For my wedding, I was on the search for jewelry for my girls. My sister-in-law is allergic to some metals, so my job became a little more interesting.
I found a necklace at the jewelry store I liked for $200...ya, didn't want to go for that! My friend Cindy got us a necklace, earrings, and bracelet for her wedding for $1. I was determined to find something I liked for not too much and that my sister-in-law could wear again if she ever chose.
The same friend, sent me a bracelet in the mail, and this bracelet became my inspiration for the necklaces that I made.
I have to admit that I was a little unsure about whether the girls would like them. How often do we wear jewelry from a wedding for that day and then only wear them a few more times? So, I decided to go with what I wanted.
Here are the girls in their necklaces at our wedding.
I bought this hemp at Walmart. I started out with some jute that was three strands in one. It unraveled way too much. This hemp worked great!
I also got some brown ribbon, fishing line, pearls, and a button.
I started out by making a loop big enough to fit over the button, but tight enough that it just slipped over the button.
I then strung the pearls on the fishing line. The holes were too small in the pearls to use either the jute or ribbon, so the fishing line became my alternative.
I then tied a not a few inches down that connected all three things strands.
I repeated the pearls and knots until I got to the desired length. I tried to make all the sections the same size.
I tied one last knot on the end, then slid on the button and tied a few knots to hold the button in place.
I then put some clear fingernail polish on the knots to help hold them in place.
Here is the finished product!
I really like how they turned out and pulled in all the elements for my wedding. I also liked that it wasn't just like everyone else had. It was my own. There is just something about that!
And they looked great!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cindy!
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