Key Tag Key Chain

Everywhere you go these days, they give you a tag for your key chain for savings on things at your favorite stores. They tend to become tattered and worn from being bounced around so I wanted to find some way to keep mine safe and still useful so I made a cover for them. I got the idea from here: Swivel leather key fob

Materials

• Vinyl or leather scrap
• Eyelet or Rivet
• Bolt and nut or Chicago screw (aka, scrapbook post)
• Split ring keychain
• Heavy weight cardstock

Tools

• Sharp scissors
• Leather punch
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Marker or pen that can write on leather

Cut a rectangle about 6½ " long and 1½ “ wide from the cardstock. Fold it in half and cut the corners of the folded end so they are even. Punch holes near the unfolded end and about ¼ inch from the folded end. This is the pattern you are going to use on the leather or vinyl scrap.

Lay the pattern against the leather/vinyl scrap and use the marker/pen to trace around the pattern. Be sure to mark where you will punch the holes. If you want, you can cut a strip of another color to glue to the leather as decoration or decorate as desired or leave it plain. You can also curve the corners.

In the hole near the folded end, put a rivet or eyelet. In the other end, you can use either a small bolt or a Chicago screw through the holes in your tags to hold them in the case.

Put your keys on the ring and use.