This is how you can make a DIY gold leaf calf hair tree topper for this year’s Christmas tree. First of all you are going to need:
1. leather punch
2. sharp scissors
3.paint brush
4. lacing needle
5. pencil
6. star template
7. gold leaf
8. adhesive
9. 2 sheets of calf skin
10. thick twine
Then the steps are quite easy:
1. Print out this star template and trace it onto the back side of both pieces of calf hair. You can adjust the size of the star using Photoshop or your computer’s printer settings. Then, use a nice, sharp pair of shears to cut out your stars. You might want to have a vacuum or lint roller handy, because the calf hair will definitely shed a little bit during this process.
2. Flip the stars over and trim any stray hairs you find. Once they’re nice and neat, match them together so that the correct points line up.
3. Use your leather punch on the second-smallest setting to punch holes around the edges of the stars, spacing them about 1/4″ away from the edge and about 1/2″ apart. Once all the holes are punched, go back with a needle and make sure all of the little leather pieces are clear of the holes.
4. After you thread your lacing needle and knot the end of your twine, bring the twine up through one of the holes. Then, bring your needle back down to the bottom side and bring it up through the next hole. Pull the thread most of the way tight, then thread your needle through the loop and pull it tight.
Make sure to leave the bottom portion of the star open so that you can put it on the tree.
And that’s it! You will have an amazing and unique Tree Topper for this year’s Christmas tree.