Personalized leather key hanger with name | DIY guide

Create your own personalized leather keychain with name

A personalized leather keychain with your own name can be an elegant and practical way to organize your keys. In addition to being a beautiful and stylish accessory, a leather keychain can also be a unique gift idea for a friend or family member. With this guide, you will be guided step by step through the process of making your own leather keychain with name, where you will learn the basic leatherworking skills such as carving a leather strip and cutting edges for embossing on leather. With this guide, you will gain knowledge on all the necessary information and use of leather tools to create a beautiful and functional keychain that you can be proud of.

So let's get started creating a personalized keychain with name or patterns!

Techniques and Skills:

• Use a strap cutter
• Use an edge beveler
• Emboss letters on leather

Materials you will need to make a keychain:

• Leather strap: 2 cm x 100 cm
• 20 mm D-ring
• 1 key ring
• 1 Chicago screw

Tools to use:

• Letter stamps for embossing leather (e.g. letters for name)
• Rubber mallet
• Hole punch
• Hobby knife or leather scissors
• Screwdriver
• Optional strap cutter (if you need to cut a leather strap from a piece of leather)