DIY Jewelry Gifts

I'm starting to panic a little about Christmas.  I still have so much to do.  I know, don't we all :)  I have some "outside projects" to do but the weather has been bad around here lately.  So, I'm forced to do "inside" stuff....like this:


Today, I made two necklaces for Christmas gifts.  The first one has been done to death but I had to make one for my sister.

It's the infamous wire birdnest pendant.  I saw one on Pinterest in brown (instead of the typical silver) and fell in love with it.

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I used some copper-ish brown wire that I got at Hobby Lobby and brown ribbon that I had left over from another project.  I also had a few loose pearls in my "random jewelry supplies" bin.  To shape the nest, I wrapped the wire around a highlighter marker.  Then I used the remaining wire to "tie" the circles and string the beads.

I decided to use the ribbon as a "chain" for the pendant.

I've been loving the look of ribbon with necklaces and bracelets.  I saw the combination everywhere I looked during my Cyber Monday shopping.  Since I had my ribbon box out, I decided to make another necklace.  I have seen bracelets combined with ribbon to make a necklace.  I saw one on Pinterest here.

Here is my version:

I took the chain connector off of the bracelet and replaced it with ribbon.  I would like to cover the metal ends of the bracelet (where it connects to the ribbon) with something but I can't figure out what will work.  If it were my necklace, I would use some vintage looking earrings or pins.  But this is for my sister and she likes things modern and simplistic.  How she's related to me, I don't know.  Our styles are very different, lol.

I hope tomorrow's weather is better.  I've got lots of ideas for making signs and I need to get started.  The wood and paint are sitting on my breakfast room floor just waiting for me....c'mon good weather (fingers and toes crossed).

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