Pin-tested Fabric Beaded Necklace Part II
This is Part II of the Pin-tested Fabric Beaded Necklace.
This is the post where you meet the delightful, wonderfully creative Cathy Neeley.
And this is where we even got the idea to make these necklaces: Unbeadlievable Designs.
[It’s pinned on my ‘DIY — Definitely DIY’ Pinterest Board. Thrilled to be doing something with a pin or two.]
Here’s the original necklace.
Here’s what I did with it by simply following her directions in my first Fabric Beaded Necklace post:
Now comes the really fun part: here’s what Cathy did by making a few modifications.
She started with:
–three 1″ beads
–four 3/4″ beads
–a 3 1/2″ x 55″ piece of black silk burnout material
–8 little fancy-shmancy trinkets
–Metallic White paint
–a fabulous ring she found at Michael’s
–a sponge paint brush
Cathy painted the wooden beads with Metallic White to give them a little more snazz–they would definitely show through the material she chose and she wanted them to ‘add to’ and not ‘detract from’ the finished necklace.
–cut the material
–sew a seam (making a material tube)
–turn the tube inside out (with a safety pin, your fingers, or magically)
–find the center point (simple-shmimple by folding the tube in half)
–grab your first 1″ bead and scootch it to the inside center of the tube
–place one of the fancy-shmancy trinkets on each side of the bead (on the outside)
[If your beads move around while you’re putting the necklace together, simply re-align the center bead.]
–add a 1″ bead to each side (on the inside) of the fancy trinkets
–add the fancy trinkets (to the outside)
–next come the 3/4″ beads (two on each side, separated by a fancy trinket–and ending with a fancy trinket)
[Remember to take a look at the photo for a reference.]
–separate the top of the ring from the bottom using scissors
[Do not run with the scissors or use them to cut paper.]
Cathy’s piece of material was originally 5″x 55″. She decided it was too thick and serged 1 1/2″ off–making the tube 3 1/2″ x 55″.
She cleverly used the 1 1/2″ to make a cute little flower to place the ring top on.
After making the flower, she simply sewed the ring top on.
[You don’t need to make it earthquake-proof. It needs to be secure–but not cemented. Which reminds me, she didn’t use any glue putting hers together. Well, neither one of us did, actually.]
[~sigh~ But really–it’s blurry. I’m still a non-photog girl taking photos.]
She decided that the bands of the necklace were too thick for the look she wanted. She quickly wrapped/sewed a very loose stitch around the band length on both sides.
–tie a knot at the end of each band
And this is the moment you’ve been waiting for–tun-tun-tun-tah–a picture of the fabulous necklace.
Beautiful, right?
It turned out so well.
[As a side note–the final picture was taken before the necklace was actually completed–which will explain why the bands aren’t smaller.]
Here’s a pic of the finished necklace with the materials she used.
If you have any questions, please ask.
[Someone is bound to answer them. ~grin~]
Enjoy the day.
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