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Easy DIY Summer Necklace

June 23, 2012 By Tanya 22 Comments

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I love all of the super cute accessories and clothes for summer this year.  Bright tanks and maxi skirts, fun bags and sandals can be mixed together for a casual, yet pretty summer wardrobe.  But, I have also seen some of the price tags on summer jewelry and being a cheap-skate-DIY’er-I-think-I-can-make-one-even-cooler kind of mom, I dug in my bead box and this is what I came up with.
The Super-Easy Summer Necklace

 I picked up the white chunky beaded necklace while thrifting a couple months ago for under a dollar.   Beads and jewelry components can be quite spendy, when I see a good solid piece I can add to, upcycle or cut into pieces for the parts, I pick it up knowing I will put it to good use later.
Isn’t this pretty? It would have been awesome by itself but I already have a similar white necklace, so off the the upcycle bin she went.

I already had the following jewelry components on hand, I love free! Yay!!!!
-White chain, about 100 inches long
-Bright center piece for the focal point ( I had a large, green, filigree piece I couldn’t figure out what to do with from a previous 40% off day at JoAnn’s)
-Two larger clear beads, and two smaller green beads (I use a mix of glass and high-quality plastic)
-Some beading pins about 1 1/2″ long with the loop on the end and a few jump rings
Ready? This is easy and will look amazing on you!
I doubled my loop of chain and set it aside

 To one end of the chain I connected the beading pin that I strung the large clear and small green beads to.   The other end of the beading pin is now connected to one side of the filigree piece.  I used my needle-nosed pliers to open the end and close it around a thin area on the filigree.  On the other end, I used the pliers to bend the wire and form a loop around the bottom of the chain and now connect both sections together.

 Now I repeat the first step with the large clear bead and small green bead on the other side of the filigree and connect to the white thrifted necklace that I folded in half, see below.

Told you this was easy!

We are almost done, on the other end of the white chain that needs to connect to the white chunky beaded necklace, I added a jump ring to the end.  The a few inches up another jump ring slid onto the chain, like in the picture below.
I hung the chunky white necklace a litte uneven and chose a section (see below) to loop the white chain between a couple of the chunky beads and connect the two jump rings. 

Don’t you love how quick this pretty necklace was to make? I am so glad we were able to get crafty together today, thank you for creating and saving money with me, it was fun!
I wish you a wonderful, blessed day,
xoxo, Tanya

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  1. Shatzi LoveandLaundry says

    June 23, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    SO cute!! How cool that you picked up those beads and upcycled them! I love it!!

    Reply
  2. Carolyn says

    June 23, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    I LOVE that. I need to take a class on making jewelry. How fun!

    Reply
  3. Lynn @ UpCountry Olio says

    June 25, 2012 at 2:42 am

    That is just too fun! I've never made anything like that but your tutorial makes me want to give it a try.

    Lynn

    Reply
  4. Michele says

    June 26, 2012 at 12:48 am

    i saw this on sunday blog love. you did a fabulous job with this necklace! i loved readng how you did it. well done. xo

    Reply
  5. Brooke Gomhp says

    June 26, 2012 at 2:36 am

    I love this Tanya it would look super cute with my new shirt

    Hugs
    Brooke

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  6. Laura @ cookiecrumbsandsawdust.blogspot says

    June 26, 2012 at 10:13 am

    Tanya,

    Your necklace turned out super cute! I'm impressed that you created it from various pieces! I guess looking for jewlry will have to be the newest thing on my thirfting radar.

    I followed you over from the Sundae Scoop linky party. I would love if you stopped by my blog.

    Thanks for sharing,
    Laura

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  7. Kristin says

    June 27, 2012 at 1:52 am

    So cute! Love it =)

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  8. Jessi W says

    June 27, 2012 at 2:54 am

    Super impressive! I love the look of big chunky jewelry and it's way cool that you made this yourself! Thanks for linking up to the Fun In Functional!

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  9. Jess @ Colorful Ones says

    June 27, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    It's beautiful – thanks for sharing! Love that you made it with stuff you already had on hand, too… p.s. I found you via the Show & Share party at Southern Lovely 🙂

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  10. Kathy says

    June 27, 2012 at 7:11 pm

    That is perfect for summer, a wonderful necklace can change an outfit. I am visiting from Southern Party, love your site. Drop by for a visit. Kathy

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  11. Marcie says

    June 28, 2012 at 4:16 am

    Love this necklace, so cute! I am now following you on bloglovin and GFC. I would love for you to visit, follow back and maybe even link up on my linky party.
    Thanks
    Marcie @ http://www.IGottaTryThat.com

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  12. Jennifer says

    June 28, 2012 at 5:14 am

    Love it! Great upcycle!

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  13. Judy says

    June 28, 2012 at 11:52 am

    Love this necklace and the color of beads. It is beautiful! Seen your necklace on a link up.

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  14. Jenny @ The NY Melrose Family says

    June 29, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    This necklace is gorgeous. I love the additions you made. I'm sharing on my facebook page. Thanks so much for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays.

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  15. Natasha in Oz says

    June 30, 2012 at 2:15 am

    You are so clever! I wish I was as artistic as you. Thanks so much for sharing this post at my Say G'day linky party!

    This week's linky is now live and I am very excited to invite you to a Social media linky party that I will be hosting on July 14. The details are all at the blog if you would like to join in.

    Best wishes for a wonderful weekend,
    Natasha in Oz<

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  16. Hubba says

    June 30, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    Love this!

    http://www.iheartpears.blogspot.com

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  17. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    July 2, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    You have a great eye!

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  18. Christine says

    July 3, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    The necklace screams FUN!!! I adore it!!!

    Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality! Don't forget to swing by this evening.. I can't wait to see what you link up! 🙂

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  19. Tonna @ USS Crafty says

    July 13, 2012 at 2:39 am

    Cute necklace!

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  20. Anonymous says

    September 26, 2012 at 10:20 am

    thanks for posting.

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  21. The Shoestring Contessa says

    November 10, 2012 at 11:28 pm

    Just pinned this. Found you on Six Sisters Stuff

    Reply
  22. suba zupa says

    August 15, 2018 at 8:49 am

    H6ZnW0 There is clearly a bunch to realize about this. I feel you made various good points in features also.

    Reply

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