FIMO leather-effect key ring

30 min Easy

These little DIY key rings in pretty designs can smarten up any bunch of keys.
Made of FIMO leather-effect, they mimic the look and feel of leather, and can also be embroidered.

An article by Lisa Tihanyi

Roll one block of FIMO leather-effect indigo to a thickness of around 2 mm using the acrylic roller. As you roll out the FIMO sheet, make sure it’s big enough to accommodate the template later.
Gently lift the FIMO sheet with your fingers again and stretch it slightly. This helps make the leather effect stand out even better. Now place the FIMO sheet on baking paper, making sure that it’s flat.
Harden in the oven for 30 minutes at 130°C / 265°F (top/bottom heat).
Then leave to cool.

Now place the template on the hardened FIMO leather-effect sheet and trace using a wipe-away marker.

Download template

Using a needle, prick a small hole at each corner and every point where two lines meet.

Then punch bigger holes at each needle-mark using the punch.

Thread the needle and stitch the pattern through the punched holes.

Take the scissors and cut out the template shape leaving a 5-mm gap around the stitched pattern.

Use jewellery pliers to bend open a split ring, and feed it in through one of the top holes. Connect it to the key ring and bend it shut again.

All done!

Material overview

What you need

Product	Article no.	Quantity
FIMO^® leather-effect 8010 Oven-bake modelling clay - Single product Leather-effect indigo	8010-309	1
FIMO^® leather-effect 8010 Oven-bake modelling clay - Single product Leather-effect black	8010-909	1
FIMO^® leather-effect 8010 Oven-bake modelling clay - Single product Leather-effect ochre	8010-179	1
FIMO^® 8700 05 Acrylic roller - Blistercard containing an Acrylic roller	8700 05	1
Lumocolor^® non-permanent pen 311 Non-permanent universal pen S - Single product black	311-9	1