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Spectacles Necklace

  • Completed Project: Spectacles Necklace Picture #1
  • Completed Project: Spectacles Necklace Picture #2

Become a spectacle with a necklace of a pair of glasses around your neck.
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I think these glasses look very Amy Lame style. I made them for my mum who is a librarian, which I thought was rather fitting. You can see my mum wearing them in the photo.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    First of all you will need a template. You can draw your own or use mine by printing out the template here:
    Download the PDF.

    Cut out the templates.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Draw around the glasses template on to the wrong side of black shrink plastic and draw around the lens templates on to clear shrink plastic.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Cut the shrink plastic glasses and lenses out using a pair of scissors.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Punch two holes in either side of the glasses using a hole punch.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Shrink the plastic down in an oven until it's nice and small.

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Carefully place a small amount of strong clear adhesive glue along the top rim on the wrong side of the glasses and place on top of one of the lenses. Hold tight until the glue sticks.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Repeat with the other lens and you're glasses are nearly finished.

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    Now it's time to embellish the glasses. Take a pair of tweezers and some crystal rhinestones.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    Pick up the crystals with the tweezers, place a little bit of glue on the back and then place on to the glasses.

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    Attach jump rings through the holes at either side of the glasses, slip on to chain and wear with pride!

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Sugarlishes

Sugarlishes

Jun 30, 2008 11:44pm

omg cat these are awesome! I want some!!! lol! :D

Sugarlishes

Sugarlishes

Jul 1, 2008 12:25am

cat where do you get your chains from, i am curious?

Myam

Myam

Jul 1, 2008 1:15am

so cute! :)

Tosh K.

Tosh K.

Jul 1, 2008 2:01am

That is so adorable. Thanks- for the how to.

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

Jul 1, 2008 8:47am

I get my chains from a few places, I use to buy them from a craft shop back in Scotland but I also buy them from B&Q which is a hardware store.

Laura R.

Laura R.

Jul 1, 2008 10:13am

aww how cute

Taz

Taz

Jul 1, 2008 5:15pm

These are amazing, You've given me an excuse to buy shrink plastic in different colours now. I'd love a pair of these for myself!!

Karen B.

Karen B.

Jul 1, 2008 5:52pm

too cute!

minty

minty

Jul 4, 2008 11:25pm

i love the style of the glasses:0

DIS.AR.RAY

DIS.AR.RAY

Jul 6, 2008 4:05am

creative idea's. :D

JK<3

JK<3

Aug 7, 2008 7:10am

oh my these look like my glasses except mine are full frames i want this necklace!!!!!! i cant seem to find shrink plastic tho saaaad.