All summer long I looked for a yellow and grey necklace.
When I couldn't find one, I decided I needed to just make one.
I began my hunt for yellow beads with none to be found!
And that's how I ended up here...
And that's how I ended up here...
It was time for me to make my own yellow beads.
I bought a bag of wood beads and yellow paint.
I bought a bag of wood beads and yellow paint.
After painting all the beads yellow with a foam brush
I strung them up on some yarn and sprayed them with some lacquer to give them a little sheen.
With one yard of gray satin ribbon...
I wrapped the end tightly with some scotch tape to make an aglet
(for those of you who don't know, that's a metal tag or sheath at the end of a shoelace-
yeah I didn't know that either! Google's a wonderful thing!)
I strung 11 beads onto the ribbon.
And then tied a loose knot on both end's about 5 inches from each bead.
After cutting each end with a sharp scissors I added a little Fray Check.
I love Fray Check!
Here's new Handmade Beaded Necklace!
I love the way it turned out so I made a red one too!
Cute even from the back (if I do say so myself!)
Love it! I have been obsessed with the gray/yellow combo lately. It looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.
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Pretty Pretty! My daughters and I are so making these this weekend! Thanks!
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So cute and you can make one to match any outfit! TFS!
ReplyDeleteSuper Cute! And looks easy, too.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to thank you so much for participating in my {new} Whip it up Wednesday handmade party! In lieu of sharing one of my projects this week, I posted a few of my favorites from recent party participants - and your post was included!
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The grey and yellow is such a gorgeous combo! Great job.
ReplyDeleteperfect color!!! I am loving yellow and grey these days!! I think i need one for myself!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute - I'm a BIG fan of yellow and gray too! I tried to make something like this, but used spray paint and I don't know how I had so many problems, but I could never get the paint to look so pretty and even... I'm thinking I might need to try the foam brush and some regular acrylic-type paint... love yours though!
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