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A Good Day Necklace
About this design:
Our daughter Payton used to make us read this book called "A Good Day." It is a series of events that occur in different parts of this little girl's yard and woods. The moral is "if you have lemons, make lemonade." Anyways, all of these components make me happy and act as a reminder to look on the brighter side :-)
What you’ll need: (buy products below)
- 2 2' lengths of 10# variegated hemp
- 4 8" lengths of 10# variegated hemp
- 5 2-packs of glass teardrops (2colors, 2colors, 1color)
- 2 ceramic organic rounds
- 4 sterling silver seeds
- 1 sterling silver leaf charm
- 1 sterling silver twig link
- 4 sterling silver rings
- 4 8" lengths of silk ribbon
- 1 sterling silver clasp
- handful of tiny beads
Additional Images:
Step-by-Step Instructions:
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Step 1: First I strung all of the drops onto the branch using overhand knots on hemp. |
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Step 2: Secure the branch to the ring using 2 6" lengths of ribbon at each end. Make bows, then knot and dab with glue. Once secure, cut the bows up to look like tattered leaves on a tree. Then, wrap the hemp around the ring 3 times securing with an over hand knot and a dab of glue. |
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Step 3: To attach the teardrop(s) to the necklace, string the hemp through the teardrop and tie a knot at the top. To attach the ceramic rounds to the necklace, string the hemp through the bead, then once you have the bead placed, bring the hemp back over the bead and through again. |
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Step 4: To attach the clasp, I repeated my steps for attaching the hemp to the ring in step 2. |
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Measurements: 15mm overall length includes the jump ring
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On Oct 13, 2011 at 1:37 pm #
DMYJewelryDesign on etsy says:Love Love Love!!! Awesome necklace
On Oct 13, 2011 at 6:24 pm #
Mary - Sweet Chick says:Love it!!!
On Oct 13, 2011 at 8:31 pm #
Anna C WonderChick says:Very Cute Ali!
On Oct 14, 2011 at 9:48 am #
Anna706 says:This is really neat, was it easy to make?
On Oct 14, 2011 at 1:48 pm #
Ali says:Thanks.
This was actually very easy to make. It maybe took me an 1.5 hours. The hardest part was getting my teardrops knotted on the branch properly. I’m pretty picky about the little things
On Oct 17, 2011 at 2:27 pm #
sunny chick says:Another beauty, Ali!
On Nov 08, 2011 at 9:36 am #
R abbott says:I am always drawn to your designs. Very unique.
LOV’EM
On Aug 11, 2013 at 1:35 pm #
Sharonpearl says:Ali creates the BEST pieces-I look forward to new work, or something I may have missed at another time. Ali, your creations feel earthy and I’m sure Mother Earth loves your work, too.
On Sep 07, 2014 at 6:11 am #
N Taylor says:Just found this and love it.
On Nov 28, 2014 at 4:04 pm #
lynncanto says:This is so lovely!!!
On Jun 15, 2015 at 4:06 pm #
healingwings7 says:This simple, and beautiful!
On Nov 11, 2022 at 4:29 pm #
Soy Yo says:This necklace looks to be such an interesting intriguing piece of work if only the details were more prominent. I love looking at the details of a design, and when there are too many distractions when an item is photographed as in the case of this piece which was placed on what looks like gravel the necklace blends too much with the background making it hard to really enjoy the details. A solid color background would have been great since it enhances your design. Ali, you put too much work into this piece to just throw it on the ground. Soy yo,(it’s me) a picky photographer who cares about you and your creativity.