Western Napkin Cuff

I thought it would be neat to make a leather napkin cuff. It's something your guests would not normally see and they will be impressed especially since you made them yourself. You can choose from many different kinds of Conchos in our store.

I cut a 7 5/8" x 1 1/2" strip of leather from a scrap bag which you could get at Tandy Leather Company or the craft store. I like this sage color since it went well with the colors in this napkin. I pressed the concho against the leather where I wanted it to go to make an indention. Use a leather hole punch to punch a hole. This hole was 4.8mm. Punch a hole on the other end the same way. Loop the leather strap around to fit it together and attach screw. I used my fingernail since it's hard to get a screw driver into the loop.

For a different strap look I pulled the two ends together and attached the concho.

I think it turned out nice. There are so many things you could do like putting studs in the leather and use snaps to close the loop. You could use different colors of leather to go with your décor. I thought of using white leather and epoxy a metal cross for Easter, but that's another day and another post.