equiss Report post Posted October 23, 2008 Hi All, I was wanting to know if anyone has some good patterns, any skill rate, for leather Christmas tree ornaments? I imagine a person could have a lot of fun making some, and I am sure that there are patterns out there, but I haven't been able to find any, or even any ideas - can someone help me out? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilly Report post Posted October 23, 2008 Hi All,I was wanting to know if anyone has some good patterns, any skill rate, for leather Christmas tree ornaments? I imagine a person could have a lot of fun making some, and I am sure that there are patterns out there, but I haven't been able to find any, or even any ideas - can someone help me out? The Leather Crafters and Saddlers Journal Nov/Dec 2007 issue has a pattern for an angel ornament and also leather cowboy boot Christmas stockings. Also, Tandy free pattern section has some holiday patterns, which might make neat leather Christmas cards or other decorations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joet Report post Posted October 23, 2008 I've had good luck making ornaments using cookie cutters, both the plastic kind and the metal. Press the cutter into the leather, cut and paint. Back issues of Make it With Leather also has a few ornaments shown, if your lucky enough to find them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
equiss Report post Posted October 24, 2008 I've had good luck making ornaments using cookie cutters, both the plastic kind and the metal. Press the cutter into the leather, cut and paint. Back issues of Make it With Leather also has a few ornaments shown, if your lucky enough to find them. Hi there, I would have NEVER thought of using cookie cutters as templates! That is a great idea - goes to show you how someone that is trained to think outside of the box so to speak didn't see what seems so obvious! I did order the back issue of Dec 07 Leather Crafters and Saddlers journal, and maybe they will have some in this years issue! Thank you for the thoughts...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
equiss Report post Posted October 24, 2008 Hi there, I would have NEVER thought of using cookie cutters as templates! That is a great idea - goes to show you how someone that is trained to think outside of the box so to speak didn't see what seems so obvious! I did order the back issue of Dec 07 Leather Crafters and Saddlers journal, and maybe they will have some in this years issue! Thank you for the thoughts...... Actually, I had one other question/thought - does anyone have any pictures of any that they have done that they could share? I would love to see some Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildrose Report post Posted October 25, 2008 If you go to the Tandy Leather Factory website, there is a free Jim Linnell pattern section, and he's got some great Christmas-y things up there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfsax Report post Posted October 25, 2008 I also got ideas from scrollsaw/woodworking designs. Just a way to have different mediums cross over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
electrathon Report post Posted October 25, 2008 I made this one last year. Aaron Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joet Report post Posted October 26, 2008 Here are a few I made up a couple of years ago. I hope the picture makes it in here as it's been awhile since I've posted pictures. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stelmackr Report post Posted October 27, 2008 Hi All,I was wanting to know if anyone has some good patterns, any skill rate, for leather Christmas tree ornaments? I imagine a person could have a lot of fun making some, and I am sure that there are patterns out there, but I haven't been able to find any, or even any ideas - can someone help me out? Here is a good way to use up some leather scraps: Christmas_Ball_from_scrap.pdf Bob Stelmack Christmas_Ball_from_scrap.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
equiss Report post Posted October 29, 2008 Here are a few I made up a couple of years ago. I hope the picture makes it in here as it's been awhile since I've posted pictures. Those are great! Thanks for sharing! That is just what I was hoping to find! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dragons Pearl Report post Posted November 14, 2008 (edited) Hi All,I was wanting to know if anyone has some good patterns, any skill rate, for leather Christmas tree ornaments? I imagine a person could have a lot of fun making some, and I am sure that there are patterns out there, but I haven't been able to find any, or even any ideas - can someone help me out? Check out some scroll saw pattern. I have a few that I have been thinking of making out of leather. Crap, I really need to read all of the replies. Someone already talked about ss paterns. Edited November 14, 2008 by Dragons Pearl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
