Homemade Love-Potion Necklace

This is a fun Valentine’s project for older girls.

Materials:

• Food Coloring
• Water
• Oil
• Glitter
• Satin cord or any other kind of necklace cord
• Sealing Wax (or candle wax)
• Small bottle with cork stopper – available at many craft stores). Look for mini message bottles.
• Funnel

Instructions

Start by adding a couple of drops of food coloring to some water. Pour the colored water into the bottle, using your funnel, until it fills up to the halfway point.

Next, use the funnel to pour in oil until the bottle is almost full. You can use any type of cooking oil for this part. Sprinkle in a pinch of glitter and then stop up the bottle with the cork.

Tie the cord around the neck of the bottle and leave enough cord on either side to tie loosely around the neck.

Next, melt sealing (or candle) wax around the stopper to make sure that it will not fall out. Once the wax is dry, you can tie the cord together to make a necklace. When the bottle is shaken, it almost looks like a lava lamp as the colored water and oil swirl together with the glitter.

For even more flair, try making shrink-dink charms that say “Love Potion #9” or add pre-made heart charms from your local art store.