I broke this plastic bead necklace that I bought at a flea market for a dollar, and I figured I’d make it a little nicer when putting it back together. So I bought some ribbon, and ended up with this:
I simply put the beads on the ribbon and tied a know between each. I always try to turn broken things into something new.
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i love that necklace it is so in vogue lol
i have loads of necklaces that need to be re strung….thats gave me an idea….:)
Comment by Lors — October 23, 2005 @ 7:28 pm
Nice idea. The ribbon glams it very well, and adds a more feminine touch to it. I have a faux pearl necklace which isn’t very nice. Any suggestions on how I can re-do it? The “pearls” are quite tiny.
Comment by Ambiguous Wanderer — October 23, 2005 @ 9:46 pm
That is so pretty! Just a question, is it easy to string pearls on a ribbon? The beads need to have fairly big holes to do that easily, right? =/
Very nice. =)
Comment by Rachel — October 24, 2005 @ 4:19 am
Rachel: The holes on these beads aren’t very big, but I used the back of a needle to push it through. I guess the holes have to be a bit bigger than normal thogh. I have tried to find pearls with bigger holes new, but no luck. :/
Hmm… Ambiguous Wanderer, I can’t think of anything at the moment, except stuff I’ve posted about earlier, but you’ve maye seen that. I have a bunch of pearls lying around, so I might think of something new. :)
And thanks Lors! :D
Comment by Agathe — October 24, 2005 @ 6:33 am
I’ve got an idea for the pearls….you could make a jean dangly (like a bag dangly) using the pearls and some ribbon plus some cameo charms its a kewl and edgy take on the lady like style around this season without looking too prim n proper
Comment by Lors — October 24, 2005 @ 11:39 am
That’s a great idea Lors! I love cameo as well as pearls and ribbons! Must have a look through my box of broken jewelry and see if I’ve got what I need… :)
Comment by Agathe — October 24, 2005 @ 6:24 pm
yeah if i have some time this week….after my hectic schedule…i’m gonna attempt to make this…i’ve not crafted properly for about 2 months now :(
Comment by Lors — October 24, 2005 @ 7:33 pm
That hectic schedule is a bitch… I don’t even really have time to type this right now. :/
Comment by Agathe — October 24, 2005 @ 8:39 pm
Ooh..nice idea, Lors. Now what colour ribbon would go with those pearls? Maroon? I think a dark colour, but I’m not very good at colour combo. Any ideas? :)
Comment by Ambiguous Wanderer — October 25, 2005 @ 6:09 am
Ps: Lors, Agathe,
I’ve a hectic schedule now too but I can’t help sneaking a bit of time to go online..
..and everytime, I am sure to feel guilty later.
Comment by Ambiguous Wanderer — October 25, 2005 @ 6:11 am
yeah i always find time to go onto the internet…mostly cos i do alot of research on here lol….anyways a nice coulour scheme to go with pearls would be a purple velvet ribbon because that would also look good with the lady like look…purple is very in at the moment…..if not i would use a piece of tweed and a grosgrain ribbon in a pale pink :)
Comment by Lors — October 25, 2005 @ 11:35 am
Hehe, I know how it’s like. I can’t help sitting in front of the computer once in a while no matter how busy I am!
You suggested lovely colors Lors! I feel like running to the store to buy some more stuff to create jewelry from. Pearls and purple velvet, and pearls and tweed… Both so perfect for fall!
Comment by Agathe — October 25, 2005 @ 3:33 pm
glad i can be of some help:)
Comment by Lors — October 25, 2005 @ 8:48 pm
omg! I was just on craftster.org and I found a post by you Agathe that had a tutorial for a jean dangly like the one i’ve been talking about on here! lol how weird great minds craft alike lmao :) the only thing i would change about your one is having more ribbons dangling downwards anyways I’m loving your version
Comment by Lors — October 25, 2005 @ 9:26 pm
Hehe. I was planning on making a necklace, but I wasn’t happy with it, so it ended up like something totally else.
I was really inspired by your suggestions, and this time I’d like to use white pearls and some darker kind of ribbons. I think I might be able to sneak in some shopping-time today. :) I will be posting the old one one of these days, and if I’ll manage to get the new one done, I’ll credit you for it. :)
Comment by Agathe — October 26, 2005 @ 7:43 am
Lors,
Purple velvet and pearls does sound like a nice combination. I absolutely must go to the fabric store once I have the time for it.
Comment by Ambiguous Wanderer — October 27, 2005 @ 6:47 am
Kewl thanxs everyone i’m glad everyone likes my ideas…..makes my head sooooooo big!lol
and I can’t wait to see what other jewellery you come up with this autumn….i’ve just finished doing some halloween crafting the first piece of crafting i’ve done for ages….i would show you a pic but my scanner doesn’t work yet :(
Comment by Lors — October 27, 2005 @ 9:24 pm
Will you post pictures in your blog if you get pictures? I’d love to see what you come up with!
I will hopefully have time to sit down with my beads this weekend.
Comment by Agathe — October 28, 2005 @ 7:21 am
yeah course i’ll put some posts up when the scanner works…it will be my first proper post lol :)
Comment by Lors — October 28, 2005 @ 7:42 pm
Yes, Lors. Do post it up soon. Maybe use a friend’s scanner in the meantime?
I would like to see how yours turn out too, Agathe.
Comment by Ambiguous Wanderer — October 29, 2005 @ 9:33 am
Hm, with so many comments in this post, why isn’t it in the ‘Most Popular Posts’?
Comment by Ambiguous Wanderer — October 30, 2005 @ 5:12 am
I don’t think that thing works. :P
I have many plans for making the blog better though, so as soon as I have the time…
Comment by Agathe — October 30, 2005 @ 9:45 am