Shape - Claw Clip Accent

Product Type: Leather Shape Style: Hair Clip Cover Leather Type: Natural Vegetable-Tanned Cowhide Leather Weight: 6-7oz Item Number: SHPCCA Get the shape and make your job easy! This pre-cut veg-tan leather shape is designed to fit the outside of a claw-style hair clip, giving you a ready-made surface to customize without having to measure, trace, and cut the leather yourself. Natural vegetable-tanned leather is perfect for making it your own. Tool it, stamp it, carve it, dye it, paint it, antique it, burn it, or keep it simple. Floral carving, basket stamping, initials, brands, geometric patterns, and painted designs all work well on a project this size. Finish the leather before attaching it to the clip so you can work freely without the hardware getting in the way. Once your design is complete, lightly scuff the area of the hair clip where the leather will be attached. Apply a suitable contact cement to both the clip and the flesh side of the leather, allow the adhesive to become tacky according to its directions, then press the leather firmly into place. Keeping steady pressure on the piece while the cement sets will help create a stronger bond. For an even more finished look, bevel and burnish the edges before gluing the leather to the clip. A protective top finish can also help protect your tooling, dye, paint, or antique from regular handling. Tool it and stick it—that’s about as easy as a custom leather hair clip gets. Please Note: Test-fit the leather shape to your hair clip before applying adhesive. Hair clips can vary slightly in shape and curvature, so make sure the leather sits where you want it before committing to the glue.