To make your own necklace you’ll need:

7- 3/4″ wooden balls

2- 3″ x 14″ fabric strips

7- 3″ x 3 1/2″ fabric rectangles (These will be the fabrics that your wooden beads will be in.  You can do them the same if you want, or switch up the fabrics so it looks similar to the one I made.)

(If you want to make a bracelet instead, cut 5 of the rectangles and use only 5 beads, and make the strips 7″ instead of 14″.)

First I arranged the fabric pieces in the order I wanted them to be when I sewed them.  I paid attention to the colors and the balance of the fabrics making sure not all the light or dark ones were together.  Remember that only about 1 square inch of your fabric will show so you’ll end up seeing more color than specific patterns.

Next, overlap the pieces 1/4″ and stitch using a 1/8″ seam.  By overlapping them instead of stitching right sides together you’re making the seam less thick, which will be better for knotting it later on.  Yes the seams will be raw edges..but you won’t even notice it later!  After you’ve pieced the center together, stitch the two strips to either side of your pieced necklace center, overlapping the pieces instead of stitching right sides together.

After you’ve got it pieced together, fold it in half, lengthwise, with the right sides together.  Stitch 1/4″ seam along the long edge.  You should have a really long fabric tube at this point.  Turn this tube right side out.

The final step is to insert the wooden beads and knot the necklace.  The easiest way to do this is to put in one wooden bead at a time and knot either side, making sure that your seams are in the knot.  Keep adding and knotting beads until you’ve got the center of your necklace finished.  Knot the ends of the necklace and you’re done!!  (If you want to make a bracelet, the fabric pieces you’ll need are listed under the material list above.  Follow the same set of instructions to complete your bracelet!)

Happy Crafting,

Erin

I was working on a home decor project and couldn’t get enough of these cute little red poppies I was making so I knew I had to make something I could wear one with.  (Did I tell you I’m redesigning my living room/dining room/kitchen with a new color palette?  I couldn’t be more excited about it!  You can see my new color palette and the inspiration behind it at Fresh Nest Design.)  I decided on a necklace and kept it pretty simple with just a touch of black and silver.

It’s super simple, just make a few bead pieces mixing 2-3 beads, attach them to some silver chain, hand stitch your flower to the necklace and voila, you’re done!  I think it took me no more than 30 minutes!!  Don’t forget to bead up some simple coordinating earrings too!

Download the PDF here. There are two cards on the sheet. Just print on 1 sheet of white cardstock, cut in half, embellish, and you’re done!

But wait, you might ask why I had some testers test this project out first. It’s because the sentiment on the front of the card can be whatever YOU want it to be! (Look for more projects with this feature shortly!) When the PDF opens up, click on the sentiment where it says Type Custom Sentiment Here and type away to your hearts content. These cards will allow you two lines in which to type a custom sentiment for your mom! How awesome is that?

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Edited: Thanks Daniel for letting me know about the bandwidth! It is a pretty popular download. The location has now been moved and is ready for downloading again. I’m working on moving the rest of my projects over so as soon as they are moved I’ll let everyone know. Thanks for your understanding!