One of the gifts I made this Christmas was a bib-necklace. Statement necklaces were all the rage this year, big and chunky or in layers and layers. I realized that I had a bunch of really great buttons laying around and they were either no longer associated with clothing I still owned or I'd completely forgotten what they'd belonged to at one point. It was super simple to do and a cute, fun idea for yourself or a gift.
Start by choosing a base fabric. With bib necklaces, more substantial fabric is better, as it will hold it's shape.
Next, lay out the buttons in the shape you'd prefer. It's called a bib necklace because of the half moon shape, so try to generally keep that idea in mind to create a good lay on your neck. Once I found the layout I liked, I snapped a quick photo to help as I moved and replaced the buttons while sewing.
Cut the fabric around your button layout leaving about a 1/4-1/2 inch selvage edge. Sew the buttons on in your desired pattern. At this point, I added a second fabric on the back, a swiss dot lace, with the edges peeking out. Finally, I used sewing tape for the tie, but you can use whatever you have around. The fun of this is that within the basic shape, you can kind of just let your imagination go, and embellish to your heart's content. Feathers, sequins, beading, tassels, buttons, other reused pieces of old jewelry...the bolder the combination, the bolder the statement necklace.
1 comment:
Thank you, I love it! I think I forgot to tell you that last weekend.
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