Mood DIY: Leather Cord Keeper

I’m a huge fan of audiobooks (some of my favorites are Millionaire Next Door, Shark Tales by Barbara Corcoran, and Outliers), but I got so sick of unraveling my earbuds on the train every time I fished my iPod out of the depths of my purse. So, I decided to do something about that this weekend. I grabbed some leather and a “snap closure kit” from Mood Fabrics, and made myself a cord keeper that has eliminated the problem. Want one for your power cords too? Feel free to add 1.25 in to the height, and you should be good to go.
SUPPLIES: 4-5oz leather, scissors (and rotary cutter if you wish), hole punch, binder clips, awl, heavy duty snap kit from Mood, mallet/hammer, and a hard surface (I used piece of marble).
HOW-TO:
1. Cut out a piece of leather that is 3.25 x 3 inches (Note: Feel free to use a nickel to round the edges). I used the rotary cutter as much as I could and then switched to the scissors for the edges.
2. Use binder clips to hold everything in place while you decide where exactly you want your holes of your snaps to be (I placed my snaps on top so that I could eye-ball it). Then use your awl to punch through the layers to mark your desired holes.
3. Go ahead and use your punch, to “cut out” the actual holes.
4. Lastly, the snaps come with their own set of directions on the pack….but if you want, here’s a quick look to help you figure it out. It’s super simple. Use your mallet to hammer all 4 pieces (for one complete snap) into place.Brandhyze Stanley is the chief voice of the award winning blog, Frugal-nomics.com; a platform designed to share with women how to live and look fabulous on a dime. 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 provides 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 huge thrifter and a lover of all good deals, follow her on Twitter @MyFrugalnomics and on Facebook at Facebook.com/Frugalnomics