A bunting necklace is a perfect last-minute gift for your Mum this Mother’s Day. The project is easy and doesn’t take too much time. As long as you have what you need, you could probably whip it up in an evening.
What you’ll need:
Sample paint cards (in any colours you choose)
Thick black or white thread
Jump rings
Pliers
Scissors
Scrap paper
A pin
To make:
1. Cut out a triangle shaped template using your scrap paper. Use this to cut equal triangle shapes from each of the paint colours.
Paint cards make perfect ombré necklaces and are easy to find
2. Lay your triangles out as you wish. Take the pin and make a small hole in the two top corners of each triangle (be very careful when you do this – I found it easier to lay the triangles flat on a piece of paper while doing this).
It’s a good idea to work out where you want your triangles to sit before attaching the jump rings
3. Open the jump rings with your pliers and attach one through the left hole of the first triangle and the right hole of the last triangle.
4. Attach the jump rings to the other triangle corners, making sure that each ring goes in front to back and connects two of the triangles.
5. Once they’ve all been connected, measure the thread against your neck. Cut out two equal pieces that will attach to the jump rings at the end and tie up behind your neck.
6. Tie each thread to the end jump rings and tie to your neck. Ideally, you’ll need to tie a tight enough knot that the necklace doesn’t fall off, but loose enough so that you’ll be able to undo it.
There are plenty of variations on this necklace. You could pick up a few different coloured paint cards and make a colourful necklace, or cut different squares and attach jump rings vertically, like below.
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