Leather Burned Cuffs

Yesterday I was catching up on some blog reading and I came across some fabulous jewelry by talented illustrator Gennine Zlatkis.  She used a pyrograph to burn designs into a leather cuff and a leather ring.  I ran to my art studio immediately!

I had a wood burning tool and some blank leather cuffs just sitting around.  Clearly, this was fate!  So, I got to work:

Working with a wood burning tool is easy.  You hold it just like a pencil.  You have to go slowly and there is a bit of a smell from the burning leather.  But with a bit of time and patience, you get something lovely!

Have you ever felt so inspired by a blog post that you had to run out and give it a try right away?  I'm definitely glad that I had everything on hand.  (A good excuse to keep stuffing my studio full of stuff, right?!)

Thanks for stopping by!