Craft Foam Jewelry

Easy to Make, Colorful Jewelry

I hope you save your craft foam scraps like I do. Here's a fun and funky project for you and/or the kids. You will need the following.

For the Beads

• Craft foam scraps large enough to be cut into strips 1 ½ to 2 inches long and ½ inch wide at the widest point
• 1 larger scrap for the (optional) pendant
• Tacky glue
• Paper clips
• Scissors

For the Necklace

• Soft monofilament jewelry or fishing line
• Black rubber jewelry tubing
• If you are doing the pendant, 1 large jump ring and two pair of needle nose pliers

Craft Foam Bead Directions

Cut strips 1 ½ to 2 inches long and up to ½ inch wide.

Isosceles triangles and trapezoids work well but curved edges are fine too.

Spread tacky glue on the narrow half of one side. Roll from the wide end to the narrow. Use a paper clip to hold the end tight while the glue dries. Don't worry that this flattens the beads; they puff right up when the clips are released.

Pendant Directions

Lay out a design with some scraps that coordinate with the colors of your beads. Glue together.

Poke a large jump ring through the top of the pendant and close it using two pair of needle nose pliers.

Necklace Directions

Lay out your bead design. If using rubber tubing for spacers, cut the lengths and lay them out as well.

Be sure to make the necklace long enough to go over the head, since it doesn't have a clasp. String the beads, spacers, (optional pendant on a jump ring) and long piece of tubing on the monofilament.

If you use rubber tubing spacers alongside the pendant as I did, knot the monofilament around the jump ring as you string to keep the pendant from sliding all over.

Once the necklace is assembled, tie a double knot; tuck the ends inside one of the beads and trim.

If any of the pieces easily slip out of place because the bead holes are too large, add a dab of tacky glue to secure them.

Craft Foam sheets and precut embellishments are available at discount from Create for Less. Just type "Darice foam" into their search box).

They also carry precut craft foam door hangers and visors.