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Today we are making the cutest bottled fairy dust necklace craft (or pixie dust necklace, however you prefer to call it!) for little girls and kids of all ages. This is a really fun slumber party idea or the perfect gift to give to a best friend.

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Bottled Fairy Dust Necklace Craft

These little fairy dust necklaces are like bottling up stars. My older tween calls this her Galaxy Necklace, and my elementary-aged kiddo calls it her fairy dust or fairy charm.

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Either way, these are simple kids crafts to make and wear that are sure to bring a smile! This necklace craft is especially good for tweens and teens – and my favorite thing is that you can find everything in your local craft store. Let’s make this enchanted piece of jewelry!

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fairy dust necklaces- small glass bottles with glitter all around on the white background

Supplies Needed to Make a Special Necklace

Small Glass Bottles or small round glass bottle*
Glitter
Sequins
To simulate a night sky, use tiny purple stars!
Cotton balls or cotton (it has to be actual cotton, not the synthetic stuff)
Tweezers
Food Dye
Essential Oils – our favorite is lavender oil as it has soothing properties
Bowls
Water
Yarn or embroidery thread or something to use as a necklace*
Glue gun with hot glue stick

*If you are doing this craft with younger kids, consider plastic bottles and a break-away necklace string for safety.

Instructions for Magical Bottled Fairy Dust Necklace

Step 1

To set up this craft, fill small bowls with food dye and water.

We wanted this to look like a starry sky or galaxy, so we used deep blue, deep green and a deep purple color.

Step 2

Next, shred the cotton balls into tiny bits.

Step 3

Using the tweezers, dip the bits of cotton into the bowl of dye, and then insert it into your jar.

Step 4

Layer the cotton colors with glitter and plain white cotton bits. This part is so fun because you can go with whatever pattern or color choice you want!

Step 5

Add 2-3 drops of essential oil to the top of your jar before you put the cap on it. We recommend lavender for its soothing properties, peppermint for winter, and stress away to relax after a long day.

These necklaces work great as essential oil necklace diffusers. The scents diffuse through the cap throughout the day!

Step 6

Using a hot glue gun attach the starry fairy dust jar onto a necklace so you can wear it.

A necklace that smells great, looks good, and will be the talk of the class.

Yield: 3

Make a Magical Bottled Fairy Dust Necklace

Let's make a Magical Bottled Fairy Dust Necklace for kids and tweens. These necklaces work great as essential oil necklace diffusers!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Active Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Difficulty Medium

Estimated Cost $15

Materials

Small Glass Bottles or small round glass bottle
Glitter
Sequins
Tiny purple stars!
Cotton balls (it has to be actual cotton, not the synthetic stuff)
Food Dye
Essential Oils – our favorite is lavender oil
Water
Yarn or embroidery thread or something to use as a necklace

Tools

Bowls
Tweezers
Glue gun with hot glue stick

Instructions

1. To set up this craft, fill small bowls with food dye and water. We wanted this to look like a starry sky or galaxy, so we used deep blue, deep green and a deep purple color.
Next, shred the cotton balls into tiny bits.
Using the tweezers, dip the bits of cotton into the bowl of dye, and then insert it into your jar.
Layer the cotton colors with glitter and plain white cotton bits. This part is so fun because you can go with whatever pattern or color choice you want!
Add 2-3 drops of essential oil to the top of your jar before you put the cap on it. We recommend lavender for its soothing properties, peppermint for winter, and stress away to relax after a long day.
Using a hot glue gun attach the starry fairy dust jar onto a necklace so you can wear it.

Notes

If you are doing this craft with younger kids, consider plastic bottles and a break-away necklace string for safety.

Our Experience Making Fairy Dust Necklaces

If you loved making these Bottled Fairy Dust necklaces, you’ll have to check out these other jewelry making ideas below. My daughter loves picking out new jewelry crafts to try during playdates or sleepover parties.

Our kids have discovered Dr. Who and have become obsessed with all things weebly wobbly, sonic screwdrivers, and Time Lords. We recently created giant galaxy jars, and they loved it so much, I wanted to try a similar idea.

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