Anchor's Aweigh Necklace
Upcycle a brown grocery bag and turn it into this awesome Anchor's Aweigh Necklace from Savannah Starr. This eco-friendly craft is great for any time of year and is a fun way to recycle items around your home. Wear your trash with pride with this fun pendant necklace. This is a fun and simple project that crafters of all skill levels can make.
Materials:
- Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
- Brown grocery bag
- Scissors
- Anchor pattern of your choice
- Pencil
- Hole punch – small (for jump ring)
- Cardboard (or gift card) for glue squeegee
- Lumiere Paints - several colors of your choice
- Cosmetic wedge sponge (cut into small pieces)
- Jump ring(s)
- Necklace chain
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Instructions:
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Cut bag into three pieces slightly larger than your pattern.
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Trace pattern onto one layer.
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Glue the three layers together using squeegee to apply a thin coat of glue between layers. Be sure you glue all the way out to the edges and that your pattern is the top layer.
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While glue is still wet, cut with scissors along pattern line.
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Punch hole at top.
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To add dimension to the brown bag design, while glue is still wet, place over pencil and gently press around pencil to create dimension.
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Set aside to dry completely.
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Use sponge to apply paints to pendant starting with darkest color first. Apply lighter colors along edges as highlights. Let dry.
- Attach to necklace (or earring findings) with jump ring.
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