How to make an assemblage-style necklace
May 27, 2008 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Beading, Mixed Media, Polymer Clay, Technique Tuesday, Tutorials & Techniques, Wearable Art
Technique Tuesday!
Parlsey, Sage, Rosemary and TIME began with a vintage fur clip. Too interesting to throw away, but patinaed with age and not in good enough shape to be used as is. It had some lovely large deep aqua rhinestones which I knew would match some other beads and flatbacks I already had. Staying with the floral theme suggested by the clip proved to be more difficult than I expected! I auditioned quite a few charms and broken bits before the broken watch pieces caught my eye. Here was the answer! The watch parts were also worn and stained with time, like the clip. Juxtaposing those parts with some sparkley flatback acrylic “stones” would echo the stain and sparkle of the clip.
Maybe you have a piece like my fur clip, just begging to be given new life as the focal piece of a treasure necklace. You don’t have to make your necklace as massive as mine turned out. In fact, I’ll warn you ~ this piece is heavy! So please feel free to scale back, or even up if you are brave enough, or if you have really strong neck muscles!
Here are the basic steps that I took to create Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and TIME necklace shown above. With a few modifications, the instructions can easily be adapted to any themed set of treasures you wish to use.
Love it!! sharon
Thank you, Sharon! I hope you love making one
wow, this is just what I need to use a bunch of older rhinestone type brooches!! I never would have thought to do it like this!! thanks for sharing!! Dori
You’re welcome, Dori! Please show us what you make
Terrific design using flexible beading wire!
I like the colors.
Sara
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I love anything with assemblage in the title! Looks great—especially like the droplets at the bottom.
Thanks, Candie!
The idea of creating a base with PC is brilliant. I have all kinds of odds and ends, and that would be a great way to put them all together.