January 29, 2013

Girl's Bubble Gum Necklace Tutorial

 
So remember the freezer paper stenciled favor bags I shared the other day?
 
 
Well, I mentioned I was working on a little something-something to go in these favor bags.
And now here's that something-something.
 
 
 
Bubble gum necklaces!
These are my little Valentine treats I made up to send to my nieces & to give to one of our little neighborhood friends.
I know they say diamonds are a girl's best friend but I'm thinking for the 10 & younger crowd it may be something like bubble gum & unicorns.....oh, and that Justin Bieber kid.
 
Interested in making some fun bubble gum necklaces yourself?
 
They are super easy to put together
{the only hard part is piercing the gumball with out destroying it!} 
and you can mix & match
the colors to spice things up a bit.
 
Step 1: Pierce a hole on one side of the gumball using a metal skewer, or knitting needle, or get totally creative & crazy and use a meat thermometer as I did {a clean one of course!}. Avoid piercing the hole all the way through, otherwise the gumball will just crack in half.
 
Step 2: Flip the the gumball over and pierce a hole on the other side.
Try to line this hole up with the first hole you pierced on the other side.
 
Step 3: String your ribbon through the hole using a long needle.
The thicker the ribbon the harder it is to loop through.
 
Step: Tie the ends of your ribbon into a bow.
To fancy things up tie a coordinating bow around the necklace near
the bubblegum.
 
I found the bubblegum at our local Party City.
They have a variety of fun colors to choose from.
 
  Pretty enough to wear or eat!
Next week I hope to share the Valentine I'm working on for my nephew.
See you on the flip side.
 
 




16 comments:

Heather J said...

adorable! such a fun idea.

Style Journey said...

This is such a cute idea! I have a seven year old who would love this. Totally making one of these. Thanks for the inspiration! Heather

Lauren said...

These are so stinkin' cute! My little girl would love it.

I hope you'll link up at Off the Hook!

Tonii said...

This is pure genius...and darling too!! My little girls would go crazy for a necklace like this, thanks for the great idea!!

Elise@growcreative said...

These are so dang cute! I love the necklaces and the bags. Nice color choices!

Regina of Live Delightfully said...

How totally cute!!! You definitely get the award for best aunt ever. :)

Michelle Paige said...

Love the colors of the necklaces and the bags. Absolutely precious! They'll love them! What a sweet aunt you are.

Val said...

This is awesome and a great project for me to do with my little girl.

Gina Gao said...

This seems like such a fun project to do! Thanks for introducing it.

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Stephanie @ Henry Happened said...

This is genius! Caroline would love to make - and then later I'm pretty sure she would eat it :)

Katie said...

this is SO cute!! my niece would love this!

Kristin said...

So this little cuties at The Frugal Girls. Love it. Pinned!

Designed Decor said...

Such a cute necklace, I love the bow! I just started a new link party and would love for you to come over and share your post or any social media sites. Talkin’ About Thursday - http://designeddecor.com/talkin-about-thursday-link-party-5/
DeDe@DesignedDecor

Lindsay @ Delighted Momma said...

Adorable!! And just a perfect little gift for Valentine's Day! Have a great weekend :)

Kelly said...

This is TOO sweet. I can't even stand it. LOVE!

Kelly @ View Along the Way
www.viewalongtheway.com

Designed Decor said...

Thanks for linking up! I hope to see you Thursday! Have a great week!

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