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High Voltage Necklace

  • Completed Project: High Voltage Necklace Picture #1
  • Completed Project: High Voltage Necklace Picture #2

A necklace that lightening struck twice.
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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Draw out a lightening bolt, or use my template, and cut it out. (Remember that you want it to be 8 times the size you want your final bolt to be).

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Draw around the bolt, on to shrink plastic, using one of the coloured permanent markers.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Place the template to the side and fill in the outline with the marker.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Create a second bolt using a different colour of


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Cut out the bolts using with a pair of scissors.

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Make holes at the top of the bolts using a hole punch. Shrink the bolts in an oven and leave to cool.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Take two chains of your desired length, one coloured and one silver.

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    Attach a jump ring through one end of the two chains.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    Place your finger between the chains, just below the jump ring and twist the chains with your other hand so that they begin to intertwine.

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    When you have the changed twisted tightly, carefully attach a jewellery clasp on to the other end of the chains.

  11. Step 11

    Step 11

    Place jump rings on to the two bolts and attach them to the necklace. All done!

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Melanie A.

Melanie A.

11 Dec 00:37

Hi Cat, where can you get shrink plastic from? I've not heard of it before... Cheers Melanie

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

11 Dec 00:48

Hey, I got mine from my local arts and craft store, Burns & Harris. Ask in arts and crafts stores near you, or if you're really stuck you can buy it online.

Nuhbe .

Nuhbe  .

13 Dec 21:29

Cool!! ShrinkPlastic is very creative, I wonder where did ypu buy those chains, I love coloured chains but I can't find :S

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

14 Dec 15:02

The craft store in town had some. I can't usually find coloured chain either, so I bought loads of it when they had it.

ashelee w.

ashelee w.

08 Jan 07:08

this is sooo much cheaper than getting it cut at the hardware store.

Rainbow Girl

Rainbow Girl

16 Aug 14:22

Woww. Love it! Lightening bolts are awesome. :)

Cat Morley Posted By:
Cat Morley »
December 09, 2007 15:19
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