Rhinestone and embroidery floss necklace

I found a picture of a necklace made out of different colors of embroidery floss and a vintage rhinestone necklace. I knew I could make one so I went to the local fabric store and bought seven different colors of embroidery floss. I cut them all three times the length of my necklace and then knotted them together on one side.                                                                   

Then I separated the strands into three equal chunks and began to braid. After I braided the floss about 6 inches longer than the rhinestone necklace, I knotted off the other end.

 

Then came the tricky part. I used a coordinating length of floss and a sewing needle to attach the necklace to the braid. This took a few tries but after a while i got the hang out it.

 Finally, I attached the clasp from the original necklace to the knots of the thread to create a new clasp for my necklace. Voila!

-Allie