00:07Hi guys, I'm Chloe with Refinery29, and today we're going to be making a statement feather
00:12necklace.
00:13Chances over the holidays you probably wore all your jewelry and are sick of it, so we're
00:17going to mix it up today and make something a little bit different that has still a big
00:20wow factor.
00:21You'll need a simple chain with a clasp, some leather ribbon that's kind of thin, some feathers,
00:27wire cutters, scissors, and glue gun.
00:29So for your first step, you're going to want to thread your ribbon through the chain, going
00:34through every other one.
00:35Once that's all set, the next step, you want to go ahead and lay out your feathers and how
00:39you want it to appear face down.
00:41We're going to use all our feathers, so it's very dramatic.
00:44And then you're going to go ahead and take and slip the tape underneath between the chain
00:51and the trim, so the trim is right at the base of the feather.
00:56And you're going to want to put that along each loop, and obviously it will alternate
01:02since you've woven the trim through the chain.
01:05Go ahead and tighten by pulling on the ends so it has it nice and secure, and then I'm
01:10going to flip it and just make sure that all of the tape part is pulled up at the edge
01:16of the trim.
01:17So next you're going to take your glue gun and carefully go in and put a drop of glue in
01:24between the feather and the trim.
01:26And just a tiny bit will do it.
01:28So we're going to keep it on its back side, we're going to do every other feather where
01:32the trim is.
01:32You want to make sure you go from the opposite side so you don't get any glue on the feather.
01:37All right, so we've done that side and we're going to flip it over.
01:40And on this side you want to be a little more careful since this will be showing on the front
01:45of the necklace.
01:45So just a tiny dab of glue will do.
01:49Take your wire cutters and trim the tops off all the feathers and try to make a clean cut.
01:55Then for the last step you want to take your scissors and cut about an inch and a half away
02:00from the end.
02:01And then I'm going to do a quick little knot to tie that up.
02:05And once you've tied the knot you're all done.
02:07Now you have a great piece you can wear with an open collar or a button down.
02:10It's a great alternative statement necklace.
