If you haven't already made your banner pieces, refer to last week's Tutorial Tuesday post.
Please excuse the completely terrible self-taken pictures of the necklace. And the absolutely wrong shirt to go with it. (Seriously. I should have just changed out of the cowl neck and put on something else! Oh well. C'est la vie!)
Some necessary supplies (for this necklace and the other kinds): chain, jump rings, needle nose pliers (I have two different kinds), wire cutters, mod podge, paint brush, ribbon, ribbon fasteners, necklace closures, pin/safety pin/needle (you only need one of them).
Measure out a length of chain to go around your neck and hang to the point that you want the "choose" to hang from.
Re-fold each banner in half and paint some Mod Podge onto the inside.
Then press the banners closed and carefully smooth them out to make sure there are no air bubbles inside. Let dry for a little while and then trim the edges of the banners to be more uniform.
Get out and open 2 jump rings for each banner. Measure where the center point of the chain is.
Make sure your banners are all dry, or have plenty of back-up banners to use incase this part goes awry. Use your poking device (aka pin, needle, or safety pin) and poke a hole close to the edge on each side. But don't get too close to the edge or you will rip your banner open instead of have a hole. Wiggle the poker around just enough to make the hole big enough to fit a jump ring through it.
Start with the O's and insert a jumpring into each of the holes, but don't close them yet. You will attach them to the necklace itself next!
Just to one side of the very center of the chain line up one O banner and insert the first jump ring and close. Go over a few chain links and insert the second jump ring and close. How many chain links you have the jump rings apart depends on what kind of chain you use. There is no set amount that I can tell you! Sorry about that! Repeat these steps on the otherside of center with the other O banner. The O's will now split the center of the chain between them.
Continue, continue, continue! Just leave a couple of links open and free between each banner so that the necklace has the ability to move.
Use a jump ring to attach the end of more chain between the S and E.
Measure out how long you want the JOY to hang down then cut off the chain and attach it with jump ring between the C and H. Mark the center of the chain to see where the center of the O banner will be. Attach the letters the same way as you did with CHOOSE. This time make sure the center of the O is in the center of the chain instead of off to the side a little.
Once all of the letters are attached attach the closures to the ends of the chain.
Here is a little sneaky peek of next weeks necklace!
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