Friendship Locket

Celebrate beloved friends by wearing their photos with yours in this lovely paper cup locket craft.

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Materials Needed

Paper cups
Scissors
Glue gun
Pipe cleaner or craft wire
Craft foam
White glue
Poster paint
Paint brush
String
Beads, colored pasta, drinking straws
Your photo and your friend's photo

Safety Guidelines

Always let your child use child-safe scissors.
Keep the glue gun out of children's reach.
Watch out for this sign . It means you need an adult's help for the particular step.

Steps

	1.	You need 2 paper cups to make the locket. Trim off the walls of the first paper cup until you come up with a disk that is about half an inch in height.
	2.	Do the same with the second paper cup but this time trim off the walls lower so that the disk is slightly shorter than the first one.
	3.	The two disks are the locket's two faces. Try putting them together face-to-face so that the shorter disk fits partially inside the other disk. If it doesn't, trim the shorter disk a little bit more until it fits.
	4.	You also need a hinge to connect the two disks. Cut a 1 to 1 ½ inch-long strip from the paper cup scraps.
	5.	Use glue gun to apply adhesive on a portion of the taller disk's inner wall.
	6.	Stick one end of the paper hinge onto the adhesive. Press firmly on the area.
	7.	Bend the portion of the paper hinge along the disk's rim.
	8.	Do Steps 5 to 7 for the shorter disk, this time attaching it to the other end of the paper hinge.
	9.	Punch a hole at the top portion of the back of the shorter disk.
	10.	To make the locket's chain link, cut a 1-inch long piece of pipe cleaner or craft wire. Insert one end of the pipe cleaner or craft wire through the hole and make a loop or fold on that end.
	11.	Paint the locket with your favorite color. Do not forget to paint the locket's interior as well. Set it aside to dry.
	12.	Cut a photo of you and another of your friend into a shape and size that fits inside the locket. Glue your photo on one face and your friend's on the opposite face.
	13.	Decorate the locket's front by cutting and gluing shapes from craft foam. Perhaps you can make something that is symbolic of friendship such as a heart or a flower. You may also put something that you and your friend both like say for instance, butterflies or ice cream.
	14.	Cut string into the appropriate length for your necklace. Make a knot on end.
	15.	String any of these materials to make a necklace: beads, colored pasta or drinking straw pieces. To make your own beads, check out these crafts: Dough Bead Jewelry Plaster of Paris Shapes
	16.	Make a knot after the last bead. Position the locket at the middle-most portion of the necklace and fasten the locket's pipe cleaner link onto the string.
	17.	Tie both ends of the necklace together and your locket is ready to be worn.

More Ideas

This locket craft is a terrific idea for a Valentine's Day present for your best pal. Use Valentine-inspired colors and heart shapes to decorate the locket.

Earth Friendly Tips

When disposing of, or dismantling your craft projects, sort out the materials that you can re-use (e.g. beads, drinking straw pieces) for future craft projects.

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