3 Piece DIY Outfit: Part 4 DIY Jewelry-Ankara Elephant Necklace Tutorial

DIY Ankara elephant necklace

This is my twist on the Ankara jewelry tutorial from the June 2020 issue of Sewn Magazine. I followed Gelenda’s instructions for the most part, but I brought in a few other elements for this piece. The tutorial makes it easy for you to create one-of-a-kind pieces. This is a mini-tutorial for my version.

My supplies:

2 pieces of 1/2” cording/rope
Scrap fabric
A charm
2 jump rings
Leather cording
Wire (spool)
Glue gun

I used 1/2” cording for my rings and glued the ends together before applying the tape. I used Ankara fabric scraps from the skirt by creating folded bias strips and wrapping them around the cording until the entire ring was covered, I secured the ends with hot glue. I did that for both rings.

I wrapped the wire around and around and around the fabric-covered cording and secured the ends by twisting the wires together and I added glue as well.

The elephant was from a necklace that was in my jewelry box.

I opted to use a long piece of soft leather cording without adding the ribbon clamps [shown] or lobster claw closing. The soft leather allows you to tie the cording around your neck, leaving it long or short.