This is such a great idea for a way to emphasize certain values (such as the old Personal Progress values or other) or even goals the girls want to make. It could also be awesome for charms the girls could earn at Girls Camp. With each task or challenge, they could earn a charm. You could use cute backing paper to give them all kinds of cute looks. Love this!
Materials
- Necklace chains
- Clear plastic “charms”
- Jump rings (the round connectors between the necklace and charms)
- Printed text
- Glue (Mod Podge or glue mixture)
- Pliers (if the jump rings aren’t attached to your charms already)
Directions
1. Buy your desired chains and plastic pieces. (You can either get ones
where you slide the paper in between two pieces of plastic, or you can
get the kind that are just one piece of plastic and you glue the paper
on the back then Mod Podge it on the back.)
2. Measure your plastic so you know how much space you have to work with when you type the text.
3. Type the text you want on the computer, staying within your size guidelines. One easy way to do this is to change your margins to only allow the size you need, or you can just watch the ruler and make sure
you’re within your size limits. You can also just print and measure, then modify.
you’re within your size limits. You can also just print and measure, then modify.
4. Print your final text.
5. Slide the print-out into the plastic charm. Or if it’s not the slide-in type of charm, affix the text to the back of the plastic with Mod Podge and then apply Mod Podge over the entire back to protect the
paper from moisture.6. If your charms didn’t come with the jump rings attached, attach the jump rings to the plastic pieces, using your pliers to open and close the rings. Add decorative beads too, if you’d like. Let me know if you have questions about that.
paper from moisture.6. If your charms didn’t come with the jump rings attached, attach the jump rings to the plastic pieces, using your pliers to open and close the rings. Add decorative beads too, if you’d like. Let me know if you have questions about that.
*I would probably suggest having a few people ready with pliers to help any girls who can’t get the jump rings to open and close. 🙂
Done. Now you have a cute necklace and a meaningful reminder of your goals or values!
I love how quick and easy of a craft this is, yet it’s so cute and meaningful. If you use this for a girls camp craft or a young women craft, etc., let me know! I’d love to hear and see how it goes.Thanks again to the Provo/Orem camp meeting for this great idea.
ChurchofJesusChristYoungWomen.com