Home made jewelry

Need a new piece of jewelry for your night out. Or something fun for everyday wear? I may not be a big jewelry fan, but I do like to wear something unique, vintage, or handmade in the form of a necklace or earrings to change the style of my outfit. This idea was born from my love to crochet and play outside. I call it THE BIRDS NEST. It is a necklace made out of:
Twine
A smooth stone
Old jewelry links (optional)

crochet enough links together that you can keep crocheting around until you reach the outside of your object. For a circular stone you may just need to crochet around a center link for an oval shape maybe 3-4 links.

Once I have a mat shaped to my rock I make one more row on the inside links to create a line around the shape of the rock, here is your nest!

I then pull the rope through the top from the inside of my nest in two spots creating two loops that I knot together using my hook to pull through.

I cut about 4 inches from knot and pull through to the inside of nest. Where I then finish crocheting towards the back inside of nest where I knot it off.

I created a safety belt out of old chain links and added fun beads to hold my rock in place. If you don't want a safety belt crochet one more row skipping links tightening the home for your rock or bead. You can even add glue to the inside and back of rock to secure the rock.

Hope this helps! Have fun creating!

Cara