15 Handmade Gift Ideas for Men!

Guys are the hardest to do homemade gifts for... A man only needs so many hand-prints framed and knick knacks...right? Here's some Handmade gift ideas for men/boyfriends/guys/dads that don't suck! Carved Leather Book Cover! Leather Book Jacket! Leather Mason Jar Coozie Wood Burned Treasure Box Shirt and Tie Gift Card or Treat Holders Miniature Leather Book Custom Dog Tags   Leather Key Fob (you could skip the glitter for him) I Love My Wife Shirt (could change it up to fit any relationship) Leather Mouse Pad Shrunken Head Lapel Pin Steampunk Toy Guns Journal Slip cover! (maybe make it out of leather or canvas) Or the real thing they want...money! Pallet Coaster  

Leather Mason Jar Mug Coozie! #tbt

 Leather Mason Jar Mug Coozie!  Turn a pint sized jar into a rustic looking mug with a simple leather jacket! Great gift for fathers and other guys!  This doesn't take much leather-working skills or NEED specialized tools. Supplies: Mason Jar pint size leather 2 sets of rivets cat gut thread and heavy needle leather hole punch (or heavy needle) hammer To start I measured my pint jar. It's 10 1/4" around and 3 inches tall for a good coozie. I used my rotary cutter, my guide and mat... an x-acto or hobby knife/ruler would work too. Cut one piece that measures 3 inches tall and 10 1/4 inches wide. Cut a skinny strip that is 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch wide and 6 inches tall too!  Then I used a leather hole punch and punched 6 holes down each 3 inch side.  Like this... If you don't have a punch, you can pierce the leather with a heavy needle.  The skinny strip is going to rivet onto the wide leather. First one with the le...