So glad you stopped in today so
that I can share with you a tutorial that you'll want to keep in mind
for birthday party crafts, Bible School activities as well as add to
your list of great rainy day projects if you have youngsters at
home...we're going to be making our own necklaces with strands of
baker's twine!
Hi there, I'm Monika Wright,
a returning member of original design team and current Senior Designer
for The Twinery.
So, let's get started by gathering our supplies.
- You'll want several skeins of The Twinery baker's twine that coordinates well with your necklace charm.
- I designed my charm sentiment, but if you don't have one already made, just adhere your sentiment to a wooden disk and glue the necklace shank to the back. I use E6000 glue.
- The tools - jewelry pliers, necklace shanks, necklace closure and jump rings. I found mine at the craft store and also in various shops on Etsy.
I began by gathering three strands, one each of Caribbean, Maraschino and Honeydew,
and after placing a small dallop of E6000 craft glue inside the jewelry
shank and placing the twine atop the glue, I closed up first one side
and then the other to firmly enclose the three strands of twine. Here
you can see how I've folded one side of the shank in on the twine with
the blunt nose pliers.
So
now we'll have to attach a jump ring through the opening you see above.
We'll do that by opening a jump ring which is done by twisting it
sideways, I use the blunt nose in one hand and the round nose in the
other. Don't pull apart, which is your natural inclination, because it
won't join back up properly. Once you have the jump ring open, slide it
onto the hole in the shank {photo above} and close the jump ring by
twisting it back into its original closed position.
I couldn't photograph this step and actually do it,
so head to YouTube to find all sorts of jewelry making tutorials.
And there you have it, an inexpensive, fun, colorful
and makes you want to smile necklace!
