Shink Art Kokopelli Necklace

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Kokopelli Necklace
The Hopi tribe of the Southwest is know for its finely carved "overlaid" silver jewelry. This flute playing Kokopelli is made out of shrink art to resemble this technique. The Kokopelli has been a sacred figure to Native Americans of the Southwestern United States for thousands of years.

You need:

Pattern
1 Piece of Shrinkles
Silver and Black Crayons or Colored Pencils
1 Yard Black Suede Cord
Silver Metallic Pony Beads
Black Marker
Scissors

Instructions::

Print pattern. Lay shrink material, frosted side up, over pattern. Use black marker to trace over outlines. Cut out both pieces. Color the Kokopelli silver and the background piece black. Shrink according to package directions.

Glue Kokopelli to the black background.

Bring ends of suede cord together and tie a knot 3" from the ends. Glue cord to the back of the Kokopelli piece. Slide two silver beads on each cord end and secure with a knot.

Note: We were able to run our Shrinkles through our inkjet printer for black outlines. This material is not considered inkjet compatible but you may have good results also.