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DIY Faux Leather Luggage Tags

How to Make Fun Faux Leather Luggage Tags

Some of the best projects start from an idea and grow from there.  These fun faux leather luggage tags started with this amazing tutorial on Making Leather Luggage Tags with Your Cricut Maker    But I realize that not every home crafter has access to a Cricut Maker, so I modified Mariah’s project by using faux leather that I cut by hand and then used the Cricut Explore Air to make some fun embellishments (or you can use a purchased iron-on embellishment!)

SUPPLIES FOR YOUR FAUX LEATHER LUGGAGE TAGS 

• Faux leather
• Scissors
• Cricut Patterned Iron-On and Cricut Everyday Iron-on (or iron-on embellishment)
• Leather String
• Cricut Clear Acetate (or a piece of sturdy clear plastic)
• Card Stock
• Rubber Cement or Hot Glue

HOW TO GET STARTED WITH THE LUGGAGE TAGS – CRICUT MAKER, CRICUT EXPLORE AIR, OR BY HAND

1. If you’d like to make the luggage tags using your Cricut Maker, use Mariah’s tutorial.  She has a link to the complete project in Cricut Design Space and she gives a great tutorial for using the Knife Blade if you’re new to it.
2. If you’d like to make the luggage tags using your Cricut Explore Air then here’s the link to my project in Cricut Design Space.  Also, check out the short video below on modifying the project.
3. If you’re making this by hand, download the luggage tag template from the Freebie Library (Get your Password Here).

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STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL FOR MAKING LUGGAGE TAGS

1. Cut out your pieces.  To make two luggage tags, you want to cut 2 pieces of faux leather for each tag–one solid piece and one piece with the window cut out.
2. Cut your contact information/insert cards out of sturdy cardstock.  Optional: use your Cricut to write the contact information in pen directly on the cards.
3. Cut two of the larger rectangles out of Cricut Acetate or out of thin, but sturdy plastic (this piece will protect the contact card from moisture.)
4. Cut two lengths of suede or leather string for use in attaching the luggage tags to your luggage.
5. Cut out your embellishments from iron-on material.  Again, you can use a pre-purchased iron-on embellishment instead.
6. Iron your pieces onto your faux leather.  ALWAYS use a press cloth and NEVER use steam.  Start with a lower temperature, heat the naked faux leather up (with a press cloth on top), then place your embellishment followed again by the press cloth on top of the naked faux leather.  Press for about 30 seconds.  Check for adhesion.  If it’s not completely adhered to the leather, just add the press cloth and do it again.  You may need to make several passes, but you don’t want to overhead it and melt the faux leather.
7. Glue the plastic/acetate rectangle to the wrong side of the luggage tag with the window.  Rubber cement and hot glue were the only glues that worked well for this project.
8. Glue the two luggage tag pieces, wrong sides together.  Glue just along the two long edges and the top of the tag.  Leave the bottom of the tag open so you can slide the contact information card inside.
9. Attach the leather string to the top.