DIY Ruffle Necklace

I’m not quite ready to wrap up the topic of wedding ruffles.  I couldn’t resist sharing this adorable and easy DIY project.

Ez, author of the amazing creature comforts blog, always finds the most incredible DIY’s.  Her blog is full of creative inspiration and delightful ideas. While researching wedding ruffles for my latest post, I came across this fabulous tutorial Ez found from Rebekah of Orange Poppy

Directions:

1. First you need to cut a strip of fabric approx. 3″ wide, the length will vary depending on the weight and how “full” you want your ruffle to be. I usually just trim the strip down as I go.

2. Iron your strip in half with the right side facing out.

3. sew a 1/4″ straight stitch along the folded end of your fabric.

4. Make sure you sew along the folded side, you are creating a sleeve for the wire.

5. Now you need to get out your wire and cut a piece approx. 12″ in length. You will need to make a wire wrapped loop with one end of the wire.

6. after you have wire wrapped one end of your wire, begin feeding the other end into the sleeve of the strip of fabric you have created.

7. continue until you have reached the desired rufflyness trimming off any excess fabric.

8. wire wrap the second end of the wire.

9. your pendant is now complete! At this point go ahead and add any chain, beads or ribbon that you want for the closure.

10. On my pendant I added a 3″ piece of red velvet ribbon and a cameo button to make it festive.

11. fold the ribbon in half and with your needle and thread sew it onto your ruffle pendant.

12. when you are finished sewing on the ribbon, add your button..