Painted Leather Earrings

I try very hard to paint pictures like a real artist.  I've tried watercolor (really hard), oils (fun but clean-up is nasty) and acrylics.  I have boxes of acrylic paintings in my garage, none of which are fit to hang on my walls.  I tried using my acrylics on leather and was thrilled with the result, colorful and textured.   I cut the leather with my nifty leather scissors into different shapes, painted the shapes with my acrylics, punched a hole in each shape and coated them with a stiffener to create dimension.  They are really fun to make and each pair is unique.  The best thing about them is that they pack a bold statement with hardly any weight.  They are so light you'll hardly know you're wearing them.