Last week I shared my little sewing chair makeover that got super glam-ified thanks to a delicious swath of snakeskin embossed leather from the Leather Hide Store.

This wasn’t my first time working with leather, you may remember the ostrich-embossed leather pillows I made last year, which I still love!

Even though leather has always been a classic material, it’s enjoying a surge in trendiness right now. I seem to always be drawn to the embossed leathers, but the Leather Hide Store has a wide selection of textures and colors, so check them if you’re looking to add a little (or a lot!) of oomph to your next project.

Oooh, I wish you had touch-o-vision, because this stuff is so soft, like buttah!

It’s not cheap, that’s for sure, so I wanted to make sure I made use of every single scrap.  So I took some leftover pieces and covered an IKEA mirror.

It was actually really easy, I just cut four pieces to match up with the sides and glued them on.  After fumbling around for a bit, I realized that instead of cutting the pieces exactly the right size, if I trimmed them down smaller, the stretch in the leather made up for it and the pieces came together nicely and looked much more fitted.

Oh wait, there’s more!  I made some earrings too! Awkward selfie alert:

Now I can match my chair perfectly if we ever go out on a date.

Hold the phone.  There’s more. I really couldn’t stand to waste any of it, so I made some tassels too. I put one on my keychain, and I don’t even know what I’m going to do with the rest, but they were so easy and fun that I couldn’t stop! Here’s a quick pic tutorial:

How-To:

1: Cut strips in the leather, leaving about 1/2 inch space at the top. (Don’t stress yourself out making it perfect).

2: Trim the edges to a point. (Optional, but I think it looks much nicer).

3. Cut off one of the strips and glue together to make a loop.

4: Roll the leather tightly around the loop, and add a dot of glue (I used hot glue) to hold it together at the end.

So easy!  I added one more strip around the top just to dress it up.

Here’s a Pinterest-y graphic, y’know, if you’re into that sort of thing:

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Good luck friend, I hope you win! Happy 4th of July weekend!