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Published 10 months ago

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Time:1h00
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2012
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A cute & easy way to reuse a zipper from an old pair of jeans

I saw a zipper heart necklace on Etsy and decided to make my own version. I took apart the zipper from an old pair of white jeans. Enjoy(:

**If anything is confusing, feel free to comment or message me

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  1. Step 1 1

    Take your zipper and cut off some fabric on the sides, so only less than a centimeter remains.

  2. Step 2 2

    Zip it up to about 1/4 of the length

  3. Step 3 3

    Cut off the excess fabric off the end of the right side

  4. Step 4 4

    Fold the left half exactly as shown in the picture

  5. Step 5 5

    Fold the right half on top of the left and line it up

  6. Step 6 6

    Sew in place

  7. Step 7 7

    Unfold it, and it should look like this

  8. Step 8 8

    Cut off the excess fabric on the left half

  9. Step 9 9

    Fold it again and sew the front half to the back

  10. Step 10 10

    Flip it over and trim off the excess fabric

  11. Step 11 11

    Take your two jump rings and twist them open with your fingers. Set them aside. Take your needle and poke two holes in the top corners of your zipper heart. Make sure you poke the holes next to the metal part of the zipper. You might want to get a thicker needle to make the holes big enough

  12. Step 12 12

    Take your jump rings and pull them through the holes you made, but don't close them yet

  13. Step 13 13

    Take your necklace chain and fold it in half to find the middle

  14. Step 14 14

    Use your scissors to cut it in half

  15. Step 15 15

    Take then end links and pull them through the open jump rings. Close the jump rings.

    And voila! You have finished your zipper heart necklace!

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