So I made her a fabric-covered bubblegum necklace using wooden beads. Safe to chew and no worries about the string breaking and colorful beads flying everywhere. And also--super cute! A trifecta of winning.
This necklace took no time at all to make and turned out adorable. I let my daughter pick out the fabric and she has already lined up the next few fabric patterns to turn into more jewelry. A girl's gotta have options.
To make your own bubblegum necklace you will need:
-Wooden beads {the ones I used were 20 mm from JoAnn's}
- Fabric
- Ruler
- Cutting device {my rotary cutter worked like a charm}
First, cut your fabric down to size. Since I was using 20 mm sized wooden beads, I cut my fabric 3 inches wide and 46 inches long. This length {the length of most fabrics} was the perfect size for my almost-5-year-old's neck.
Next, fold the fabric in half, wrong sides together, and stitch down the long, open side. I moved my needle over two spaces to the right and sewed using a 1/4 inch seam allowance. This way I didn't have to worry about trimming the seam line.
Turn your fabric tube inside out {I like to attach a safety pin to one end to help aid in the turning} and then start adding your wooden beads.
On either side of the bead, tie a knot.
Then, just keep adding more beads...
...and tying more knots until you are happy with the necklace. I used 7 for my daughter's necklace.
To finish it off, simply turn the ends in on themselves.
And then sew them shut.
That's it!
Just tie the ends together in either a bow or simple knot and you are done.
My daughter loves this necklace and I think it turned out so stinkin' cute. I love seeing her get all dolled up to go to Target.

This is definitely the kind of project that I love--simple, using things I have on hand, and really enjoyed by my daughter. Plus, the use of fabric {one of my weaknesses...I am a total fabric hoarder} just makes me so happy.
I may have to make one {or two} for me.
Inspire Us Thursday
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