Difficulty level: Intermediate
Time required: 30 minutes
Age range: 12 and up
Things you’ll need:
Rhinestone stars
Sandpaper
Wire
1/4″ Mint green ribbon
Jewelry pliers
Wire cutters
10mm jump rings
Scissors
Things to do:
- Using the pliers, grasp the pin on the back of a rhinestone star. Pull it away gently to remove it from the star.
- Rub the back of the star with sandpaper to remove any sharp pieces.
- Repeat steps 1-2 until you have a total of nine stars.
- Using wire cutters, cut a length of wire that’s about 18″ long. Insert the wire across the back of a rhinestone star, leaving a 3-4″ length of wire as you pull it through.
- Wrap a loop around the edge of the star to hold it in place on the wire.
- Add a second star, again inserting the wire behind the star and wrapping a loop around the edge to hold the star in place.
- Repeat steps 4-5 until you have five stars strung onto the wire.
- Now you’ll begin the second row of stars. Insert the wire through the bottom of the last star.
- Add the first star of the second row by inserting the wire behind the star.
- Insert the wire through the bottom of the second star of the first row, nesting the second-row star between two stars of the first row.
- Add a second star on the second row, again inserting the wire behind the star.
- Continue across the row until you have a total of four stars. As you you’re your way across, you can adjust the wire to arrange the stars any way you’d like.
- Wrap the loose wire around the last star. Cut the wire with wire cutters, then squeeze the wire against the star with the flat-nosed pliers so that there are no wires poking out.
- Repeat step 13 with the second wire tail on the first row.
- Using pliers, open a jump ring. Do not pull the ring apart at the center as this will weaken it.
- Slide the jump ring through the edge of the last star on the first row. Close the jump ring using the pliers.
- Cut two lengths of ribbon that are about 46″ long. Insert one length of ribbon through the jump ring, folding the ribbon in half.
- Repeat steps 15-17 with the second length of ribbon. Tie the necklace in a bow to secure it.
