Oh Luna! Creative

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1. Kangaroo Leather Lacing - for the 'chain' part of the choker.
• I originally bought this from a fabric store and i'm sure you can find similar at either a fabric store or an arts and crafts store. 
2. Super Glue
• Or a hot glue gun. Both are easy to find at a 2 dollar store or an arts & craft store.
3. Crystals
• I have over 250 crystals, so I had a lot to spare, I originally was going to wrap and use the Quartz crystal, but then I found the pre wrapped Amethyst, ready to go.
• Crystals are luckily easier to find than they used to be. I know that if you are in Australia there are numerous places you can pick up crystals inexpensively, such as Tree of Life markets, and random nicknack stores. 
4. A Keyring
•  If you don't happen to have one lying around, a two dollar would most definitely have a keyring.
5. Scissors
6. Pliers
7. Pencil or Marker for taking measurements.
8. A Ruler
9. Velcro
10. A little bit of patience whilst waiting for glue to dry.

1. Wire - For Crystal Wrapping (If you don't have a pre-wrapped crystal.)
2. Jump Rings
• I got these from the 2 dollar shop and I didn't even end up using them, I wanted to fashion some sort of closure from these but didn't have all the parts necessary.

STEP 1: (if your crystal is not pre wrapped then wrap your crystal with wire first.)

• Attach the crystal to the keyring.

STEP 2:

• Measure out how long you want your choker to be. To find out how much leather lacing you will need, hold the leather lacing around your neck like a choker and then measure it against a ruler being sure to add 1cm x 4 for each end of your choker.
• Make a mark on your lacing at half way and at 1cm in on each end.
• You can cut the lacing at the half way point now or you can cut it after the next step.

STEP 3:

• Glue the two ends of the lacing to the keyring. To do this, line up your keyring at the mark you made 1cm in from the end and fold it over the keyring. You will need to hold the ends steady with pliers until the glue is dry enough to not pull apart. 
• Glue the other end to the other side of the keyring, remembering to carefully line it up so that it is at the same level as the first end.

STEP 4:

• If you didn't cut the lacing at the half way point, cut it now.

STEP 5: Creating a closure.
As you can probably see in my equipment flat-lay I went into this DIY not thinking of how I would make a closing for this choker. My jump rings were not big enough for a wire closing so I fished out a roll of velcro and used that instead.

• Cut the velcro into pieces small enough to superglue to the lacing. Like the previous steps, use pliers to hold the velcro steady until the glue is dry enough.

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