Leather Leaf Earrings - Free Template - Simple Gift Idea
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- I wanted to make something new and interesting for my wife for valentine's day this year. I have previously made her some jewelry from wood, but I have recently been trying my hand at some leatherwork so I thought, why not try that out. I made these wet formed leaf earrings and my wife really seemed to like them.
A big shout out to Austin at High Caliber Craftsman who gave me some advice on making the earrings more natural looking. Check out his channel here: / highcalibercraftsman
I hope you enjoy the video!
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Here are some of the supplies, tools and materials I used in making this. The links are either to the exact tool/supply I used, or something very close.
2-3oz leather - amzn.to/39SULNU
Leather tool set - amzn.to/3rGIJgL
Fish hook earrings - amzn.to/3a06SsF
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Mastering even more skills!! The earing came out extremely well. Pretty earrings for a pretty young lady! Husband of the week award granted to Grant! 👍
Thanks so much! Sadly I have them to her last week so my husband of the week is already up. Gotta make her some more🤣🤣
Nice job Grant! That molding technique with the wood was a great idea!
Thanks Austin! I wonder who have me that great idea??🤣
They look gorgeous! Very nice set of leather earrings. This video was very inspiring. Thanks you Grant, cheers 🍻
Thanks Boris! I can't wait to see you do some leatherwork in your upcoming videos 🍻🍻
@@TheGrantAlexander ☺️👍🍻
They came out really well. I think she likes them.
Thanks Andy! I think she likes them too!!
These are beautiful! Loved seeing you do some more leatherwork.
Thanks! I am hoping to do more this year 😊😊
These turned out great Grant. Love the little mold you made for them. Very slick.
Thanks Rory! ☺️ It was fun trying to come up with a way of making the mold. ☺️
Awesome, man! That mold is a really cool idea. And the ending is very sweet :)
Thanks so much Morley! The mold worked way better than I thought it would! Thanks for giving me the intro into leathercraft😁
Wow! Turned out beautifully. Plus reminded me it's Valentine's Day this week. (Thanks !)
Thanks Bob! It's hard to remember these important dates when we have been on lockdown for so long🤣🤣
That's Morley worthy mate. Loved the mold, the extra dimension sets them off.
Thanks James! One day I hope to be so good at something that you comment on Morley's video and say that's Grant worthy🤣🤣 sadly I think that will only happen if Morley makes some kind of beer project🤣
A lot of good techniques and tricks. The outtake at the end was great. 👍🏻
Thanks Jacob! The outtakes are usually my favourite part of the video, glad someone stuck around til the end up see them🤣
Way cool. Looks like the wife loved em.
Thanks! I think she did for real as she has been wearing them everyday since I gave them to her 😁
Lovely gift made from the heart, love how you are taking on new crafts mate & that’s what it’s all about 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺👌👍
Thanks Dirk! It's been fun learning something new. Gotta try done skills that can be done in the heated workspace🤣 hope you are doing well 🍻🍻👍
Very cool man! The press you made was awesome!
Thanks Ethan! When you have no clue what you are doing you can come up with some creative solutions🤣🤣
@@TheGrantAlexander Haha I know exactly what you mean!
Such a nice gift 💝 the jig mould worked so well. Really finessed the overall effect. Nice work Grant 😁
Thanks Kirstie! It was a fun project and I am really happy with how it turned out 😊
They look amazing
thanks mate!!
Those look great Grant. What a cool project. You, Morley, and Ethan are making me want to try some leather work. Great video as always.
Thanks Shane! I think you should give it a try! Lots of leather out there waiting to be flipped into a new project👍👍🍻
very thoughtful gift, turned out amazing well done grant
Thanks so much☺️ it was a fun project for sure!
Great project! Spot on idea for the leather mold...perfect shape! Really liked the music choice too!
Thanks so much Christy! I give partial credit to Austin for bullying me into wet-forming the leather to make it more realistic looking! lol. I am glad at least one person likes the music, it is a big departure from the norm on my channel 🤣
@@TheGrantAlexander music really fits the mood and brings it all together!
@@TwistedTwineWoodworking 🧡🧡
You made that look easy, the earrings look so nice!
Cheers!
Thanks Adam! Making things look easy is such a nice compliment 😊
I really like this project! that was a good looking EC x-acto knife.
Thanks Emmett! It was a lot of fun to make. I agree, Ethan makes some nice leather x-actos!
Really cool! Nice use of the ice pick.
Thanks Dave! It was a live saver in that moment, that's for sure! I gotta double thank Austin for that 😂
The earing came out great Grant
Thanks Jacob!!😁
Cool stuff buddy, looks like your leather working skills are growing 👌 👍 😀
Thanks man! They are coming along nicely, but still lots to learn! 🍻
Wow Grant. Great Video, great result and topped off by your always beautiful wife modeling them
Thanks Pascal! Definitely all the credit goes to my wife, she can make anything look good!
@@TheGrantAlexander 😁😂😁🤣 Wahaha. Well she certainly makes you look good. It is evening time here, so 🍻🍻🍻
Grant, that's a really nice earring. The making process looks simple, but the earrings are very beautiful. Your wife looks so happy. It's a great Valentine's Day gift.👍👍👍
Thanks so much! It is pretty simple and I think anyone could do it if they wanted to. Thanks for watching! :)
Looking good Grant, nice job! 👍
Thanks man! It was a fun little project and the wife enjoys them 😁😁
Looks great man! Very artistic
Thanks Chuck! I sometimes pretend I am an artist, lol!
Brother that was awesome man, great video... that was absolutely amazing work and to watch, really liked the process and how you did the walk through 👏 well done man, and the misses seemed extremely happy 😊, keep up the amazing work brother 🙌
Thanks so much Justin! It was a lot of fun to experiment and make something nice for my wife 😊
Hello Alex good job and very nice idea 💪
Thanks so much! It was a fun project ☺️☺️
Beau projet mon ami !!! 👍😉
Merci beaucoup!! ☺️☺️
Right on man, that'll keep you in beer for a while 👍👍
Haha one can only hope🍻🍻
Great video, I've been admiring your leather work on Instagram for the last few weeks, it's been awesome to see your skill levels progression, keep up the great work!
Thanks so much Dean! It has been fun learning something new. Have you ever worked with leather? I feel like it would work well with your aesthetic
@@TheGrantAlexander it's up there on my list of things to do, I brought a leather starters kit last Maker's Central but never really sat down and used it. After seeing your stuff I know who to ask questions 😅
@@DeanMakes haha🤣 not sure if I'm the right guy to answer, but I'm always happy to help if I can🤣🤣
Hi Grant, They look brilliant. I have thought about doing some leather work but as I don't have any of the materials or tools I have been put off by the potential cost of buying everything for something I may not like or be any good at so would not use very much, a 12" by 12" piece is leather is about $35 here. Great video Grant. Take care. Cheers, Huw
Thanks Huw! I had the same feeling so I bought a cheap set of tools from Amazon (about $20) and so far they have served me pretty well. I did find the cost of material to be more of a factor, but of you want to try something it is going to cost. ☺️
That’s awesome and the look on her face I’m sure was worth every second of this project. Love the bloopers at the end as well! 😂
hahah thanks! Was totally worth it, and I didn't even show the four prototypes I made before figuring out how to get the leaves to look this good!
They came out great Grant. I need to get back to doing some leather work someday.
Thanks Don! Leather is fun, but you seem to enjoy the woodwork, so just keep doing the thing you love!
@@TheGrantAlexander I enjoyed leather work too. I did some back in high school and still have some of my tools.
Well then I expect the next video to include some leather work🤣🤣😁
@@TheGrantAlexander 😁 Not the next one but maybe sometime this year. I want to add a leather pocket to my shop apron whenever I can get to it.
@@wb_finewoodworking I'll keep an eye out for the video ☺️
Cool, the finish on the leather was really nice. How much did the model charge you ?
Thanks Harki! She didn't charge much, just two leather leaf earrings🤣🤣
Very nice work Grant. That little edging tool is very neat, is it difficult to sharpen? (I always end up worrying about sharpening...) Thanks mate and say hi to Pyro Girl and the Grantlet.
Thanks Mark! I have only started working with leather so I haven't had to sharpen then yet. I assume it's like the woodworking v groove tool and you have to make/buy something that fits perfectly into the V and use some stropping compound. They are also cheap enough that if I ever make them dull I'll just upgrade to a better version made of higher quality steel. 🤣 I've passed along your hello ☺️
Well done young sir!, what is the stuff you used to make the leather brown and then black? Does it keep it´s form once it is dried, or does it want to go back flat after a while?
Thanks Yves! Great questions. I used dark brown leather dye, it might look black, but it's just dark brown. If it doesn't get wet again it will hold its shape indefinitely. ☺️