Rue 21 Knock-Off Necklace

I went to Rue 21 a couple weeks ago and saw this super cute ruffle necklace.  I fell in love with it.  The price wasn't bad, but when I can make something for significantly less, I do.  Besides, it was fun to try something new!

 Here is the original.  I just love the ruffles.  I usually don't wear gold jewelry though, so I came up with this:

 I used brown ribbon, tulle, needle, thread, bead chain, scrapbook metal flower, pearls, felt (for backing) and hot glue.

To make it, I pleated the ribbon, ruffled up the tulle, and sewed/glued on the pearls and the flower.  Then to create the shape, I glued it to felt and trimmed around it.  Next, I glued on the chain. 

(The flower was originally gold so I spray painted it white and hot glued a pearl to the center.)

Linking up here and here.

Red Pom Pom Necklace

I thought it would be fun to try out a pom pom necklace.  I got the idea from Ucreate, where she featured Little Miss Momma.  Anyway...I just loved the necklace and wanted to give it a try.  Only, I used felt for mine, and added a ribbon bow and some beads!

I just love how bright the red is! I love the felt and how much "volume" they each have.  Ha ha, volume...like hair volume, get it? jk...it's early and I am loopy this morning I guess.

There are tutorials all over blogland to make these, so I didn't include one.  However, if you would like me to, let me know...I would be happy to make another one! :)

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Girls' Camp Washer Necklaces

This is the last post of the girl's camp crafts.  I had so much fun making everything.  As I sat outside on our back patio making these, my husband said I looked like a little kid...ha ha.  I had my washers, a hammer, and my metal stamps all around me and I was bent over looking at the washers closely to make sure I had the letters lined up.  Here are the little beauties:

 I used ribbon, beads, wire, and jewelry rings.  It was fun and I loved making all different colors.  I decided just to use beads I already had at home, so I had to get creative.  I made 4 different colors.  I stamped our theme "Gospel Chic" onto them, and colored in the letters with a permanent marker. 

If you missed out on the other girl's camp posts, be sure to check them out here, here, and here.

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Washer Necklace

I got inspiration for this necklace from the blog Just Between Friends.  There is a great tutorial over there, so check it out!  I picked out a few sizes of washers from a local hardware store.  The one above is 7/8 wide by 5/16 thick.  I also bought some larger ones that were too thick and the stamping didn't work very well.   Now that I know that, I will know what to look for next time I go.  It was super easy and so much fun.  I just used some ribbon, beads and jewelry-making leftovers that I already had. 

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