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Homemade Belt Buckles

Learn how to decorate belt buckles using simple craft supplies! This is a fun, fashion forward project that is easy to customize.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time1 hour 30 minutes
Dry Time1 day
Total Time1 day 1 hour 45 minutes
Yield: 1 belt buckle
Cost: $10

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

  • First, use a piece of vellum (or another scrap of paper) as a template - trace the inside of the belt buckle with your pencil. I did a rubbing of the edge and it worked well.
    Using a pencil and tracing paper to create a template of the belt buckle
  • Tape the template on your paper and cut it out (with scissors or a craft knife).
    Cutting paper out to fit the buckle using the template
  • Mod Podge the paper into the buckle blank and let it dry for a few hours.
    Applying Mod Podge to the inside of the buckle using a paintbrush
    • Make sure to let the paper completely dry - if there is moisture under the Dimensional Magic, the entire project can dry cloudy.
  • Add embellishments (you can't see them under my hand in this photo, ha!) and then add Dimensional Magic. Here's the whole trick to the belt buckles: THREE layers.
    I did one layer and allowed to dry in a warm place (to prevent cracking). I did a second layer and allowed to dry again. THEN I did a third layer and added the scrapbooking brad embellishments so that they would be "dimensional" on the top of the Dimensional Magic.
    Adding Dimensional Magic to the inside of the belt buckle
  • Let dry overnight, preferably for 24 hours, before attaching to a leather belt.