How to Create Genuine Leather Key Chains

Hello everyone! Kymona here with a fun DIY project using a new stamp set from Altenew –  Just Jasmine – to create a genuine leather key chain.

This activity is perfect for our current stay at home order. You can make a bunch of them in one sitting. This would be fun for children to help with as well.

This stamp set has a beautiful flower, but my favorite is the sentiments. It has five different sentiments for a variety of occasions. This project shows you have to use the sentiment stamps differently.

Take a look at a couple of genuine leather key chains:

Yes, genuine leather keychains all with a beautiful sentiment. Creating these was easy and fun.

Here’s how to create these:

• Cut a piece of leather to 3″ by 12″.
• Place it on a Cricut purple mat leather side down.
• Create (3) 2.5″ circle in the Cricut design space.
• Set the machine to cut the circles.

Note: if you don’t have a Cricut or any electronic cutter, create a circle template using one of Altenew’s Fine Frames Circles Die, Halftone Circle Nesting Die Set, or Welcome Home Die Set.

• Once the circles are cut out, it’s time to do some stamping.
• With fabric ink, stamp the sentiment on the leather. Press evenly.

• Next, use an eyelet and snap punch tool to punch a hole in the leather and attach a metal eyelet. Do not press the punch tool too hard so that you don’t break the eyelet on the back.

• Now it’s time to add the keyring and charms.

Creating these key chains are perfect for gifts, wedding favors, teacher gifts, or yourself.

I hope you enjoyed this project. Would you make a DIY keychain for your next project? I would love to hear your thoughts. If you would like to see another project using fabric that I created, click here.

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Just Jasmine Stamp Set – Altenew [ ALTN ] Halftone Circles Nesting Die Set -… [ MPL ] Altenew Fine Frames Circles Die [ ALTN ] Crafter’s Essential Stamping Mat –… [ ALTN ] Welcome Home Die Set [ ALTN ]