DIY Floating Locket Choker

Lockets have become popular over the years. Floating lockets are clear lockets with charms, beads, and other items. Each item moves inside the locket. Therefore, floating lockets are a new way to wear lockets. It does not require glue or expensive materials. 

Make sure you have a theme to make your floating locket. In this tutorial, a keychain with a floating locket was the main item to make a floating locket choker. Converting a keychain with a floating locket into a necklace takes about ten or fifteen minutes to do. It will create a fun and romantic fashion statement. Here is the tutorial for making this floating locket choker. 

 

Materials: 

Jewelry Pliers 

Floating Locket with a key chain

Sequins

1 Charm

One premade choker 

Memory Wire Cutters

Remove the floating locket from the keychain with a memory wire cutter. Keep the jump ring intact when you are carefully removing the key chain and the locket. After that choose a charm for your locket. In this example, the Eiffel Tower charm is the main focal point of the necklace. Remove the jump ring of the charm. Next, open the locket and gently place the sequins inside.

Last, insert the charm in the center of the locket. The charm will continue moving inside the locket with the sequins. Open the jump ring and insert the choker. Close the jump ring with a pair of jewelry pliers. Now, you can wear your floating locket choker. Below are links about the history of lockets and ideas for making your floating locket. 

10 Things to Put in Your Locket:

https://www.monicarichkosann.com/blogs/journal/10-things-to-put-in-your-locket

Tell Your Life Story-How to make a Glass Memory Locket with Floating Charms:

http://thedomesticdiva.org/2014/07/18/tell-your-life-story-how-to-make-a-glass-memory-locket-with-floating-charms-diy-craft-tutorial/

History of the Locket-Antiquities History:

https://www.acsilver.co.uk/shop/pc/History-of-the-Locket-d264.htm

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