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Water Bottle Necklace

Celebrate summer with an easy, breezy creative beach craft. A Water Bottle Necklace from Heidi Borchers is a great way to reduce, reuse and recycle while looking stylish! Use shells from your collection to create an island feel.

Water Bottle Necklace
 

Materials:

  • Plastic water bottle
  • Craft knife
  • Scissors
  • Paper punch- 1/8”
  • Wax paper
  • Acrylic paint- ivory
  • Cosmetic sponge- to apply paint
  • Shells- small
  • Small seed beads, pearls, bugle beads, micro no hole beads
  • Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer finish
  • Glitter
  • Jewelry findings – jump rings, necklace chain with closure, eye pins
  • Glass beads – assorted sizes (to go on the eye pins)
  • Ribbons – silk assorted colors to tie onto chain
  • Needle nose pliers

Instructions:

  1. Using a craft knife, carefully cut off the top and the bottom of the plastic water bottle.

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  2. With a fine line marker, draw free-form shape onto the plastic. Cut with scissors. You will need 9 pieces for the necklace.

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  3. Using the paper punch, punch hole at the top edge of each of the plastic pieces.

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  4. Place a small amount of the acrylic paint onto wax paper. Dab sponge into paint and then dab onto plastic. Let paint dry completely. Apply a second coat. Let dry.

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  5. Glue the shells onto the painted plastic pieces. Add a few micro beads, bugle beads and pearls around the shells.

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  6. Apply the 3D lacquer by squeezing a small amount at a time over the front of the plastic piece also covering all the glued items.

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  7. Sprinkle a small amount of glitter onto the wet 3D lacquer. Let dry completely.

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  8. Using the needle nose pliers attach a jump ring to each plastic piece. Then attach the jump ring to the chain necklace.

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  9. Place glass beads onto eye pin. Close eye pin with needle nose pliers. Attach a jump ring to each eye pin, then attach to chain. Tie pieces of ribbon onto the chain.

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For a comprehensive video tutorial, check out How to a Make Water Bottle Seashell Necklace.

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