Leather Crafting Tutorial - Elf Bag

For all the tree and nature lovers a great addition. You can wear it on you belt or with a shoulder strap. Add little detailes like mushrooms, flowers and cutouts to really stand out of the masses. It is a simple build but with the mushroom and the cutouts it is a bit more difficult then without.
Difficulty: medium Tools needed: standard
Recommended materials
- 2,5 mm (6 oz) veg. tanned leather
- ~18 cm (7 inch) of thick soft wire per mushroom
- 1 closures like pressure button or sam brown rivet
- 1 pearl round 10 mm (2/5 inch) in diameter
- 2 D-Rings 19 mm (4/5 inch) optional
Tools: edge trimmer, cutting knife, burnisher, hole punch, leather carving tools, bone folder, sewing material, diamond shaped chisel, wing divider, glue, rivets
Size at 100%: 18 x 15 x 7 cm // 7 x 6 x 3 inch
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[@chrisgonsalves3581]

This is crazy good. Very inspiring. I hope my work will look this good one day.

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you :) I am sure it will

[@suckit5092]

These would sell like hotcakes at Burning Man and other festivals. You did a great job 👏

[@NilsBeardfoot]

That could realy be, thank you :)

[@stromnessboy5171]

Fantastic work! Thank you for sharing your video.

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you, that is really nice of you to say :)

[@matteogiacone8009]

Beautiful! Hope to see more work,very spectacular result ❤

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you :) I plan to make many more projects in this style like the bracer video that is already online :)

[@djmccathran]

Love it! Thank you for sharing!

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you and you are very welcome:)

[@Seiaeka]

So very beautiful!

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you :)

[@Sheepdog1314]

excellent!!

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you :)

[@ThoorPL]

And how to burn the pattern? The file for the laser plotter is also available?

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Yes, on standard it is not included in the purchase, but I got a laser friendly version ready, just let me know you need one

[@nathanielzaharia9630]

Hey, this is awesome!
Do you wet the leather before laser cutting/engraving?

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you :) I do not wet the leather, very done that before, but I guess you would get a lot of steam and and deformated piece if leather.

[@LaineyBug2020]

Could you make a little doll or animal out of the soft leather and stuff it with all the hole punches and scraps from bevelling?

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Sounds like an interessting, in theory this would be possible and give all the cut offs some use. I made a pillow once and filled it with small fur scrap pieces that could be used for nothing else and I use it all the time

[@NilsBeardfoot]

@Eric Dundee thanks :) I always try to waste as less as possible