Bird Nest Necklace: a MOPS craft tutorial

I am just in love with these necklaces <3 <3 <3

 I read over a few other tutorials but none of them were exactly what I needed to present to our 100+ MOPS mamas. We are printing out craft guides for each table so as to keep this craft as easy as possible. This means lots of pictures and instructions that aren't too wordy. My hope is that the pictures alone could be enough to make a bird nest pendant. 

To my fellow MOPS Creative Activities Mamas... Please feel free to use any of my pics for your own MOPS group <3

Here we go...

 

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First, loop your bead onto your 60 inch piece wire and begin wrapping your wire around it. Repeat until you have the desired amount of wire nest, making sure to leave at least six inches of wire at the end.

 

 

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Once you have the nest the size you want, begin threading the wire from the bottom of the nest up and around the side to secure the nest into a circle with a loop. After a couple loops around your nest, thread the jump ring onto the wire and make another loop, attaching the ring to your pendant. Make a couple more loops around the nest. 

 

 

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Finish your pendant by wrapping the wire around the back of your loop a few times. Cut off your excess wire and you are finished!

 

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First, loop your beads onto your 60 inch piece of wire and move them into a triangle shape. Begin wrapping your wire around your beads. Repeat until you have the desired amount, making sure to leave about a foot of wire at the end.

Top pic is the front view and bottom pic is the back view

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Once you have the nest the size you want, begin threading the wire from the bottom of the nest up and around the side to secure the nest into a circle. Make 3 or 4 sets of loops around the pendant, looping each place 3 times (or more or less if you desire… it is your beautiful nest after all). 

 

 

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When you are on your last wrap, you are going to add a jump loop. Make one loop like you have done with the others. Then lace your jump ring onto your next loop, and make one last loop around the side of your nest.  

 

 

 

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Finish your pendant by wrapping the wire around the back of the nest, underneath all the loops a few times. Cut off your excess wire and you are finished!

 

Back view of pendant

Back view

Back view

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And there you have it!

Our MOPS mamas have really enjoyed making these beautiful necklaces. 

I bought extra supplies to make more necklaces to give as gifts to our child care workers at Christmas. I just love these so much that I want every woman around me to have one, too :-)

Thank you checking out my blog and happy crafting  <3 <3 <3