So one of my MOST favorite accessories lately has been my thimble/flower necklace. I've gotten lots of compliments on it and have even sold a couple on Etsy (a link to my store is on the right). I thought I'd share with you crafty folk who may have some extra pins and an extra thimble lying around how you can turn that into a really awesome looking accessory within about half an hour or so.
Supplies:
Drill
Super tiny drill bit (smalest that you have, i think mine's like 5/32nds)
Pins
Thimble
Jump Rings (i recomend 2, otherwise it hangs crooked)
Pliers
Wire Cutter
Glue Gun
Green thread (for "grass" to cover the glue)
Drill 2 holes in your thimble, almost the full diameter of the jump rings down from the top. Don't do the holes directly opposite each other, have them about as far apart as you would draw eyes if you were turning it into a face (i know thats kindof a weird way of putting it, but if you put them too far apart it looks kindof like mickey mouse is hiding behind your thimble, and if they're too close together the jump rings won't hold it level on the chain)
Insert your jump rings and put the joint inside the thimble, so that when you fill it with glue, that helps to hold it shut.
Snip off the tips of the pins, do different lengths so that your flowers will be at different heights. Cut all the pins you want to use down before moving on to the next step and double check that you like their height in the thimble. Make sure to cut a couple of them a little bit shorter than you want them to be, because as the glue cools it gets harder to get the pins all the way down to the bottom of the thimble (and you have to move fairly fast)
Put a BIG dollop of glue into the bottom of the thimble (usually 3 or 4 full pumps of the glue gun) you don't want to fill it all the way up, but if you use a fair ammount of glue it stays warmer longer.
Place your pins into the glue arranging them as you go (the first few will tip over, get a few more in before you go back to straighten them back up, as the will kindof prop off of each other as the glue cools)
Add a little more glue to the top of the thimble around the pins (try not to get it onto the outside edge of the thimble) and add your thread. Wrap it around and between the pins making sure to get it stuck to the glue before it dries.
TA DA! Enjoy your beautiful new spring pendant!
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