Cut Out + Keep

High Voltage Necklace

A necklace that lightening struck twice.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/high-voltage-necklace • Posted by Cat Morley

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

0 h 30

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
Medium highvoltgaenecklace 1197164907 Medium highvoltage2 1197386617

Description

Instructions

  1. Small 3206

    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. Small 3207

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

  3. Small 3208

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

  4. Small 3209

    Create a second bolt using a different colour of

  5. Small 3210

    Cut out the bolts using with a pair of scissors.

  6. Small 3211

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

  7. Small 3212

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

  8. Small 3213

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

  9. Small 3214

    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. Small 3215

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

  11. Small 3216

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