DIY pendant necklaces

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Long, unusual, luxurious - today, fashionistas can not do without such jewelry. You can make them from a variety of materials.

Sew from fabric, glue from leather, crochet or knitting, blind from polymer clay or simply attach a long fringe of suitable threads or chains (for example, in gold or silver) to a finished decorative brooch.
We can also find examples of such jewelry in the fashion world: photos at the beginning of the article: models from MATTHEWWILLIAMSON, ANNASUI and JUSTCAVALLI.

AND THESE ROSES FROM FABRIC additionally decorated with rhinestones.
They are done like this:
YOU WILL LIKE The remnants of chiffon ribbon and the remnants of silk satin; link chain; metal ring, approx. 25 adhesive rhinestones diam. 5 mm and soldering iron applicator for rhinestones.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK Twist the chiffon ribbon in the form of rosettes diam. 5, 7 and 9 cm. Cut 2 circles of the same diameter from satin. Stitch the parts face to face, the width of the seam is 5 mm, in the seam leave a hole for turning out. Unscrew the circles, sew the hole in the seam, iron the edges. Lay out the sockets in circles, then next to each other, as shown in the photo, sew the edges. On the reverse side, sew a metal ring to the pendant and thread a chain into it.
Using an applicator, attach rhinestones to roses.

IN YOUTH STYLE - figures made of polymer clay with color transitions resembling veins of semiprecious stones.
YOU NEED A soft polymer clay of pink, black, white and red. Chain, molds for cutting curly cookies and pincers for punching curly holes (asterisk). 5 cm brush, 4 small metal rings, wire cutters, a drill for jewelry, a roller.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK Separate from the polymer clay of each color in a strip and knead each color separately. Lay warm clay strips next to each other and use a roller to roll them into a cake. Fold the cake in half and roll it again into a 2 cm thick cake - you should have a degrade effect.
Cut motifs from polymer clay rolled into a cake, burn them in the oven according to the manufacturer’s instructions. On a large motive, drill two holes - below and above, on an asterisk - only one, at one sharp end of the beam. Attach metal rings (through holes) to a large motif. Pass the chain into the upper ring, and the upper end of the brush into the lower ring. With the help of another ring, also attach an asterisk.

FROMHippie Age we took braided braids from multi-colored yarn.
YOU WILL LIKE Multi-colored yarn of 4 colors, a link chain 1.10 m long, 10 wooden beads diam. 5 mm, lock for beads, scotch tape, scissors, pliers, tape measure.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
For each pigtail, cut 6 threads of 2 m from yarn. For each strand, use 2 threads. You need to braid 4 braids from yarn of the same color, 1 pigtail from yarn of different colors. Do not braid the ends of braids for a length of approx. 25 cm
Separate the pieces 9 cm long from the chain and braid together with 2 strands 2 strands 90 cm long each. Next, see the step-by-step instructions.
STEP 1 Braid a braid of two threads and a chain.From the pigtails, form a loop to let 5 more braids pass through it and tighten it.
STEP 2 Fix the bundle of braids with tape. Tie the first pigtail on the left side twice around the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th pigtails.
STEP 3 On the right side, tie the 1st pigtail around the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th in the same way. Tie other braids according to the same pattern.
Decorate the pendant with beads. This is done as follows: string the beads onto one thread, then at a distance of approx. Lay 5 cm under the nodal part of the pendant across to adjacent strands. Tie the ends of the thread tightly with a knot on the outermost strands.
At the ends of the chain, fix the parts of the lock. Pass the rest of the chain to the top of the motif between the strands, sew the ends of the chain on the back of the pendant.
Finally, cut the hanging threads to the same length.