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DIY silhouette locket necklace

Accessories· Clothing· DIY· Mothers Day

5 May

DIY Silhouette Necklace.... EASY and PERFECT for Mother's Day! :)

HI! I’m Megan Ballarini of Sweet Lilly Doodles, and I’m going to show you how to make a cute and easy silhouette necklace! Mothers day is coming fast! This would be a fun way to show off your kiddos, or be a sweet gift for your favorite mother! I think you’ll see, I am a use-what-you-have crafter. This is so so easy!

You’ll need:

  • A locket and chain.  The two large lockets and chain in this project are from Michaels Stores
  • Your phone
  • A thin and thick black marker, pencil, scissors
  • A small scrap of paper that is easy to see through (cardstock won’t work)

Step 1~ Take a picture. The hardest part of this project is getting the picture of your kid! Just use your camera phone and have them stand in front of a light colored backdrop. My little guy is standing in front of white curtains and it worked great. Three year olds aren’t very good at standing still, so this took us a few tries to get a usable picture of his profile!

See what I mean? But we did finally get a good one!

This is the one I ended up using.

Step 2~ Trace your image. You can use any paper you’d like, as long as it’s easily see-through. I had some old map paper that had a nice aged look to it, so I used that. Draw a circle the size of the locket window on your paper. I found a bottle of craft paint was the perfect size circle. Trace around the bottle then place the paper over your image on your phone screen. You are using your phone screen like a light box! Center your picture in the circle and lightly trace your outline in pencil.

Step 3~ Color in your image. I used a thin black sharpie to outline, then used a thicker black marker to fill it in. Be sure to add any cowlicks or other hair quirks unique to your child, you may also want to add eye lashes! Now cut out your circle and place it in your locket!

That’s it! Told ya it was easy!  I only have one kid, so I just keep adding silhouettes from his different ages onto my chain! I love the look of multiple lockets on one chain, so it’s perfect if you have multiple children! I hope you give this a try, Happy Mother’s Day!

So happy to have Megan join our team! Check out more of her gorgeous creations like her USA Reclaimed Wood Map, 

her Woody Wagon sign,

or her Wood Camper sign. They’re all just daring… another fave is her custom painted globes. Swoon.

 

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About Lolly Jane

Meet Kelli & Kristi, twin sisters and authors of Lolly Jane. We are two busy wives + mommas who are makers of all things pretty. From signs to home decor and holiday crafts or redoing furniture in between soccer practices, we do it all all while armed with an ice cold Diet Coke. Join us in our DIY adventures! XOXO

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  1. Brenda Young @ Unique Junktique says

    04/13/2018 at 4:50 pm

    Just love this project! Making these for the grandmas for Mother’s Day! And pinning , so creatively wonderful!

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  2. Teresa says

    04/06/2018 at 9:43 pm

    Such a good idea! I would love to make some of these for my grandchildren. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Candice says

    04/03/2018 at 7:46 am

    This is such a great idea! The cell phone idea is genius! I need to make myself a necklace with my kids silhouettes!

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  4. Jennifer Dawn says

    05/10/2017 at 10:07 am

    What a stunning idea! I’m so excited to give it a try. The tracing the phone idea…that’s brilliant! I’m featuring this and two of your other posts at this week’s link party. http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2017/05/diy-mothers-day-gift-ideas-weekly-link.html

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  5. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    05/10/2017 at 8:50 am

    This is such a cute idea. Pinned & sharing Thanks for joining the Inspiration Spotlight party.

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  6. Crystal says

    05/09/2017 at 3:15 pm

    Oh I love this idea!!! So cute to put it in a locket… I will be dropping “obvious” hints to my family for Mother’s Day about this one 🙂 athanks for sharing with us at Family Joy Blog linky party ????

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  7. Amber says

    05/09/2017 at 3:12 pm

    What a clever idea to use a cellphone to do this I love it

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  8. Cecilia says

    05/08/2017 at 11:32 am

    What a cute idea! Thanks for sharing @Vintage Charm!

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  9. janet trieschman says

    05/05/2017 at 5:47 pm

    What a great idea just in time for mother’s day. I really like the reclaimed map art too! Thanks for sharing with us at #CCBG

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  10. Sandra says

    05/05/2017 at 5:35 pm

    This is so cute! I’d love to do this with my granddaughter.

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  11. Connie Hundley says

    05/05/2016 at 2:20 pm

    Love this idea!!! Thanks for sharing!

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    • Lolly Jane says

      05/05/2016 at 2:21 pm

      So glad! It’s adorable, huh!! Thanks for the comment!

      Reply
  12. shawnna griffin says

    05/05/2016 at 7:52 am

    such cool ideas!

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    • Lolly Jane says

      05/05/2016 at 2:22 pm

      Agree! Need to make one of my 4 kids, stat!

      Reply
  13. Trinatri says

    05/05/2016 at 5:16 am

    Love the idea of using your cell phone to creat the silhouette! Genius! Much easier than my old technique of guess and check by shrinking it on a copy machine! Thank you!
    http://www.sistersweetly.wordpress.com

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