Make a Wish Bottle Necklace

Reblogged from: Crafts Unleashed  

I am so happy it is finally summer! I have so many happy memories of summer. Running through sprinklers- and then warming up on the hot cement sidewalks. The delicate balance of eating Popsicles before they melt, but without getting a “brain freeze.”  And of course, making a secret, heartfelt wish, and then blowing dandelion fluff to make it come true.

 

 No one has figured out a way to bottle the carefree days of summer, but I have figured out how to bottle dandelion wishes!

 

You only need a few (very inexpensive) supplies to make your own wish bottle necklace:

• Ball Link Chain (I used silver, 18″)
• “Wish” Silver Charm
• Bottle Charm (cork top) or
• Bottle Charm (rubber stopper)
• Jump Rings
• A nice and lucky looking Dandelion
• Envelope or plastic baggie for gathering the dandelion

 

The first thing you will want to do is find a good dandelion. I enlisted the help of my daughter.  This time of year, it is not so hard to find quite a lot of fine looking specimens if your yard looks like mine.

 

Collect your dandelion in an envelope or baggie. It will not make it back to the house if you just pick it and run. Just saying.

 

Select your bottle charm. I liked both the cork topped kind and the rubber stopper kind. Seriously, how adorable are these? Remove the top of the bottle you choose.

 

Then, insert the individual dandelion fluffs. I found it helpful to use a skewer to get them distributed evenly in the bottle.

Re-insert the bottle topper. If you are concerned with the topper falling out of the bottle, you could apply a thin layer of glue to the topper before you re-insert it.

 

Then, using jump rings, attach your “wish” charm to the bottle stopper, and attach the bottle to the ball link chain.

 

That’s it! I think this would make an adorable and unique gift- for under a couple bucks.

 

And also very handy for those winter months, when dandelions are in short supply, but you really need to make a wish!