Nail Cross Necklace

Nail Cross Necklace

At my new job I found a package of kits to make a nail cross, but after trying to put one together I thought it was ridiculous (I believe they may have been oriental trading kits, but am not sure)  So I took it home to play with and figured out my own version!  Here it is!  

Needed:

Cording

Wire (one piece about 15 “ and one piece about 6”)

“Nails” (one larger and one smaller)

Step 1:

Put smaller cross across the larger cross, take

Your piece of wire and (leaving a little tail) cross over

Diagonally about 5 times.

Step 2

Cross over other direction (making an X)
Wrap around 5 times

End in back with your “tail”

Twist your two “tails” together, cut and tuck

Into edge.

Step 3

Take your 6” piece of wire  and

Leaving a loop at the top, twist the rest together

Step 4

Starting with the loop in the back

Wrap it around the top of the cross

Ending in the back (tuck if you can)

(The twists should make it look like the

Crown of thorns)

There is a loop in the back, just hard to see in this picture

Step 5

Put your cording through the loop you left

At the top of the cross and tie off at desired

Length.

Sorry for the not so great pictures - trying to take pictures while holding it steady wasn't easy at times!

I don't think this craft would be suitable for little kids.  If your child is pretty crafty and dexterous, give it a try - otherwise I would save it for the older kids!