If you love green and honey-coloured gem beads, this is the project for you.
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| Lella Loves... Handbag Charm Pins |
My finished handbag charm which took no more than 1 hour to make.
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| Lella Loves... Handbag Charm Pins |
I found this necklace in my local Cancer Research store and paid £2.50 for it yet its original price label showed that someone had paid £24.99 in a large high street department store.
Charity shop bargains never cease to amaze me.
If you wanted to make your own handbag charm pin, all you need is a large kilt pin, a lovely beaded necklace which has metal fastenings and pliers. You can add ribbons or lace if you like the look.
Simply follow this project and let your creative side flow.
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| Lella Loves... Handbag Charm Pins |
To get started, I took my round-nose pliers and began to dismantle the necklace.
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| Lella Loves... Handbag Charm Pins |
Leaving three or four links, I twisted at the points where the beads linked and they simply open out.
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| Lella Loves... Handbag Charm Pins |
Having selected my chosen beads from the original necklace, I threaded them on to my kilt pin.
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| Lella Loves... Handbag Charm Pins |
I continued to thread the beads and I adjusted the links as I felt is necessary.
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| Lella Loves... Handbag Charm Pins |
Ribbon is something I like to use to add an extra texture to the overall look.
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| Lella Loves... Handbag Charm Pins |
Using a basic up-and-over loop, I tied three little ribbons and pulled tightly. The ribbon tails were trimmed at an angle to complete the look.
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| Lella Loves... Handbag Charm Pins |
After I added my ribbon, I slipped on a few more beads to pad out the charm as I do like more than less :)
All I have to do now is find a bag to put it on and I will take a photo of it for this blog.
If you wanted to see the previous post on charm pins, simply click here:
Many thanks for reading,
Lella xx
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