::TUTORIAL::Bib Necklace with Vintage Jewelry

I'm going to be absolutely shameless in bragging about this one.

Look at what we made from vintage jewelry:

Want to make one? It's so easy. Here goes.

Supplies:

-vintage jewelry

-jewelry cutter

-felt

-glue gun

-chain

Start by laying out all of your vintage jewelry. I had some yellow and white metal flower pins that I picked up at garage sales but never wore. I wanted to go with a monochrome yellow theme so I did some searching on Etsy for a "lot" of vintage jewelry. I was so psyched to find ClassicStyleSupplies. Love, LOVE, lOvE this shop!! They sell lots of vintage jewelry by color. So perfect for this project!

Hmmm....an off-white OR black background?!

We chose off-white. We felt (excuse the pun!) that it showed off the vibrant yellow color better.

Next, use your jewelry cutter tp cut off any unnecessary backings, pins, etc. from the jewelry. Basically you want to give all of your pieces a flat back that will make gluing onto the felt easier.

Put your pieces on the felt and move things around until you like the placement. (This is where a glass of wine would be nice--you could spend a LOT of TIME playing around with this part.) We played around with the pieces for a bit & settled on an off-center, asymmetrical design.

Here goes 'nothin! Glue your pieces into place (admiring your work as you go and giggling because you can't wait to wear your new baubles).

Doesn't this look sweet?

Hold up your jewelry-glued-on-felt and see where you want it to lay on your chest.

(It was super helpful to have 2 people working on this; one to hold the necklace where she wanted it to lay & then one to measure and cut the chain to the appropriate length.)

Cut around the edge of the necklace...as closely as you can get to the jewelry. A small pair of scissors would be excellent here.

(a word of advice...do this before drinking your wine!)

Now glue the chain to the back of the felt and.....

Voila!