I get a lot of questions from people about whether or not you can cut something as thick as leather with the GO! Well, I’d never tried it myself, but instead of just cutting a random piece of leather, I decided to make up a project around it to demonstrate how to cut it. So I went through my crafting materials and came up with this leather butterfly that you can make with a few beads, buttons, and a length of wire.
This is demonstrated on the GO! Baby with the Critters Die, but you could cut this on the GO! or the Studio with any of the applique dies.
Materials:
- one leather or suede elbow patch
- six 6mm plastic crystal beads
- six 3mm plastic crystal beads
- ~12″ of 12 gauge wire
- one 3/4″ button
- one hair elastic
- wire cutters
- awl (or other sharp, pointy object)
- needle-nose or jewelry pliers
You can usually get the elbow patches at local craft or general stores. I do have some extra materials, so if you want to win a kit, just leave a comment below! I have about 4 kits available (leather not included), and one lucky winner will get one of the leather butterflies I already made.
To endless possibilities,
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