DIY'd my own Carrie necklace

Wooooo, everyone who knows me knows that I possess the creativity level of a spoon. Heck, I cant even draw stick people right. So you'd think anything DIY related would result in complete disaster but little did I know I'm pretty nifty when it comes to DIY and crafts. So I asked a colleague of mine if she could give me a lesson in jewellery making.

I'm pretty good at sewing and fixing things, I'd like to think I'm a practical, independent woman who doesn't need a male to change a light bulb! My moms pretty handy when it comes to these things so I'm just gonna say that I've inherited this from her. Here we are below (obvi in our matching hoodies)!!!

ANYWAY, back to what I was getting at.... so my lovely lovely lovely colleague makes a lot of her own jewellery which I've always admired her so much for! So I was like pllllleeeaaasseeee show me! We decided on a "Carrie necklace" but made from wire and thread. I've always wanted a thick gold one but chances that they have my name are pretty slim so I went ahead and chose neon orange string and got to work!

It took forever to wrap the string around a long piece of wire but once it was all wrapped we twisted the letters (warning: the letter K is a bitch to do) attached the chain and the clasps and VOILA.

photos via my Instagram

If you're interested in doing this too you can find the steps here we just used thinner wire than the example used.