I made some cute hand stamped leather bracelets today. Boo wanted some friendship bracelets:
And I thought with Mother’s day coming up…..what about some mix and match leather bangles as a gift for a special loved one? Or these would make great party favors:
I bought the bracelets and alphabet stamp set from the local craft store. You can find larger cuffs here.
The other supplies I needed were a sponge and a mallet:
The first step is to wipe the leather bracelet with a damp sponge (do not soak it):
Place the bracelet on a hard surface (I do it on my brick patio) and use the mallet to bit the end of the stamp one or two times with force:
The stamp will leave the letter impression behind:
Carefully space out all of the letters. Then let the bracelet dry out if it is still damp:
I use Angelus Leather Paints and Dyes to decorate the bracelets:
Just apply a coat of paint with a soft brush:
Or apply some dye with a dauber:
To get a distressed look you can wipe some paint off using a damp rag:
Once the paint or dye is dry I use some Kiwi shoe polish to seal and shine the bracelets….or you can use beeswax and then buff the leather to a shine:
For Boo’s smaller friendship bracelets I cut off both ends of one of the leather bracelets using a box cutter:
I don’t have leather tools so I improvised and drilled holes in either end of the bracelet using a household drill:
I bought this colorful sued lace from the craft store for the ties:
A small piece of lace threaded through both sides of the cuff ties it closed:
Easy gift ideas for anyone!
So many different messages you could stamp onto these:
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So cute! Leila would love these!!
I just love these !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want one!! Love it!!
Fantastic!
Those are adorable! Which craft store are they from? I can’t seem to find anything like it online.
Ooh, love these. Thanks Ashley!
Adorable…this will be a great project my my gdaughters and me ! Thanks again, I’m still making sock bunnies!
Love ya,
Beth
Oh my gosh, I love these!!! I need to make them. What a great idea for personalized gifts. You are so talented 🙂
Very clever!
these are sooooooooooo cute!
Love these!! I can’t wait to give it a try.
Not only did you make something so beautiful ,you shared how to do it!!! Thank-you!!
Cute I pinned them will have to try this thank u for the tutorial
Ok, this may be something I can do. These are fantastic!!!!
Showed this to my 21 year old daughter and she loved it! Thank you so much for the tutorial – I want to make this for her tomorrow but not sure what craft stores carry the bracelets?
So happy to discover your site!!
Hello! I was wondering what craft store you shop at to find the stamp set.
Thank you!
These were great! I got my “Choose Joy” bracelets in today. I”m wearing one and so is hubby and I plan on giving them out .. Thank you for the super fast shipping too! 🙂
Reminds me of summer camp!! Oh the memories!
OH These are sooo CUTE!! I’m totally going to make one – ok, More than one, with my daughter!! So Excited!! 🙂 Thanks Ashley! xo
Thank you Ashley! This is fabulous…like you! I received my Choose Joy necklace and it’s beautiful.
I would love to make a stamped collar for our new puppy Eli. Everyone keeps focusing on the work, my son who is an only child (like his mom) is walking two feet off the ground, he has waited 7 years for a dog. So I was thinking…”Choose Puppy Joy”.
Thanks Again.
I love this! I might have to try it myself!
So beautiful!
I really want to do this! Where did you find the leather bracelets?
Thank you:)
Hi, could you telll me where you bought alphabet stamp?Sorry for grammatical errors
please let me know where you got the bracelet and stamps! I LOVE them and i want to make!
I picked these up at a local craft store. You can get larger cuffs at Dharma Trading. Link in the post 🙂 Thanks!
Thank you for this! My husband and I are involved in roller derby, and this is a neat way to make a personalized bracelet with one’s roller derby name on it. So cute! Also, our Hobby Lobby sells bags of leather scraps for pretty cheap. We got some of those that are the right size and thickness and some snaps, and are now able to make the bracelet blanks ourselves too. Nice if you want a certain length/width that doesn’t come ready-made. When I have the time I’m going to check out your other tutorials. Love your blog!
Great tutorial! Thanks so much.
I love your blog. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas.
Love this1 Thank you for sharing, again! “Pinsters” are the Best!