Thursday, June 13, 2013

DIY how to refresh an old necklace

I've recently bought an old necklace in a vintage store. It looked pretty dull and uninspiring but I somehow liked the beads and thought I could remake it into something fresh and new.



I first disassembled the necklace and separated all the beads into three piles. I washed all the beads thoroughly in a soapy water to remove all the dust. I dried the beads on a piece of paper.



I decided not to use red beads this time as I didn't really like the original combination of charcoal grey, golden and red. I put them aside for the next project. Instead I decided to go with gray and golden beads.



I threaded all the beads in a particular pattern with two gray beads followed by one golden bead. With a regular crocheting hook I crocheted beads one by one into a necklace.



The necklace is about 40 in. long and I can wear it as one or two strings depending on my mood and my dress:).



Since the necklace is rather long I can wear it as a bracelet or a head accessory. Its neutral colors go with pretty much any dress and it works ideal with a business casual or an office outfit.




4 Comments:

SocksAndMittens said...

Such a pretty necklace!

Hue and Me Art said...

What a great idea!

Dominique said...

What did you use for the thread?

TonyaUtkina said...

Dominique, it's a mercerized cotton thread you can buy in any beads store.