This is a fun project to utilize your left over strips of fabric to make a pearl necklace that you won’t mind the little ones playing dress up with.

What you’ll need:

  • 3 Coordinating fabrics each 6″ by 18″
  • 1 Spool of coordinating thread
  • 12 Styrofoam balls measuring at 1 1/2 inches
  • Spool of coordinating ribbon
  • Sewing pins
  • Ironing board

What to do:

  1. Cut out one strip from each of your coordinating fabrics, 6 inches wide and 18 inches long.  You should have three strips total.
  2. Take up the first and second strip.  Place them right sides together.  Sew them together on one short side.
  3. Take up the third strip and attach it (right sides together) to the second strip. Sew them together on the short side.
  4. Now you have one long strand of three coordinating fabrics.
  5. Take one of the short sides and fold it a 1/2 inch towards the wrong side of the fabric. Pin and press.
  6. Fold again. Sew a 1/2 inch stitch to close up the end.  This will prevent any fraying.
  7. Repeat steps 5 & 6 for the other short side.
  8. Take the long piece of connecting fabric and fold it on to itself, lengthwise and right sides together.  Stitch a 1/2″ seam along the long edges, making sure not to close off the short edge.
  9. Turn the long tube inside out.
  10. Find the center of the tube and tie a knot.
  11. Push one of the Styrofoam balls down the tube towards the knot.
  12. Tie a knot on the other side of the ball.
  13. Repeat steps 11 & 12 for both sides of the tube until there is about an inch left on either side.
  14. Take up the ribbon and cut two 18″ pieces.
  15. Place one piece of the ribbon into the opening of one of the short ends.
  16. Stitch a 1/2″ seam along the side to finish.
  17. Repeat step 16 for the other side.
  18. Tie and wear.

You can adjust the length by adding more strips of fabric to your original connected strip.  It takes about 4 Styrofoam balls per strip of fabric.