Colorful Monogram Charm Necklace

Psssst… this post *might* contain affiliate links: see my disclosure here.

Make Your Own Initial Charms

Make your own monogram initial necklace

As you (hopefully) know… I have a podcast with my blog bestie, Erin Spain. And one of the projects she posted a few weeks ago (shown here) involved this magical material and I’ve been desperate to use it ever since. I LOVED what Erin did and the idea of making jewelry stuck with me. And then Eleanor and I were shopping for her birthday party and I stumbled across these… and a project was created. So easy. So cheap. So satisfying. So copy-cat-ish.

blank necklace charms

Shop my favorites!

Step 1. Design your Monogram

I use PicMonkey for all of my graphics, so I settled on a color scheme and font and created an image with the initials I wanted to use. In my case one for each member of the family. I had to try a couple of times to print at the right scale for the pendant charms I was working with. I printed on plain ol’ computer paper.

design monograms for necklace

Step 2. Cut Out Initials

With scissors, I cut out each initial, being careful not to leave any little hint of white border around each letter.

cut out each initial for the necklace

Step 3. Glue letters onto pendant

Using whatever Mod Podge I had on hand, I first glued the initials onto the pendants. I made sure each initial was straight and was careful to seal the edge but not get too much Mod Podge underneath the charm.

glue letter onto pendant with mod podge

When the Mod Podge was dry, I went back with a nail file and gentle filed the edges to clean up any overhanging paper.

sand the edges with a nail file

Step 4. Make Some Magic

Once the letters (and Mod Podge) are totally dry, I was able to put on the Mod Podge dimensional magic. Let’s take a minute to acknowledge how COOL this stuff is. It goes on like glue and dries CRYSTAL clear and is thick enough that it doesn’t overflow the edge and maintains a lovely rounded surface.  My pendants have NO edge and the dimensional magic gave each charm some dimension. To apply the Mod Podge, I used the tip to dispense it one drop at a time and then used a pin to carefully remove any air bubbles or to help the Mod Podge reach the very edge of each charm.

apply dimensional magic and leave flat to dry

Step 5. Leave to dry

I didn’t want the pendants to look lopsided, so I placed a ruler under the edge to keep them horizontal. I left them to dry overnight and then strung them onto a simple leather lanyard to tie around my neck as a choker.

monogram charm necklace

This would be so easy to make with kids and they could pick whatever little image they wanted for their own necklace: unicorn, mermaid, pickle… ANYTHING! Did I mention the whole thing will cost you under $10 and you’ll have enough leftover to make dozens more? I can’t wait to try it again with something else!

easy monogram choker necklace easy monogram choker

pin this image to pinterest

Make your own simple monogram pendant charm necklace for well under $10

 

Don’t Miss Out

Become An Insider!

Signup for exclusive tips, and tricks from Charlotte’s House!

Let’s chat!

I love comments from you, so feel free to leave your thoughts and ideas below! And don’t forget to follow me on Instagram for even more!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

One Comment