DIY Ribbon Bow Necklace

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  Step 1

  Cut a short piece of ribbon. Mine was about 7". Tie a classic bow and snip the ends of the ribbon.

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  Step 2

  Use a paintbrush to apply fabric stiffener all over the ribbon. Let dry. Drying time is quite long- mine took about 10 hours.

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  Step 3

  Once it's dry, spray paint it in gold (or any color you fancy), or dip it into liquid gold leaf. Let dry.

  Optional: add a layer of clear nail polish or acrylic varnish to protect the paint.

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  Step 4

  With a needle, make two holes in the bow (one on the left side and the other on the right side).

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  Step 5

  Add two jump rings.

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  Step 6

  Attach the bow charm to the chain.

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  Step 7

  And that's it! I love that it has the look and texture of fabric, yet is sturdy and holds well. Hope you'll enjoy it!

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Michelle L. · 2 projects 5th September 2016

nice neckles

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Tina T. · Chipata, Eastern, ZM 31st May 2014

This is so cute! Could you use a glue water mixture instead of fabric stiffener? Thanks!!

~Tina

OhTheLovelyThings · 8 projects 31st May 2014

Hey Tina,
I'm not completely sure, but I think you could. I haven't tried it though. Check out this post: http://craftingagreenworld.com/2011/07/21/diy-natural-fabric-stiffeners/

Tina T. · Chipata, Eastern, ZM 7th June 2014

Thanks, OhTheLovelyThings. I live in Zambia, Africa, so it's hard to get some things people have easy access to things people can get in USA and Europe ect...Thanks for researching this for me!

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