A bracelet finished! And more work on the belt

I bought a few extra items from Michael’s

yesterday. I bought a new cutting knife, a mallet,

and two bags of scrap leather.

I was able to make a quick, rough first bracelet

using the scrap leather I got. It was quite thin so

I think it must be 3oz at most. I initially cut two

pieces out and realized I cut them way too short,

so I cut a new, longer piece out which was perfect.

I tried to add some stamps to it, but the leather

just wouldn’t take it very well. I even wet it down

a but before hand, but it didn’t absorb it as much

as I hoped it would. So the stamps are faint. I

also added 3 rivets to it to add some flair. To tie

the braclet on, I just cut thin pieces of leather

and used them as a rope on the underside.

As you can see from the pictures below, the

bracelet is a little rough, but for it being my

first complete project, I am very happy with it. It

will improve from here!

Now, onto the belt I’m still working on. I added

two different stamps onto one side of the belt as

you can see below. I plan to finish off the

stamping later today. I still need an oblong cut

for the belt buckle that I am waiting to come in

the mail. After I finish stamping, I’ll be able to

add some dark brown dye I bought and hopefully get

pretty darn close to finishing it.