Making Vinyl Look Like Leather

In all this creating i stumbled upon an easy way to distress shiny craft vinyl to create a sign that looks worn and vintage.

Making vinyl look like leather.

Elmer s glue and water or matte mod podge brown craft paper brown grocery or lunch sacks can also be used paint brushes. This treatment can be used on furniture walls book covers and even floors. It looks sort of like a branding mark. I ll be honest that i wasn t sure if this idea would actually work but as you can see my distressed fall sign turned out beautifully and i m excited to share the process with you today.

Using a tip you don t care about anymore repeatedly press it into the vinyl in short tapping motions. Sanding too hard or too much will likely crack the fake leather layer and reveal the filler which may or may not be to your liking go easy at first and ramp up the sanding to create a more distressed look. A three by two foot section of fake leather took me an entire afternoon to cover in this way. Faux leather items typically feature a thin outer layer of leather like plastic or vinyl over a filler material of a different color.

Leather is incredibly expensive here s how to fake it using vinyl fabrics. You can also use the soldering iron to draw designs on the vinyl. Here i show you how i did the faux leather technique tha. Vinyl upholstery will have the same look with a wider range of color options to choose from and a texture similar to leather with less maintenance.

To get the same thickness as leather i wrapped this vinyl around a layer of floor. Making vinyl look like leather simulating a weathered and beaten piece of leather is easy. You just beat the leather and rub it in the dirt until you like the look. The costs of upkeep for vinyl material is also less expensive as the convenience of household cleaners are readily available.

Even better this environmentally friendly faux leather option is available in different colors. Fauxleather fauxfinishes diy supplies you ll need. Diy junkjournals fauxleather buy me a ko fi if you like. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to create a faux leather look simply by using brown craft paper glue and paint or stain.