A few months back, I was walking through an Anthropologie store and I saw the most incredible necklace on display. The muted tones, the girly details, the unique shape– I was swooning harder than a lonely teenage wallflower at a middle school dance.
I have no idea who made this necklace, I couldn’t find it anywhere online. It was in the cabinet where Anthropologie puts the more expensive and one-of-a-kind jewelry.
I started by cutting out the necklace pattern I wanted and then I stitched all of my taupe leather scraps into that shape. I *hate* wasting even a little bit of leather, so I was pretty happy that I was able to stitch a bunch of leather remnants together to make this.
The reason I initially decided to make this necklace was because of a few of the rocks I picked up on the beach in Montauk. As I was looking at the little bounty of beach rocks, I saw that one of them looked like the main stone in the Anthropologie necklace. #fate (Also, I only picked up that rock because I thought it totally looked like a dinosaur egg.)
To get the stones attached to the necklace, I used a bit of 7800 Adhesive.
Then I began stitching all the little details around the necklace. I stitched some rhinestone chains to the necklace when Adele, Sean, and I had a picnic in Central Park. There is nothing better than a nice afternoon with your sewing kit in the park. Le sigh. 😉
While I got a lot of the details for the necklace from the trimmings shop in midtown and Michael’s, I also used some crystals and a heat setting tool from iLovetoCreate. It is super fun to apply the crystals with this tool, I really loved the sparkly dimension that they added to the necklace. 🙂
For the clasp and the top beads, I strung together some pearls from this Jewelry Class in a Box and pink glass beads. Then I added the toggle clasp with a jump ring.
I love the way rhinestone chain looks stitched around things.
The beach stone.
The finished necklace.
I wore this necklace for the first time last weekend when we were showing my little sister around the city. These photos were taken right next to the New York Public Library, overlooking Bryant Park. 🙂
The perfect necklace for a spring day in the city. 🙂
See more of the necklaces I’ve been making lately!
DIY Sparkly Statement Necklace | Mint Sunburst Necklace | Malachite Statement Necklace | Agate Statement Necklace | Montauk Rock Necklace
Wow, all those necklaces are awesome!! And yours is even cuter than the original, I think 🙂
Mackenzie
http://www.heybirdfriend.com
Beyond amazing! I love the way it sparkles in the sunlight too. So great that you made this, love it 🙂
Awesome!!!! Earthy and glitzy!
Is a template available for the base?
There isn't but that's a really good idea to start doing on these necklace posts! Thank you!! I just made a template by cutting out paper and holding it up to myself in the mirror until I got it right. 🙂
Today DIY bubble and statement necklaces are in trend. I have seen so
many celebrities wearing such beautiful statement necklaces. Although I often
like to wear Kilkenny Newbridge Silverware necklace, but recently I purchased a statement necklace which was of cost $2.58. It is beautiful beaded necklace with blue stones. The best thing about this necklace is that it goes with each outfit from casual to party-wear gown.
This is absolutely gorgeous. I can't wait to check out more of your talent. Thanks for sharing.