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Making jewelry is fun! But, using dye to color your own beads to make jewelry is not only entertaining, it’s gratifying! Dyeing wooden beads opens up the floodgates of creativity. It provides a way to bump your gift or handmade treasure to the next level.
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DIY Dyed Wooden Necklace
Because you can personalize your own DIY Dyed Wooden Bead Necklace, you can choose any color that strikes your fancy! Since Valentine’s Day is on the horizon, I decided to spruce up my wardrobe with a few pink and red hued necklaces! They are not only fun to make, they are surprisingly easy too!
Supplies for Dyed Wooden Necklace
To begin, gather these supplies.
You will need:
- Dye: You can choose any color, the possibilities are endless!
- Wooden Beads: I choose a ¾ inch bead. You will want a bead that is naturally colored and unstained.
- Ribbon: I wanted a satin ribbon that had a color that would pop against the pink. I choose turquoise.
You will also need:
- Containers: To hold your dye. Use something that you don’t mind staining, or that are stain proof, like metal.
- Spoon: To stir your dye. Keep in mind that if you use a wooden spoon, it will be stained.
- Paper Towels: To use to dry your beads.
- Tape & Scissors: You will need these to string your beads onto your ribbon.
- Rubber Gloves: These are optional, but if you tend to be a messy crafter, they might be worth your while.
To begin, fill your dye containers with warm water. Use somewhere between 12 to 15 cups.
Next, add your dye. If you want your beads to be a lighter color, you can start with half of your package. I used the whole package of dye because I wanted my beads to pop!
Stir your dye until it dissolves into the water, and then add your beads.
Gently stir your beads to keep them moving in the dye. If you let them sit in one place too long, the color will be uneven.
When the color you desire is reached, gently remove the beads from the dye and place on a paper towel.
Give the beads plenty of time to dry. I let mine dry overnight.
To thread your beads on the ribbon, roll up the end of the ribbon tightly. Then, place a piece of tape along the ribbon and cut into a point. Slide your beads onto the point and pull them down the length of the ribbon.
Once you have threaded your beads on the ribbon, try your necklace on and decide how low you want it to hang.
Last, cut the ends of your ribbon and tie to finish it off. You can burn the edges of your ribbon with a lighter to keep them from fraying, or use a few dots of hot glue.
DIY Dyed Wooden Bead Necklaces are so easy and fun to make! Breathe life into an old outfit with a vibrant necklace, or give one to a friend.
They are perfect for sprucing up your outfit for Valentine’s Day!
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I would like to try this… cool
Such a cute necklace! I may have to try this 🙂
What a super cute idea! I love jewelry making!
Thanks for hosting! I loved the bead necklace. You can bet I’ll be making one in every color I can!
First time here at this awesome link party! Thanks so much for hosting and love the bead craft!
So many great ideas. Thanks for the link up!!
I am SO excited about your weekly link party! That dyed bead necklace is AMAZING! Thrilled to find so many other amazing blogs through your awesome website! Thanks for hosting!
Love this!!
Yayyyyyy How cool you liked the nutella stuffed Cupcakes! I’m so glad you like it! Thanks so much for featuring it!
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Cami @ TitiCrafty
Fun projects! My first time linking up. Can’t wait to check some of these out. Thanks for the link up!! 🙂
What a great project!
Thank you so much for hosting this link party! ~Michelle
So many ideas~ love the beads! Thanks for the party!
Love this project, the necklace look so pretty!
Thanks SITS Girls for the linky party!
Love the necklace! It is always so fun to see all the wonderful creations bloggers come up with! Thank you for the link-up! Have a great evening.
What a great project. Thanks for hosting the party ladies!
Thanks for the linky!
Thanks for the linky party.
Annamaria
Really like this Tuesday linky. Thanks SITS Girls!
I had never thought to dye wood with Rit Dye. What a great idea! Now my head is filled with so many ideas for how I can use this. Thanks for this inspiration.
So cool! I’m pretty craft challenged but I think even I could pull this one off 😉
Beautiful necklace! Love it- pics turn out great! Thank you!
I am so NOT crafty but my daughter is and this is something I can manage for us to do together.
These are so cute and look super easy! I am going to try this out and see if I can make an ombre effect by leaving beads in at different time spans!
What a fun project! 🙂
This looks like a fabulous project! Do you have to do anything to seal the beads so the dye doesn’t rub off the beads onto your clothing? Or run if it gets wet from rain or snow? Thanks! Rhondda
What a fun project! I had no idea you could do this – pinning so that I remember to try it out in the future! Thanks 🙂
Do you have to seal them so if it rains and they get wet the dye doesn’t run? I did some dying projects over the summer. Or once dry it won’t be a problem? Love the project idea.