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Celebrity Craft Professional Mark Montano’s latest book the Big-Ass Book of Bling is full of enough projects to cover you in bling from head to toe! This necklace is just one of the many accessory projects you can make with household items and imagination. Visit our friend Mark Montano’s website for even more crafty and DIY bling ideas!

I think this actually looks like a key to another dimension.  If you were to neatly place the smaller stones you could perhaps make your astrology sign?  Just a thought.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• 22” of small to medium gold or silver chain
• 90 1 1/2” long silver or gold safety pins
• 1 silver or gold lobster claw
• 15 silver or gold tone jump rings
• 7” of medium gauge wire
• Needle nose pliers that can also cut wire
• 1 large flat back crystal rhinestone
• Several small flat back crystal rhinestones
• E-6000 glue
• 1 ½” diameter circle of aluminum flashing

Read the Directions after the Jump…

HERE’S HOW:

3.     Glue your starburst of pins on to the circle of aluminum flashing with E-6000 and let dry.

4.     Glue your crystal in the center of the starburst and let dry.

5.     Glue your smaller flat back rhinestones in a random design around the starburst.

 6.     Place a jump ring on the end of one of the safety pins and on the center of your chain.

7.     Place jump rings on the end of your chain and a lobster claw for a closure.

8.     Place 3 safety pins on the remainder of the jump rings and hang from the bottom of the starburst like you see in the photo.