This year I created snowflake necklaces for my youngest daughter’s Christmas school sale. Creating these shapes from wire was very pleasant. I even added some beads to them.
My goal was to use only supplies which I already had. So I used two types of 20 gauge non-tarnishing silver-toned copper wire and acrylic beads for the pendants. Also ball chains – I had two ready. Had black cotton waxed string and made the finishings of the ends as well as the clasp from 22 gauge stainless steel wire.
Then it was time to think of his to display them. Every necklace was different from the others. I wanted them to take very little place as well as be seen well enough.
I found an old cardboard box. Folded it and and connected with wire. Then glued green paper on it. Placed the pendants and … something was off. Wondered what to put in place of it so the wire and both center beads would look well on it as a background. Finally I thought of a brown faux leather sheet which I had recently bought in order to take photos of my handmade jewelry on it. Placed the snowflakes against it and they both turned out to be a great match for one another.
Glued it with craft glue and stuck some sewing pins on the back to stabilize the strings and chains of the necklaces. Here is how the tiny display looks:
Thanks for looking and happy holidays!
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