You could make the pendant and brooch multi-colour to match pretty much everything or just in colours you wear a lot of. Whatever you decide, this is something that can be made mostly from tiny scraps.
OK, so you'll need:
scraps of fabric
scraps of heavyweight interfacing (pelmet or craft weight)
sewing machine with black thread
small pieces of felt
brooch finding/safety pin
leather thong or necklace strap (maybe from an old necklace?)
Pebble buttons (or just ordinary buttons if you prefer)
This is how to make the brooch:
Cut out three basic shapes - hearts are good, but they could really be any shape you like. Also cut interfacing to back the largest of the three. The eagle-eyed will have spotted there are four layers in the finished items - we'll get to the felt backing later.
Sew the pieces together, starting with the largest and the interfacing. Stitch using a straight stitch and black thread. Sew several times round for the sketchy look.
Carry on until the hearts are sewn together, layering them.
Sew the pebble button in the middle.
Sew the fabric backing on. Trim it so it's just slightly larger all round than the main heart.
Sew a brooch pin on the back.
To make the necklace, the process is exactly the same, but with different shapes and more pebbles, until you get to the backing.
But before sewing the backing on, make little rectangles from fabric and felt (as above)
Fold the stitched rectangle in half so it makes a loop and insert it between your necklace and its backing.
Thread a readymade necklace thong into the loop, or use ribbon, plaited embroidery floss, or a chain.
And if you don't want pebbles, or can't be bothered making them - then buttons may be more your thing!
If you were confused because my largest shape was the flowery one earlier, that's because I changed my mind about the colours mid-make - which is why I have this second brooch!
I could see this becoming addictive!
Great tutorial. Another one to add to my "What can I do with all the bits" folder :-) Joan
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