DIY Gilded Stamped Leather Bracelet

Stamping leather is a great way to make an original accessory easily. Let’s do that! You’ll need 8 inches of 1 cm wide flat leather, 2 mm thick, a magnetic clasp, a metal stamp set, black stamping ink, gilder’s paste, a metal block and hammer, painter’s tape, Q-tips, paper towels, rubbing alcohol. First really ink up the metal stamp. Place the stamp in the middle of the flat leather and hit once with the hammer. If you don’t like the little circles left by this heavy handed method of stamping on leather shown below, then by all means use a lighter hammer and action. Continue reading the tutorial here.