3 Piece DIY Outfit: Part 4 DIY Jewelry-Ankara Elephant Necklace Tutori
DIY Ankara elephant necklace
This is
my twist on the Ankara jewelry tutorial from the June 2020 issue of Sewn
Magazine. I followed Gelenda’s instructions for the most part, but I brought in
a few other elements for this piece. The
tutorial makes it easy for you to create one-of-a-kind pieces. This is a mini-tutorial for my version.
My
supplies:
- 2 pieces
- of 1/2” cording/rope
- Scrap
- fabric
- A charm
- 2 jump
- rings
- Leather
- cording
- Wire
- (spool)
- Glue gun
I used
1/2” cording for my rings and glued the ends together before applying the tape. I used Ankara fabric scraps from the skirt by creating folded bias strips and wrapping them around the cording until the entire ring was covered, I secured the ends with hot glue. I did that for both rings.
I wrapped the wire around and around and around the fabric-covered cording and secured the ends by twisting the wires together and I added glue as well.
The
elephant was from a necklace that was in my jewelry box.
I opted to use a long piece of
soft leather cording without adding the ribbon clamps [shown] or lobster claw closing.
The soft leather allows you to tie the cording around your neck, leaving it
long or short.
2 handmade rope rings
One large rope ring with a medium rope ring nestled in the middle
An elephant charm with clasps and wire
Close-up of the elephant charm
Ankara fabric to cover the rope
The large rope ring wrapped with the Ankara fabric
Both rope rings are wrapped in Ankara fabric, nestled together
The nestled rings wrapped with wire
A close-up of the wire wrapped rings
The elephant charm added to the rings
The completed ring with the elephant charm
The Charm added to a leather rope This is the last piece in this series, I hope you're inspired to create something of your own! The series3 Piece DIY Outfit: Part 1 Putting Together A Handmade Outfit3 Piece DIY Outfit: Part 2 Denim Front Tie Top3 Piece DIY Outfit: Part 3 The Ankara Maxi Skirt Hack3 Piece DIY Outfit: Part 4 DIY Jewelry-Ankara Elephant Necklace
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