By: Jason Maxwell
Submitted: 2010-09-22 05:58:57 | Word Count: 483
You can still have your own style which may turn out to be a one-of-a-kind design even if there are a lot of designs of necklaces in the market today. In fact, you can have your business of necklace making in your own time and home. There are many materials around us which need only your creativity to be used. One of these is using your kitchen pasta as a fashion necklace. Choose the shell design pasta and start your imagination to create your distinct design.
Below is an example on what you can do with your shell pasta to make a necklace. You have the freedome to substitute the materials if you want to.
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Materials:
1. Green and pink ribbons, ¼" wide; and length according to your desired need. You can choose also your ribbon colors.
2. White glue, shell design pasta, and tempera paint. The color of the paint will be up to you.
3. Glitter dust of your color choice and small wire loops
Directions:
1. Make a hole at the upper flat area of the shell pasta. Make sure that you use a sharp pointed small knives or anything that could not break your pasta. Then, attach the small wire loops in the holes.
2. Paint each shell pasta with your desired color/colors. The paint may not hold fast to some areas but leave it as it is as part of the design. Let dry.
3. When dry, apply minimal glue on some areas you desire to have glitters. Then, sprinkle the glitter dust on those areas. Let dry.
4. For the moment, tie one end of the ribbons together, allowing it to hang loosely after the tied ends. After that, start threading the shell pasta through their loops using one of the ribbons only.
5. Start threading by knotting the threading ribbon once. Then, pass it through the loop of one shell. After a span of 1", knot again. Attach another shell. Make another span of 1" and make another knot then attach another shell.
6. Repeat this until you have achieved your desired number of pasta shells to hang on your ribbon.
7. Then, for the last shell pasta, tie a knot after it. Then, at the end of your ribbons, tie both ribbons together and let 4" hang loosely after the ends. Attach hooks or clasp, but you can just tie both sides of the ribbons together to close your necklace.
Try this easy process in making a necklace. In fact, kids can help you in doing this, you can surely have a great time.
Author Resource:-
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