If you caught my leather baby shoe pattern release last Friday, and thought, “Where in the world am I going to buy genuine leather?”
Today, I’ve got you covered.
The Leather Hide Store is generously giving away $50 to their site!
That gives you a whole genuine leather hide! Some hides are as large as 20 square feet.
Which makes like…50+ baby shoes! If you are wanting to make them to sell (which I allow on a home based business level with the purchase of my pattern), that’s a worthwhile investment. Plus, they have about 25-30 different colors and varieties of leather to choose from. You can see them all HERE.
If you’re like me though, and want to leather all the things, :)…I’ve got more leather projects in the works. You can also check out the great round up of leather tutorials I shared HERE.
Can you imagine all the things you can do with a whole hide? It makes me giddy. 🙂
At first, I planned to make another pair of Natty Janes, but by the time I was done, I had made these little fellas instead.
A little prototype for another possible shoe pattern?
I still need to rework things. Laces are kind of impractical for babies. The shape needs some work…stuff like that. It was fun to play around with though.
I have to mention that the leather is brand spanking new, so it is a little on the stiff side.
After taking these pictures, I rubbed and stretched the leather between my hands and it softened up pretty well. So, I recommend distressing it a bit before using it, especially if you are making something that needs flexibility, like baby shoes.
Alrighty…are you ready to win your hide from the Leather Hide Store?
Enter in the Rafflecopter widget below.
Open to US and Canadian residents only.
Good luck!
Your giveaways are always so simple to enter. Thanks so much!
Aww, I’m always bummed when they are facebook only giveaways. I don’t do facebook… Great giveaway though! Super adorable shoes.
So sorry about that! I didn’t realize. I will definitely change that for the next giveaway. I am doing a really cool one on Thursday! 🙂
I also don’t use Facebook, just for the record.
Ditto, bummer I don’t use Facebook either 🙁
So sorry! Thank you for letting me know though. I plan on changing things up to make entering easier for you for my next giveaway which is on Thursday! 🙂 I’m glad you spoke up, or I wouldn’t have. So thank you!
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I can’t enter because your mobile mode has some issues. I can’t read it/enter the info while on my iPhone, and that’s the only way this mama uses the Internet these days! But here’s my real issue- for the love of cuteness PLEASE make those shoes into a pattern!! I’ve been dying to make my boy some shoes, and while moccasins are sweet- they don’t go with everything, and these are adorable!!! Okthankscallmewhenitsdone…
haha…I might. 🙂 Thanks for the encouragement. Sorry that it’s hard to access on your phone. I’ll try to work on that for future giveaways! Thanks for letting me know!
ooooh! I just put a baby shoes pattern on my wish list! I think it was yours… didn’t you just do a mega yummy shoe pattern???
I think it was you… cause I have been watching for the giveaway of the hide to make the shoes! I loved the little yellow ones. *swoon* I just need a hide… LOL!
I would LOVE to see my hubbs face if he walked in and I had a cow hide stretched across the bed…. LOLOL
thanks for the giveaway!
Like the IPhone user who posted earlier, I cannot display the right side of the entry directions. I am hoping upon hope that a post may help with entry. But, even if not this is an awesome giveaway and deserves discussion. My son and grandson both need new moccasins. Unless you do post a pattern for those awesome baby shoes. Great blog! Now one of my favorite blogs with tutorials . You’re awesome!
Thank you for all your sweet compliments Rebecca! Sorry that it’s not working the best. I’ll try to make it easier next time. Thanks for letting me know!
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I am loving those boy shoes you made! I know you said you were just playing around…but do you know or have you seen a pattern out there that is similar to those? I bought your Natty Janes pattern and I just had the idea to make her a pair for her upcoming first birthday. But now her twin brother also needs shoes! My plan is to have them dig in their cakes wearing just diaper and leather-sort of-matchy shoes. Help a girl out!
So sorry…I meant to say “make my daughter a pair of Natty Janes…”.