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In Chains Necklace
About this design:
I had my wheels turning for this piece ever sense Melanie showed me the pictures of these pieces. I wanted this necklace to look rich and dark and beautiful and then as you get closer, you see that the necklace is really a little twisted and creepy.
What you’ll need: (buy products below)
- 2 4' lengths of dark brown/black silk ribbon
- 1 4' length of green/mauve silk ribbon
- 18" heavy rectangle antique brass plated chain
- 1 each of root skulls by Earthenwood
- 1 pack each of disk heishi 4mm in antique brass plated and gunmetal
- 3 8" lengths of wire
- 1 4" length of wire
- 1 antique brass plated swivel clasp
Additional Images:
Step-by-Step Instructions:
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Step 1: Create links using 22g olive wire with gunmetal and antique brass disk heishis. Connect these to the root skulls and to the "rooted" ribbon. |
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Step 2: Braid ribbon to create a cord and then weave through the chain, wrapping around the links. Make sure to dab glue or epoy at the end knots and pendant connections. |
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On Oct 13, 2011 at 3:33 pm #
Fresh Baked says:Never thought that adorable and creepy could describe the same piece of jewelry…but here it really works! Thanks for sharing this design.
On Oct 13, 2011 at 6:30 pm #
Mary - Sweet Chick says:I’m not so much into creepy, but this is pretty cute! The Earthenwood faces remind me of those little shriveled apples that resemble old people.
On Oct 14, 2011 at 1:09 pm #
FaeryGoth Chick says:Gorgeous! I would so wear this
On Oct 14, 2011 at 1:45 pm #
Ali says:Thanks, I actually have it on right now!
On Oct 15, 2011 at 8:47 pm #
qltldy10 says:lol, I love those guys! I would so love a bunch of them! I made applehead dolls when I was younger, and these do look like those faces!
On Oct 17, 2011 at 2:28 pm #
sunny chick says:Love, love, love!
On Oct 26, 2012 at 1:14 am #
Treva H says:where the heck are the root skulls? do you have to purchase them somewhere else?
On Mar 25, 2013 at 10:28 am #
lazymich says:I really love one off jewellery so this site is awesome as I really want to design some one off pieces for myself, love it!
On Mar 20, 2014 at 2:12 pm #
Cat T says:>>> TREVA H
My apologies if I am imposing, but, IN REGARDS TO YOUR QUESTION, I’d like to offer some help if you haven’t yet recieved any;
I am relatively new to this site & back on my first visit I was trying to see if LB carried skull beads of any kind,& after 2 hours of casually browsing the site, I came across those adorable root skulls ONLY after I typed “skull” or “skulls” in their search box. I don’t have ANY clue as to why I couldn’t find em simply by browsing ,& in fact I’m sure it was due to my own error & goofiness.I hope you have found them by now but if not,or if anyone else is having some trouble I thought maybe this link might be of some help.
http://www.limabeads.com/store.....0&y=0
Smiles 2 all:)