Noodle Necklaces ⋆ Felipe Femur & Friends

Noodle Necklaces are a cheap way to have fun and create something you and your friends can wear. Wear them as necklaces, or fashion them into noodle bracelets. These can make great just because gifts. Create one of the characters below, or make up your own. With a tube of white glue, some noodles, paint, and string, plus your imagination, there’s no limit to what fun can be had with these noodle necklaces. Below are some simple directions to help get you started.

How to Make a Noodle Necklace

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Ziti Pasta Noodles
Acrylic paints
String or Twine
Scissors
Glue
Marker (Optional)

Here's what you'll need.

Directions

To make your paper bag kite, you need only follow these directions.

Step 1:

Find a steady and flat surface on which to work. Lay down newspaper to keep area clean (optional). Assemble your materials.

Step 2:

Sort the Ziti noodles. Some are straight, some are curved. For the most part, you’ll want to find the straight noodles as they are easier to glue together. An average of noodle necklace uses seven noodles. From left to right below: (top row) Gummy the werewolf, Sunny’s coffin, Felipe Femur, Ghost, (bottom row) Wesley the black cat, Lucy the white cat, Runny the witch.

Step 3:

Once you have your noodles selected, paint each noodle with the color of your choice. Using a a toothpick or tweezers to hold the noodles as you paint them is recommended.

Step 4:

Let dry, then paint on the details such as noses, eyes, ears, mouths, bells, and buckles. You can also use a marker for the details. Let dry.

Step 5:

Once paint has dried, flip the noodles over, being sure to keep the order, and glue them together on the back so as to not ruin the details on the front.

Step 6:

Let the glue dry and flip over to make sure the details are still in the right place.

Step 7:

Thread your string through the noodles, starting from the bottom noodle and crisscrossing all the way up. For the noodle necklaces not rectangular in shaope, it is recommended that you simply tread your string through one noodle towards the top of the noodle creation.

Step 8:

Enjoy your new noodle necklace or give to to someone as a gift.