and the handmade kind that last forever are better.

still don’t have a mother’s day gift?

the project i am going to show you how to make today can be whipped up in as little as an hour with materials you probably already have on hand!

almost everywhere i go, i see these beautiful, multi-colored, collage style “bib” necklaces:

they were my inspiration for this:

supplies needed:

misc. embellishments (flowers, buttons, gemstones, brads,  beads, vintage ephemera… almost everything i used on my necklace were embellishments from older kenner road kits)

felt

ribbon/lace

glitter

(2) eyelets (crop-a-dile or other fastener tool)

glue gun

scissors

liquid glue or paper glaze

step 1:

cut a piece of felt into a triangle (or whatever shape you prefer). mine is about 6 inches across the top.

step 2:

arrange your larger elements onto your felt…. shift & move them around until you find a design that’s pleasing to the eye.

i stacked a lot of my smaller items onto layers of the prima flowers for a more “rounded” shape.

make sure you leave a little space on each upper corner to allow for eyelet placement.

glue all pieces down using a glue gun.:

step 3:

using a crop-a-dile, punch holes & place eyelets where you want your ribbon to thread through.

step 4:

fill in some of your bare spots with your smaller embellishments.

step 5:

using scissors, cut excess felt away.

step 6:

turn piece over , and thread ribbon  or lace through both sides.

your piece should look like this:

if desired, you can cover the back with another piece of felt or fabric.

step 7:

turn necklace over & loosely braid if you like, tie ends.

if you prefer, you can add large beading clamps on ends of ribbon & attach a jewelry clasp.

step 8:

now is the time to add any finishing touches to the front with paper glaze & glitter.

let dry & enjoy!

happy mother’s day!

This entry was posted on Saturday, May 9th, 2009 at 1:36 am by lisa and is filed under creative team, inspiration, kit, market, project tutorials, tutorial, vintage. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.