Make a Fun Tie Necklace

 Hello Readers. St. Patrick's Day is coming. Are you Irish? Do you celebrate this holiday? I am and I do. I don't go overboard but I play Irish music, eat some Irish foods and always wear something green for good luck of course. 

  Let's make a fun necklace with a men's tie. I used a shamrock tie because of the holiday but you can do this with any tie you like, whenever you like. You can use a solid color or a pattern, whatever style you like. No holiday is needed.  

 You just need a tie, rubber band and a strong necklace or ribbon to fit around your neck. This tie is perfect for St. Patrick's Day but a different tie would make a dressy accessory for any occasion you are celebrating. 

 I am using a strand of pearls, no they are not real. You can use any necklace or string of beads that can hold the weight of this tie. A dainty chain necklace is NOT going to work here. The delicate chain could snap. Use a strand of beads of even a length or ribbon that is long enough to tie around your neck and shirt collar comfortably. 

 I folded the tie on itself. The top folds need to stay together and even in length at the top but the lower folds should be shorter and shorter so you can see the different layers of the tie on top of itself. The short end of the tie is in back and it is a couple inches longer than the whole folded tie.

 I wrapped a rubber band around the folded part of the tie, about 1/3 from the top. (It doesn't need to be exact.) The rubber band gathers the tie together and make it look very full and eye catching. It also holds the whole folded tie together securely. I left the small end of the tie hanging down in the back of the tie. 

Next, I wrapped the narrow end of the tie around the front to cover the rubber band. The narrow end of the tie covers the rubber band because the rubber band is important but it is not cute. 

 

After I wrapped the end of the tie around the front I wrapped it to the back as well. I tucked the very end into the rubber band in the back. This will hold the whole thing together. I want that small tie end to stay in place hidden in the back. The rubber band will keep it in place.

I slipped the necklace into the widest top fold of the tie. It will lay against my neck and under the shirt collar best that way. 

I added this necklace around the collar of my button-up shirt. The necklace slipped right under the collar. The tie necklace is a fun piece that adds a lot to this outfit. I liked the look but I can always take it apart and wear the tie normally if I want. 

 

I added this faux pearl earring through the front layer of the tie just for fun. You can add a pin or something like this to the front of your tie if you like, but it is not necessary. I just liked the look of it. 

 Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself. And Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone. Erin go bragh!