Working with leather can be as complicated as you want it to be. You can get involved in stitching ponies and floral stamps and swivel knives, or you can keep things simple with pre-cut shapes and the alphabet. This how-to from Fairgoods shows you how to create a sharp, classic leather bag or luggage tag, which beats the pants off that plastic-y job your suitcase came with. Or, you can get creative and make tags for anything, like your whiskey decanter.
If you want to take this up a notch, you can stain or dye the leather, or just ink the embossed recessed so they'll stand out a little more.
See how its done (plus a bonus project)at Fairgoods - Father’s Day DIY: Embossed leather tag and tie clip