers
• Pins for brooches

Optionally, to facilitate cutting the pieces:

• 1 cookie cutter, Ø 10 mm
• 1 cookie cutter, Ø 14 mm
• 1 cookie cutter, Ø 20 mm
• 1 oblong cookie cutter measuring 25 x 4 mm

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THE BOSS

Download the template (at the top of the article) and print it at actual size. A brooch is typically 3x3 cm .

CUTTING OPTIONS:

Cut out your brooch designs with a good pair of scissors, cookie cutters, or a cutting machine like the Cricut Maker (with the knife blade). The .svg file is available for free download.

2) THE DAISY

THE SIMPLEST AND FASTEST OPTION:

Three daisy shapes are offered in the PDF and SVG templates. Choose the one you like best.

Line a scrap of leather with 0.6 mm thick SALPA. Glue the pieces together with neoprene glue.

Draw the daisy of your choice (using a silver pencil) on the glued piece. Then cut it out with a good pair of scissors or a cutting machine.

Next, glue a 10 mm diameter circle to the center of the flower.

3) THE POPPY

Position the petals

Cut out the 5 petals with a pair of scissors and the circles with diameters of 10 and 20 mm with cookie cutters.

Using neoprene glue, attach the 5 petals to the 20mm circle. Use the template to help position the petals.

Secure the circle

Glue the 10 mm diameter circle to the center of the flower (you can double it to give it more volume).

Add volume

Double the poppy by gluing it to another piece of leather (wrong sides together). This will stiffen the shape and give it more volume. After gluing, trim the flower. Then, for a perfect finish, paint the edges.

4) THE WATERING CAN

Cut out and glue the pieces

• Cut out the two pattern pieces with a pair of scissors or a cutter.
• Glue, using Hasulith glue or tape, a mini bouquet of dried flowers to the center of the back piece of the watering can (on the front face of the leather).

Personalize your leather brooch

Optional: Personalize the front of the watering can by punching out a small design (for example, a heart using a precision punch). Using a 1 mm punch, make holes in the end of the watering can.

Assemble the parts

Then, glue the front piece of the watering can onto the back piece of the watering can, edge to edge.

5) THE TULIP

• Cut out 3 circles with a Ø 14 mm cutter and 6 circles with a Ø 20 mm cutter.

• Glue the 3 small circles together (as shown in the template). Then, glue the last circle onto the first one to make a cone.

Roll up the petals

Do the same with 3 other larger circles and glue the larger cone onto the smaller cone by rolling it up.

Add a pearl

Slide an 8mm diameter bead inside the cone. Pass a nylon thread through the bead, then bring both ends of the thread out through the bottom of the cone.

Slide the shoelace

Tuck a 2mm length of shoelace into the cone (the shoelace should come out the same side as the nylon thread). Then, apply a drop of Hasulith glue to the bottom of the cone before pinching the entire bottom of the cone closed.

Finish the tulip

Glue the 3 remaining circles over the existing cone (especially to hide the bottom of the tulip).

ATTACH THE 2 CM PROPEL ATTACHMENT

For each brooch, glue the pin behind the leather motif using Hasulith glue. Note: For the "Tulip" brooch, thread the nylon cord through the pin and tie a knot before gluing the pin to the leather to prevent the bead from falling off. To secure the pin to the brooch, glue a 10-14 mm diameter circle to the inside of the pin.

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