“ONCE upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones.”
~Hans Christian Anderson
We have been playing Princess and the Pea around here lately….and as fun as the story is I do think that there is an important underlying theme. No, it’s not that they are going to feel a pea under 20 mattresses (a fun part of the story) but the fact that I do want my girlie to understand that even in wet, ragged or old clothes that she is still a real princess.
So, a princess and the pea necklace was in order….with the reminder that it’s important to be who you really are.
I had most of the supplies on hand from other jewelry making crafts, but they can all be found at your local craft store.
You will need:
1 eye pin
1 jump ring
1 small green felted ball
1 package white polymer clay
metal stamping letters (or alphabet stamps)
ball and chain necklace
skinny pink ribbon
To make the pea charm…..
Step 1: Push an eye pin through the green felted ball and place jump ring through the eye pin as well.
Step 2: Twist eye pin around the jump ring to hold it securely in place.
Step 3: Place pea charm on your necklace.
And to make the “real princess” charm, I used the same process that I did back here in the cabochon tutorial….
Step 1:Roll out polymer clay. Cut into desired size circle.
Step 2: Using metal stamping letters, stamp the letters into clay.
Step3: Using a toothpick, make a hole big enough to slip through your chain (I didn’t make it quite big enough so I used another eye pin and jump ring….but either way works!)
Step 4: Bake polymer clay according to directions on package.
I glued on a skinny pink bow onto the pea charm …and that’s it, you are done!
PS—I am putting a few in the shop if anyone is interested (Hannie and I went a little nuts making them!)
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Where can I find those metal stamps? I’m liking the “real” charm. Thanks!
I ordered my set off ebay used and paid $5 dollars for them…although that was about 2 years ago.
The necklace are so nice, thanks for your sharing this for us!
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I adore this necklace – so very cute!!!
I love them. They are so delicate and cute. I actually love letter necklace most. I am going to make one myself. Thank you for sharing.