This is a pretty ingenious idea from one of the readers at Thrifty Fun, and it should work for both leather and vinyl.

• Get a large box of crayons and find the exact color match.

• Using a tiny hand held/worked open crayon sharpener—like for an eyebrow or eye liner pencil—shave small thin amounts of crayon to match the size of the hole(s).

• Put all those shavings between two pieces of wax paper and press them with an iron.

• Create as many layers of crayons as you’ll need to fill the hole, sealing them together with a new piece of wax paper.

• Apply your patch to the hole and seal with clear nail polish, overlapping on the edges a bit.

• Let dry.

• You will likely need many more shavings for real leather.

Photo CC 2.0, matthewcamman