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project: felt arrow necklace

Felt Arrow Necklace

It's very common for me to feel behind on trends, and my latest icon obsession is no different. Well, I did make my first arrow project last fall for the Stitched Workshops, but since then, I've not really jumped on it. Until now. Now, when I have been stitching arrows all over the place.

And now, when I have three new arrow necklaces!

I made all of these using the same basic method, just changing up the colors and style of the necklace. They go together really quickly, so you may want to make a bunch too!

Felt Arrow Necklace

Here's what you need:

Quilting cotton
Paper-backed fusible interfacing
Wool felt
Jump rings
Thin-ish chain (or existing necklace to re-make)

Arrow Pattern

Pencil
Iron
Scissors
Tiny hole punch (helpful, but you could use a large needle)
Jewelry pliers

Felt Arrow Necklace

Here's the basic instructions, which can be modified for different versions:

Trace the pattern onto the interfacing, then iron onto the cotton fabric.

Felt Arrow Necklace
Felt Arrow Necklace

Cut out the pieces, remove the paper backing, then iron them onto the felt.

Felt Arrow Necklace

Trim the felt. You can leave a bit around the fabric to make a border, or trim it right next to the fabric so none of the felt shows.

Felt Arrow Necklace

Punch a hole in the arrow where you want to hang it from. If you don't have a small punch like this one from Fiskars, you could also use a large needle to make a hole.

Use the pliers to add a jump ring in the hole.

Felt Arrow Necklace

Attach the charms the necklace chain.

My necklace is on a chain that is about 32". Because it's long, I didn't add a clasp. Instead, I joined the two ends with a jump ring, and added the charms to that, as shown in the photo.

Felt Arrow Necklace

This one is my sister's favorite!

But I made two more, because once I started thinking about these, I knew I needed to make several versions!

Felt Arrow Necklace
Felt Arrow Necklace
Felt Arrow Necklace

This one is on a slightly thicker chain, and is my favorite. Again, there's no clasp on this, because it goes right over my head.

There's a bit more strain on these charms, as they are part of the chain, so it's a good idea to not tug on the necklace too much. You don't want your felt all stretched out! Of course, if it does stretch, you can easily replace the charms.

Felt Arrow Necklace
Felt Arrow Necklace

My original idea for the arrow necklace was something like this one. No clasp...in fact, it's just one long strand (about 48")! It loops around with the arrow pieces hanging in front. You can adjust the length, and even wrap it a second time.

Projects like this always make me happy. They don't cost much (the chain was the biggest expense...I spent $8 for the two packs to make three necklaces, and still have some left over), are fast to make, and instantly I feel like I've freshened up my jewelry box!

7 comments:

  1. What a great idea. I guess I am beyond behind on trends, because I didn't even know arrows were a thing these days. *grin*

    Anyway, I love the necklaces, especially the second one!

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  2. Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies (please, notice the new url for my blog), under the Page 1 post on Jul. 17, 2012. Thanks again.

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  3. Mollie, I just used your basic stitches tutorial to make a sweet little daisy for part of a project. The directions were clear and it turned out just like yours!...mostly.
    It will be on the blog later today...
    www.donna-homebuildingcountdown.blogspot.com

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  4. Very very cute! Good work!

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  5. Lovely necklaces - the first is my favourite! Bee x

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  6. so cute!! love the color combination you used for the first pendant! Thanks for sharing this =)

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  7. I'm inspired to try a version of this myself. Thanks Molly.

    Vintagehoneybee.blogspot.com

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