This felt necklace is the perfect unique, yet simple, project for the avant-garde jewelry making novice.
To begin this project, you will need:
- 12-36 in of jewelry chain (gold, silver, bronze… whatever your little heart desires)
- 1, 12mm split jump ring (the color of your chain) - you can find this in the jewelry section of any craft store
- 1 findings clasp set for the ends of your chain
- Sharp X-acto knife
- Gem tac glue
- Rhinestones of your choice, plastic or crystal (crystal is expensive but sparkles 100 times more)
- Wire cutters
- Long nose pliersOption A
- A pre cut felt shapeOption B
- A sheet of felt (the thickest you can find in the color of your choice)
- A picture of your desired shape
You can do this two ways…
The Way Easy Way- Option A
- Cut a small hole in your felt shape, about half an inch from the top. You can find shapes like at your local craft store. I picked up some incredibly cool ones designed by Sharyn Sowell at Michael’s.
The Slightly More Difficult Way- Option B
- Use your picture or print out a fairly simple pattern (a skull or a flower, something with the least amount of line work possible)
- Get out your X-acto knife and cut out pieces of your thick sheet of felt, using the pattern as a stencil
- Don’t forget a small hole towards the top of the felt piece for the jump ring and chain
Now that you have your felt design ready…
- Select a 12 mm split jump ring
- Slide ring through the small hold you made in the felt
- Use your wire cutters to cut the chain to your desired length
- Place the clasp sets at the end of each side of the chain, tightening the rings as much as possible with your long nose pliers
- String chain onto jump ring (you should now be able to wear it as a necklace)
- Get out your rhinestones and plot out where you are going to place them on the felt design
- Use your gem tac glue (follow directions on bottle) and very carefully glue stones on one at a time
Final step…
Look FABULOUS
