These ribbon necklaces are so easy & inexpensive to make and they’re cute too! Here’s an easy tutorial on how to make these darling ribbon necklaces and make jewelry. What you’ll need:
1. glass gems or vase gems {usually found in the floral section of a craft store}
2. mod podge & craft brush
3. jump rings {found in the jewelry section of a craft store} andpatterned paper/scrapbook paper, scissors, glue gun,matching satin ribbon {as thick or as thin as you like}
1. trace your glass gem onto the patterned paper
2. cut it out-trim until it fits nicely
3. apply mod podge on your glass gem and then attach your paper so that the pattern that you want showing through the glass can be seen-let dry for about 5-10 minutes
4. apply mod podge to the back of the paper-let dry for about 5-10 minutes
5. add a small dot of glue to the back of the glass gem
6. position your jump ring so that there is enough room for the ribbon to go through it.
7. string the ribbon through the jump ring and measure how long or short you’d like your necklace-leaving room for the ends to be tied in a bow-then cut 8. tie a knot in the ribbon
9. with another piece of ribbon tie a small bow directly above your glass gem
10. cut the end of the ribbon of the small bow-trim any excess
11. i lightly burned the edges of the all ribbon ends to prevent fraying
12. finished! put the necklace on and tie a bow around your neck…you look beautiful!
Tthere are so many varieties of scrapbook paper out there…the possibilities are endless!
I’m the craft coordinator for my MOPS group and I love this. We made the same glass gems into magnets a few years ago. I think they will be excited to make necklaces. Cute idea!