REQUIRED MATERIALS
To make these leather brooches, you will need:
- Leather scraps - thickness between 0.8 and 1 mm (we mainly used leathers from our Sweet 2 and Satinlys ranges, as well as goatskin).
- SALPA to reinforce and line the brooches: 0.6 mm thick.
- 1 tube of Hasulith jewelry glue - 30 ml.
- For the tulip only: 3 cm of round leather cord - 2 mm in diameter.
Additionally, not available in our shop:
- For the tulip: An 8 mm diameter bead + nylon thread
- For the watering can: A mini bouquet of dried flowers
- Brooch pins
Optionally, to facilitate cutting the pieces:
- 1 x 10 mm diameter hole punch
- 1 x 14 mm diameter hole punch
- 1 x 20 mm diameter hole punch
- 1 x 25 x 4 mm oblong shape hole punch
Download our printable PDF template to create your own small display card.
THE PATTERN
Download the pattern (at the top of the article) and print it at actual size. As a general rule, a brooch is 3x3 cm.
CUTTING OPTIONS:
Cut out your brooch designs with a good pair of scissors, hole punches, or a cutting machine like the Cricut Maker (with the knife blade). The .svg file is available for free download.
1) THE HEART
Line a leather scrap with 0.6 mm thick SALPA. Glue the pieces together with neoprene glue.
Trace the heart template (using a silver pencil) onto the laminated piece. Then, cut it out with a good pair of scissors or a cutting machine.
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2) THE DAISY
THE EASIEST AND FASTEST OPTION:
3 daisy shapes are offered on the PDF and SVG pattern. Choose the one you like best.
Line a leather scrap with 0.6 mm thick SALPA. Glue the pieces together with neoprene glue.
Trace the daisy of your choice (using a silver pencil) onto the laminated piece. Then, cut it out with a good pair of scissors or a cutting machine.
Next, glue a 10 mm diameter circle in the center of the flower.
OTHER OPTION FOR MORE RELIEF:
Cut and center the petals
- Use a hollow punch to cut the 6 petals and round punches to cut the 10 and 20 mm diameter circles.
- Mark the center of the 6 petals as well as the 20 mm diameter circle with a needle.
Glue the petals
Then, glue the petals, center to center, onto the 20 mm circle (use the pattern to help with positioning the pieces). Put a dot of glue on the back of each piece before gluing. To be more precise, we used a cork block and a needle. We pricked the needle into the center of each piece.
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Add the center
Next, glue the 10 mm diameter circle in the center of the flower.
3) THE POPPY
Position the petals
Cut out the 5 petals with a pair of scissors and the 10 and 20 mm diameter circles with hole punches.
Glue the 5 petals onto the 20 mm circle using neoprene glue. Use the pattern to help with the positioning of the petals.
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Fix the circle
Glue the 10 mm diameter circle in the center of the flower (you can double it to give it more volume).
Give it volume
Double the poppy by gluing it onto another piece of leather (wrong side to wrong side). This will stiffen the shape and give it more volume. After gluing, trim the flower. Then, for a perfect finish, treat the edges with paint.
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4) THE WATERING CAN
Cut and glue the pieces
- Cut out the two pattern pieces with a pair of scissors or a cutter.
- Using Hasulith glue or tape, glue a mini bouquet of dried flowers to the center of the back piece of the watering can (on the front side of the leather).
Personalize your leather brooch
Option: personalize the front piece of the watering can by punching out a small design (e.g., a heart with a precision punch). Using a 1 mm punch, make holes at the end of the watering can.
Assemble the pieces
Then, glue the front piece of the watering can to the back piece, edge to edge.
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5) THE TULIP
- Cut 3 circles with a 14 mm diameter hole punch and 6 circles with a 20 mm diameter hole punch.
- Glue the 3 small circles one on top of the other (as shown in the pattern). Then, glue the last circle onto the first to make a cone.
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Roll up the petals
Do the same with 3 other larger circles and glue the larger cone onto the smaller cone by rolling it.
Add a bead
Slide an 8 mm diameter bead inside the cone. Pass a nylon thread through the bead, then pull both ends of the thread out through the bottom of the cone.
Insert the cord
Insert a piece of 2 mm cord into the cone (the cord must come out of the same side as the nylon thread). Then, put a dot of Hasulith glue on the bottom of the cone before pinching the entire bottom of the cone to close it.
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Finish the tulip
Glue the 3 remaining circles over the existing cone (primarily to hide the bottom of the tulip).
ATTACHING THE 2 CM BROOCH PIN
For each of the brooches, glue the pin behind the leather design using Hasulith glue. Caution: for the "Tulip" brooch, pass the nylon thread through the pin and tie a knot before gluing the pin onto the leather so the bead does not fall out. To hold the pin onto the brooch, glue a 10 to 14 mm diameter circle inside the pin.
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Let your creativity run wild by using or recycling leather to make brooches or other accessories:
What to do with leather scraps?
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2 comments
Anonymous
Bonjour Claude,
Les épingles font 2 cm.
Bonne journée,
L’équipe Deco Cuir
Claude GARET
Bonjour,
Quelles sont les dimensions des épingles à bijoux ?
cordialement