make and give // diy stamped leather tie clip

Hey hey, holiday lovelies, we’re back with another installment of our Make and Give series, this time for the dudes! Mr. Lovely has recently introduced me to the wonderful world of tie clips, and I was kind of stoked to try making one. Apparently all the classy fellas wear ’em.

If you want to make one of these beauts for your man friend, you’ll need:

• a tiny bit of thick leather (I used my scraps from this project)
• craft knife
• a blank tie clip (you should be able to find them for about $1 at your craft store
• strong glue
• a letter and number punch set like this one
• a hammer

Start by cutting your leather to the size and shape of your tie clip. Next, choose a word or phrase to stamp on your leather and stamp it in using the metal punch set and a hammer. We experimented with a few choice words.

Finally, glue the leather piece onto the tie clip, ensuring that it’ll be right-side-up when the tie clip is attached to the right side of the tie.

Make it, give it, and watch your dude be stoked. Be sure to come back next week if you like this project — we’re doing an enamel version! xoxo