"Rock, Paper, Scissors!" Necklace

I'm home for Easter, so I'm afraid I'll just have to show you something I made without directions.  I think, though, that you don't really need any for this.

Aw!  It's my "Rock, Paper, Scissors!" necklace!  Finding that scissor charm was just about the hardest thing I've ever done.  I visited dozens of craft stores, called dozens of hobby shops, and no matter what I couldn't find one.  The thing that bothered me most throughout this escapade was that I know I had seen one before at Forever 21, but because I go to school in the boondocks I wouldn't be able to find it until I went home to visit.  In the meantime, scissor charms in Amazon and other online places taunted me, but I could not justify spending twice the amount of the charm on shipping and handling alone.

So for spring break I went to Forever 21 and found a gold scissor charm.  I'm not a gold person, but it was getting to the point that I just couldn't wait any longer to find the perfect charm.  Plus the necklace was only $1.50.  Forever 21 is a dangerous place to shop for jewelry...

As soon as I get home from finding this charm, I just happen to go to JoAnn's website.  And guess what?  Free shipping on online purchases.  So what's a girl to do?  I ended up buying the silver scissor charm as well.  But I like this one better not only because it's silver but also because it's smaller.

More beauty shots!  I love being able to use the yard at home to take pictures, as well as my mom's camera.    Mine is acting up, so I think it's about time to get a new one.  If only I could afford one!

I've worn this a couple times, and have gotten a few compliments.  I like that it's rather subtle, especially when I have it on a very long chain.

For those of you wanting to recreate this...

- Paper Bead:

   I made the paper bead a while back when I made my Paper Bead Necklace.  Follow the directions there to make your own!  I experimented with sizes on this necklace, and decided that I preferred a small one.  To make it into a charm, I used a headpin, threading on a white seed bead, paper bead, and another seed bead. I simply twisted around the top and put it on a jump ring.

-Rock Bead:

   I used another headpin for this one, again using a seed bead, rock bead, and another seed bead.  Twist over the top and put on the jump ring.

-Scissor Charm:

    At first I simply put one of the handles of the scissors through the jump ring, but I didn't like how that looked.  Instead, I put a jump ring through one of the handles and then put that jump ring on the jump ring along with the other charms.

Easy as rock, paper, scissors!  I know that I'm going to end up wearing this necklace out pretty quickly- I'm completely in love!

Anyways, I'm off to have Easter Eve brunch, and then we're heading off to see the Orioles beat the Twins!  The perfect Easter Eve...

Any other ideas for cute themed necklaces?  Leave them in the comments!