Supplies:

• 2 pieces of thin leather
• rubber cement for leather
• craft thread
• scrap paper
• wooden toothpicks

1. First cut a 2-1/2- x 7-inch piece of leather to start with. Wrap it around your wrist. The ends should be about 1/2-inch from touching each other. Trim to the desired length. Then cut the narrow strip of leather to use as a lace.

2. Use the newsprint to protect your work surface and flip your leather over so the back side is facing up.

3. Afterwards, apply a thin layer of rubber cement to the entire back side of the leather and wait five minutes.

4. Fold lengthwise so that the sides meet in the middle. The bracelet should now be about 1-1/4 inches wide.

5. Place your leather front-side-up on the cutting board and hammer the open tip of the punch into the leather to create your desired pattern.

6. Sew up through any hole in the back of the leather, down through an adjacent hole, then through the loop of thread. This anchors the thread so you can keep sewing without having to tie a knot. When you get to the end of each color, tie a knot by stitching under one of your last stitches, then through the loop.  

7. Round off the corners with a sharp pair of scissors and punch two holes at each end  with a 1/8-inch punch.  

8. Tie a knot at each end and trim the tips straight across again. 

9. Tuck the ends underneath the loops, then adjust the length as necessary for your wrist. Slide onto your wrist and trim the lace if needed. You’re done!