The RickRack Necklace

I found the buttons for this project at a local market. A bag of antique buttons for $5 - now that's too good to refuse. Some of them are a bit cracked and damage, but to me, that just adds charm! I've made a few projects with these buttons and I may share another one soon.

I wanted to make a button necklace with a twist. I can't believe that local art and craft stores were selling button necklaces for 20-80 dollars when the craze took off, cos they are so easy to make. The twist, I decided to add some rickrack.

There are lots of ways you can do a button necklace. I really wanted to showcase the charm of these buttons, so I threaded thin ribbon on a needle and wove the ribbon through. I  looped the ends of the ribbon and tied them off, then looping a button through on one end as a 'clasp' for the necklace.



Then I added the rickrack around the loops, doing two layers or parts. The trouble I had using rickrack was that it was a little bouncy. To get it to sit where I wanted I had to stitch on some pearls and a button as a "pendant" that hangs (and weighs the rickrack down).

Below is the final result. Its a bit quirky, but then again, so am I.