Water Bottle Necklace

Celebrate summer with an easy, breezy creative beach craft. A Water Bottle Necklace from Heidi Borchers is a great way to reduce, reuse and recycle while looking stylish! Use shells from your collection to create an island feel.

Materials:

Plastic water bottle
Craft knife
Scissors
Paper punch- 1/8”
Wax paper
Acrylic paint- ivory
Cosmetic sponge- to apply paint
Shells- small
Small seed beads, pearls, bugle beads, micro no hole beads
Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer finish
Glitter
Jewelry findings – jump rings, necklace chain with closure, eye pins
Glass beads – assorted sizes (to go on the eye pins)
Ribbons – silk assorted colors to tie onto chain
Needle nose pliers

Instructions:

Using a craft knife, carefully cut off the top and the bottom of the plastic water bottle.
With a fine line marker, draw free-form shape onto the plastic. Cut with scissors. You will need 9 pieces for the necklace.
Using the paper punch, punch hole at the top edge of each of the plastic pieces.
Place a small amount of the acrylic paint onto wax paper. Dab sponge into paint and then dab onto plastic. Let paint dry completely. Apply a second coat. Let dry.
Glue the shells onto the painted plastic pieces. Add a few micro beads, bugle beads and pearls around the shells.
Apply the 3D lacquer by squeezing a small amount at a time over the front of the plastic piece also covering all the glued items.
Sprinkle a small amount of glitter onto the wet 3D lacquer. Let dry completely.
Using the needle nose pliers attach a jump ring to each plastic piece. Then attach the jump ring to the chain necklace.
Place glass beads onto eye pin. Close eye pin with needle nose pliers. Attach a jump ring to each eye pin, then attach to chain. Tie pieces of ribbon onto the chain.