Leather Heart Key Ring DIY

A fun little leather heart keyring... just in time for Valentine's Day. Makes for a cute handmade gift for your best friend, sister, mom, daughter, or maybe even a fun clue in a Valentine's Day scavenger hunt... something along the lines of ...the key to unlock my heart sounds perfectly cheesy to me, but also very romantic.





* Thin leather
* Key ring
* Chain
* Scissors
* Bead reamer
* Pink thread
* Beading pliers




* Draw or trace 1/2 of a heart onto the suede side of your leather. Fold your leather to cut a perfect heart.






* Use your first heart as a pattern to draw your second heart.






* Place your hearts together, suede side touching. Using a bead reamer or pen, mark a pattern of dots around the edge as a guide for your stitches.



* Begin first stitch on the inside to hide your knotted end within the heart.



* Using a simple overcast or hemming stitch, stich your hearts together, making sure to keep them aligned. Tip: use a thimble on your thumb to push your needle through the leathers then grab it and pull it through with your pliers.



* Pull cotton balls apart and fill your heart for padding.



* Close your stitch again, by hiding the knot inside.



* Separate a few links from your chain.



* Attach one end to your keyring.



* Create a new hole in the corner of your heart.



* Slip a link through and then attach it to the rest of the links.

Have Fun!

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