Trashion Jellyfish Necklace

This is for Day 15 of 30 Days of Creativity www.30daysofcreativity.com and the theme is Sea Creatures and I decided to make this Jellyfish Necklace from the bottom of a water bottle, clear ribbon from used correction tape, glue, a headpin and clear beads and stretch elastic and a lobster clasp.

I have posted a tutorial for this over at Cutout + Keep
Happy crafting:)

FUN FRINGE BIB NECKLACE FROM AN OLD T-SHIRT

Flirty, fun fringe necklace - imagine how fun this would be to wear when going dancing!

This awesome concept is by Maegan over at "love Maegen", except I added a few beads to mine.

http://www.lovemaegan.com/2009/06/diy-t-shirt-to-fringe-necklace.html

Items used for this project:

• Top of an old t-shirt
• Scissors
• Beads with a wide opening (pony beads would work well)

This took me 10 minutes to make and did not cost me anything as I had everything on hand.
Start with at t-shirt - I used what I had left over from my no-sew skirt.
http://craftsandcreationswithkathy.blogspot.com/2009/06/5-minute-t-shirt-to-no-sew-skirt.html

Cut around the neckline in back until you reach the shoulders, then cut across and cut off sleeves. This is what it looked like when I did that:
I then trimmed the t-shirt into a curved shape like so.
I then made cuts into the fabric all the way around. It makes a fun look if you stop here, but I picked a few strands and added beads off of an broken necklace and tied a knot to secure them.

NO SEW TANK TOP TO TOTE BAG

Total Cost: $0 - All are items that I already had on hand. If I would have had to purchase the beads I probably would have either gotten them at the Dollar store for $1 or a large package at Walmart for around $2. I posted the How-To out at Instructables: http://www.instructables.com/id/No_Sew_Tank_Top_to_Tote_Bag/ It turned out a little off kilter at the bottom because the pair of scissors I had with me (I did the cutting at bottom on over my lunch hour at work and grabbed my paper scissors by accident) weren't really sharp enough and it got harder and harder to cut up as far as I should have. This is a project I am sure I will do again in the future sometime as tank tops are surprizingly sturdy and carry a lot more than you would think just to look at them. I previously converted a tank top to a tote bag turning it inside out and sewing the bottom shut and would carry a 12 pack of pop, my lunch and crafting stuff in it. This will be used more for going to the library or if I shop at Aldi's (a no-frills market - you have to supply your own bags or boxes or pay for them).