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Dollar Shop Hacks: Silhouette Cutting Mats As Well As Diy Stencils!!!

mark the spaces that demand to live cutting out...that volition salvage confusion later!
Then used an x-acto together with pair of scissors together with cutting out along my score lines!

Takes a while...

When done, usage Easy Tack repositionable
spray together with spray the backside of the stencil

Find somewhere that could usage a stencil...

Stick it on...and record the edges...

Use a stencil brush together with or together with then paint...

Paint it carefully...I'll admit, I didn't create the best project that I know how...but it was an "experiment"

Don't await super close...

Pretty dandy for a 50 cent stencil! I intend a simpler blueprint would piece of job better...

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Leather Bricklayer Jounce Mug Coozie!

Leather Mason Jar Mug Coozie!

Turn a pint sized appall into a rustic looking mug amongst a unproblematic leather jacket!
Great gift for fathers in addition to other guys!

This doesn't accept much leather-working skills or NEED specialized tools.

Supplies:
Mason Jar pint size
leather
two sets of rivets
truthful cat gut thread in addition to heavy needle
leather hole punch (or heavy needle)
hammer

To start I measured my pint jar.
It's ten 1/4" unopen to in addition to iii inches tall for a skillful coozie.

I used my rotary cutter, my direct in addition to mat...
an x-acto or hobby knife/ruler would operate too.
Cut i slice that measures iii inches tall in addition to ten 1/4 inches wide.
Cut a skinny strip that is 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch broad in addition to vi inches tall too!

Then I used a leather hole punch in addition to punched vi holes downwards each iii inch side.

Like this...
If y'all don't cause got a punch, y'all tin pierce the leather amongst a heavy needle.

The skinny strip is going to rivet onto the broad leather.
First i amongst the leather incorrect side out...

And in addition to then flipped over in addition to riveted correct side out at the bottom.

Punch holes in addition to press the riveting studs through the backside of the leather.

Press the skinny strip on top

And develop the rivet cap on top.

Now, role a sturdy surface in addition to hammer the cap on the stud.

Loop over the strip in addition to press it onto the other stud.

Cap it

and hammer it inwards place.

Perfect mug handle!
Now is a swell fourth dimension to tool in addition to carve the leather if y'all desire to.
I left it every bit a pattern...but desire to add together some pizazz to the side past times side one!

Now, when wrapping it unopen to the jar, you'll honour it
doesn't quite larn inwards all the means around.
No worries, leather is stretchy.

Take some truthful cat gut in addition to heavy needle in addition to thread upwards the side holes.
And thread it tight thus the leather edges touch.

Zig zag it dorsum in addition to forth in addition to and then necktie it off within the coozie.

It volition gibe it's mug cast perfectly!

Now skid it unopen to the bricklayer jar.
If it feels impossible to mash in...get the leather slightly moisture in addition to endeavor again.
Mine went on tight only no problems.