SYS: No-Sew Leather & Wool Flask Sleeve {Shannon with Eat. Sleep. MAKE.}

Thanks for joining us for Stuff Your Stockings, a handmade gift series at Eat. Sleep. MAKE.

Hi all!  Today it's my turn to share my Stuff Your Stockings diy gift idea!  I chose a very man-friendly gift, as you can see.  It's no secret that man-gifts are in short supply in the craft blogger realm.  We generally tend to make things for ourselves.  I ran this idea past my husband a few weeks ago and he seemed to really like it, so I went for it.

And even better than it being leather and wool felt... it's no-sew!!

 

What you will need:

A flask, of course

Leather

Wool Felt

Glue gun & glue

Scissors

First:  Use your flask as a guide to cut out the base from leather.  Cut about 1/8" out from edge of flask.

Second:  Measure the distance around the flask and the height of the flask.  Cut your felt accordingly.

Third:  Using your glue gun, glue (one inch at a time) the felt to the leather.  Get as close to the edge as possible without glue seeping to the outside.

Your edge should look like the photo below...

 

Fourth: Once the glue has dried, slide the sleeve onto your flask.  Pull the felt tightly around and place a little glue to hold seam together. 

Fifth:  Cut a 1/2 inch band of leather and glue around base to hide the seam and strengthen the sleeve.

Slide your flask in the sleeve to make sure everything fits properly!

Sixth:  Add another 1/2 inch band of leather around the top of the sleeve. 

Seventh:  To hide the seam in the back, cut a 1 inch piece of leather the length of the height of your sleeve and glue only to the leather bands on the top and the bottom.  This will serve as a belt loop... which would be perfect for a hunting or fishing trip!

Now find a handsome man to give it to!