Western General Store

I always wanted to mold leather into a tray. I had a piece of embossed leather and used an old 8" x 8" metal cake pan for the mold. I cut flaps on the corners of the leather and failed to take pictures of that step. Here is a diagram of how I made the cuts. I filled the sink with warm water enough to cover the leather and let it soak for a minute. I molded the leather onto the pan. I used thin pieces of wood on the sides to uniformly clamp the leather to the pan. Since a bit of metal color came off on the leather, it is a good idea to spread plastic wrap over the pan before the leather is applied. I let this dry completely. It worked very well. I put a leather finish on the leather. The plan was to glue the flaps and attach rivets, but I thought it would look better with a smooth leather strip around the outside. The leather strip is molded just like the tray. This time I put plastic wrap on the cake pan, then placed the leather tray over it. I...