Mood DIY: Leather Bookmark

I just LOVE a good (and helpful) book. While I tear through my audiobook collection, I enjoy a great hardcover as well. I’m currently reading Gary Vaynerchuk’s, “#ASKGARYVEE” — it has so much great information that I can apply to social media for my business. Since my other paper page markers never seem to quite stay in place, I thought I’d try a leather version…and I absolutely am in love with how it came out. Think you’ll try this super easy DIY? Let me know below.

SUPPLIES:  ruler, compass, awl, chisel (or you can use an awl and spacer like I did in this post), scissors, sinew, 2 needles, mallet/hammer (not pictured here) and vegtan leather

HOW-TO:
1. Use your awl and scissors to mark and cut out 2, 2×2 inch 90 degree angles
2. Next, I scratched a semi-circle onto my leather with my compass (but you can free-hand-it and make this any shape you want).
3. Use a chisel (or spacer and awl, like I did here) to make your holes.
4. Stitch up your two sides using the saddle stitch, like I talk about here.

Brandhyze Stanley is the chief leather goods designer and creator of Brandhyze + Co. A DIY girl at heart—Brandhyze has been featured on Dr. Oz, The View, The Today Show, InStyle Magazine, Essence Magazine, and MTVStyle. A Wilhelmina Model for over a decade, with a Business Degree from Loyola University Chicago, Brandhyze has provided DIY content to the popular How-To Site, eHow; and has been a contributor for the Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance, Super Money, Good Housekeeping, and Newsday Westchester, to name a few. Brandhyze is a lover of leather and a mixer of textiles, follow her on Instagram @BrandhyzeandCo.