I've been working on these wooden disc necklaces on and off for a while now. I found these wooden washers on Etsy and I wanted to try and make something with them. I have a lot of embroidery floss around from my embroidery projects, here and here, so I made these floss wrapped pendants.
I used Mod Podge glue to secure the string to the wood and then just wrapped from there. When I was done, I ran some glue over the string to make sure it didn't fray or unravel. I also tried to paint a few washers with some sharpies I had around the house. They turned out OK. I think it would have done more of these if I had more colors.
And of course, I had to try my favorite technique, masking and painting with acrylics. No matter the result, masking always makes it look like you know what your doing! I really like these! The only thing they lack, is the texture of the embroidery floss ones.
what about painting one side and wrapping some darker colored thread-- a nice pop of color against some texture would look awesome.
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DeleteGood idea! That woud look great!
lovely!!!
ReplyDeletexxxx Alessandra
Really nice! I tried to pin this but it wouldn't let me.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lynda! Many people have pinned from this site before. You shouldn't have any problems pinning.
DeleteI love this project! So simple and fun. I'd like to try it with the floss.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. Fantastic simple, but effective, idea
ReplyDeleteLooks classy! I love it! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable, I love colorful wood jewelry, thanks for sharing!!
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Such an inspiration...with the embroidery thread the washers could be combined to make 1 unit...there are endless possibilities...ty for sharing
ReplyDeleteGreat idea Suzee!
Deletequestion: where did you get the wooden washers? did you make them or buy them?
ReplyDeleteHi Jen, I bought them on Etsy, I just searched "wooden washers."
DeleteI bought my washers from here http://www.etsy.com/people/ShauneilSupplies
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