This is the Necklace that almost never was…. because the base of it was a flimsy inexpensive plate necklace.  I was sorting a jar of jewelry into “keepers” and “toss it” and it was in the toss pile.

It is more fun than a barrell of monkeys to sort through these Goodwill jars of mismatched and junk jewelry!

The fact that the slice is lightweight was a plus, because it didn’t add much weight to the final makeover.

Step One:  Gather all the pieces and clean them gently in soapy water to Remove all oils and dirt.

Step Two:  Use wire snippers to remove the backs on each piece.  If you have never tried removing an earring back you will be amazed how easy it comes off.

I use these snippers (or wire cutters) and either snip off the earring back or latch on to the finding and apply torque and twist it off.  SO EASY!

Step Three:  Lay out your design to see if the parts will fit and if you have enough pieces.

Step Four:  Secure each piece with a liberal dab of E6000.

I like how my necklace turned out!  To think I almost tossed the necklace.  WHEW that was a close one….teehee.