Poem Necklace

So I saw a craft project posted on Pinterest by Happy Hour Projects blog.  It was the "book page necklace".  I thought it was really cute, but I don't recall a passage from any book as being particularly moving.  But, I do have a favorite poem by Sonia Sanchez - Poem No. 3 - so I used that instead.  


The supplies I used:  scissors, needle nose pliers, round nose pliers, tweezers, beads, clasp, glass pendant, lock and key charm, poem and suede string.

Thanks to the help of a friend who is an experienced jewelry maker, I learned what to do with the above tools. :-)    I used a bronze colored pendant frame that I bought from Hobby Lobby for $2.50 and dark brown suede string for the necklace.  The beads were on sale at AC Moore for under $5, so it was a pretty inexpensive project.  I printed the poem on a natural colored paper rather than white so there wasn't such a stark contrast between the frame and the paper.    Making the pendant was actually easy and quick once I became comfortable using the tools.  I am rather pleased with the finished product and was amazed at just how easy it was to make.

Poem Necklace featuring a poem written by Sonia Sanchez

 Poem No. 3

I gather up 

each sound 

you left behind

and stretch them 

on our bed.

                              Each night

I breathe you 

and become high.

                                                                                          --Sonia Sanchez

                                               "Shake Lose My Skin: New and Selected Poems"

                                      

I'm hoping that by citing the source, I'm not breaking any copywriting laws. :-)