It's Pinspired Friday! {T-Shirt Upcycle Nautical Necklace}

It's Pinspired Friday!

Today, I'm inspired by a pin I pinned about three weeks ago. If you've been following my blog for a while, you know I'm no stranger to crafts made with t-shirts. So far, I've made color block t-shirts, quilts out of t-shirts, and headbands made out of t-shirt strips. I love working with t-shirts because jersey is awesome - it doesn't require hemming unlike cotton, it comes in a billion different colors, and old t-shirts are cheaply and easily obtainable, and often make some pretty neat things.

My sister-in-law graciously gave me a huge bag of t-shirts for crafting, and in there was a few strips of shirts that had already been cut up, which got my wheels turning. I could have made another headband, but I decided to wait and see what else I could do with them.

Enter...

The Conqueror Necklace by Ashen Drift 

I positively love this necklace - especially the silver closure. It is unfortunately sold out - but I also knew I could possibly make something similar.

While my "clasp" isn't nearly as nice - it gets the job done. :) And it actually does look great on and it is ultra light... and can be made very cheaply!

 So do you want to make your own? Here's what you'll need.

Kind of a lame looking picture... sorry about that!

• Three strips of t-shirt, pulled. If you don't know how to make those, check out my headband tutorial - I am using the shirt strips that were already cut up in the bag but they were 26" long.
• 1 non-looped t-shirt piece, about 10" long.

I'm using all navy for this one as I made the white and blue necklace first to see if it could be done first and I didn't have any more white strips! :)

Start by taking one loop and twisting it. I used both hands, rotating in opposite ways and twisted it until it was a tight twist.

Using something like a counter or toe or a little helper, bend the twisted loop in the middle and slowly move it off so it automatically makes a chunky, shorter twist.

It'll look like this. Carefully set it aside (move it around too much before you make it into a necklace and it'll unravel) and pick up one of the other long loops.

Now you've got two chunky loops. Stay with me here for this next step... it's so easy but sort of hard to explain...

Take the third long loop and thread it through the loops at one end, making sure you get the middle of both.

Now take that same long loop and thread it through the other chunky loops on the other side.

Now it should look like this. Take your 10" unlooped piece and thread it through the two loops at the top.

It'll look like this. Now, knot it tightly and tie it in a bow. You might need to pull on that little strip to make it thin enough and long enough to make a small bow.

You're done! Try it on!

Fun, easy and cheap, and great for your spring outfits. Let me know how this works for you! Thanks for following along.

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P.P.S. (haha):
Wishing you and yours a very Happy Easter!