In this section, we'll teach you how to make holiday necklaces. With a little hard work, these Christmas crafts can turn into real family keepsakes.
Merry Marble Necklaces
These fun necklaces are a charming way to highlight your Christmas cuties.
You'll Need:
Photos, images, words
Clear, flat, glass decorative marbles
Scissors
Hot glue gun, glue sticks
Craft knife
Pendant tails
Silver acrylic paint
Paintbrush
Jump rings
Crystal beads
Eyepins
Wire cutters
Needle-nose or jewelry pliers
2 small charms
Chain necklace
1. Resize favorite photos or images so they fit behind marbles. Print out words on your computer to make word bubbles on cardstock, or buy scrapbooking words that fit size of marbles. Cut out photos, images, and words. You'll need 3 per necklace. Test them under marbles; glass acts as a magnifier so you may need to make them smaller. Hot glue photos, images, and words to flat side of marbles. Press firmly for a few seconds until dry. Trim excess cardstock with craft knife. (Craft knife is for adult use only.)
2. Turn marbles over so rounded side is down. Hot glue a pendant tail to each marble back. Paint back of charm with silver paint; let dry. Attach a jump ring to top of each pendant tail.
3. Create mini bead charms by threading beads onto eyepins, and trim eyepin, leaving enough wire to create loop with pliers. Attach a jump ring to each eyepin loop and both charms.
4. Place charms and beads across middle front of chain necklace. Attach jump rings through individual chain links, and close jump rings with pliers.
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