How to Make a Ribbon Necklace with Beads and Rhinestone in Milky Way Pattern

I am always planning to make a different pendant necklace, like the star war style, or just the Milky Way pattern. Most of the kind are composed of space-related metal pendants, however only with the soft stuffs, felt, cord, ribbon and beads, I still want to make one. The following is my way about how to make ribbon milky way necklace with beads and chain.

Necessities for the Milky Way necklace:

22mm blue satin ribbon
Golden rhinestone chain
6mm ivory imitation pearls
6mm blue imitation pearls
Blue sewing thread cord
Blue felt
Needle
Glue gun
Scissors
Chalk

How to make a ribbon necklace with beads:

Step 1: Make sun pendant with rhinestone

1st, cut out a blue felt disc that is 4cm in diameter;
2nd, mark the center of the disc with chalk;
3rd, around the center glue a bit of rhinestone chain;
4th, with blue cord sew the rhinestone links onto felt disc one by one;
5th, keep sewing and spiraling;
6th, when reaching the edge of the disc cut off excess rhinestone chain.

Step 2: Sew beads onto ribbons

1st, cut two pieces of blue ribbon and both measure 30cm;
2nd, melt the ribbon’s cutting ends and sew them onto the disc;
3rd, sew a pearl onto ribbon strap, twist the ribbon and sew another pearl;
4th, handle the other ribbon strap to create the spiral pearl pattern.

Step 3: Handle the backside of pendant

1st, cut another disc out of blue felt;
2nd, hot glue it onto the back side of the pendant.

The final look of beaded ribbon necklace:

Tada! I have finished the beaded Milky Way necklace. I really hope you enjoy this “how to make a ribbon necklace with beads” idea. It is a great comfort to me that you love this necklace, as it proves no nonsense of my hard work.