Originally Posted by
merziac
[MENTION=73614]rhm[/MENTION] probably has scraps. Their was a pay it forward of sorts recently with leather scraps as well.

Ha, no, don't look at me! The stuff I use is way thicker and I rarely have long strips of it anyway. What you want is this:
https://tandyleather.com/collections...strips-48-long
Get some Angelus leather paint with that,
https://tandyleather.com/collections...leather-paints
and some rivets,
https://tandyleather.com/products/br...f1c81fb8&_ss=r
and you're in business.