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DIY Neon Necklace – Tom Binns Inspired

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So answer me this, how much are you lusting over these Tom Binn’s necklaces? I don’t know if it’s just the beautiful bright colors or that they fill a small void that’s been in my heart since I gave up my day-glo pink Hypercolor shirt but I’m all about the neon trend right now & this jewelry makes my heart pitter pitter pat pat!

Price tag though, eeeeee, not so pitter patter. At almost 2 grand a pop it’s more cha-ching cha-ching.

So what do we do ladies? Give it up? Hells no. We DIY. Aw-Yeah.

Take some cheap-o, Claire’s boutique, prom rhinestone jewelry & a ka-trillion layers of neon nail polish and…


Ta-da! It’s kind of more of an enameled look than the clear crystals Tom has but the effect is still the same, & I can still feed my children. Bonus.

There’s really not a whole lot to the process, once you get your dabbing down you’ll be good to go. I did 2 thicks coats for the small stones & 3-4 slightly thinner coats for the large rhinestones. I also mixed in a few black polish stones to anchor the look of the piece. Top it off with a high gloss clear top coat & you are officially rocking the neon. But not in a ‘get sent to the principal’s office for having a slap bracelet’ kind of way.

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  1. It was so fun to see your guest post on pamperedwithpaige. I found your blog from hers about 2 1/2 years ago, and I have loved it ever since. I have only done a few of your crafts myself, (I don’t even own a sewing machine) but I think this is a DIY that I can handle.
    I love it!
    Thanks! Keep up the great work.

  3. I am LOVING the neon trend right now too. Reminds me of when I was a kid in the early 90’s and my favorite neon-handprint KNOTB shirt that I knotted in the lower corner. With a side pony tail, of course… and leggings. So naturally I’m dressing my 3 year old up in copy-cat outfits, and I happily sport my neon-pink nailpolish 🙂 Sally’s has some of the brightest neon nail polish colors I’ve seen!

    • Omgosh Diana you’re sooo taking me back! I had a neon lime green NKOTB long t-shirt nightgown thing that I’d rock with a t-shirt clip! I think it was splatter-painted. I know it was awesome.

      I actually dragged P to the NKOTBSB concert last month…it was a blast!

  10. AHhh–NKOTB… Joey was my favorite. And he still is! I love this necklace. I’m going to try this for sure. Thanks for the idea!! I think I will be rockin’ when I head back to school–my students will think I’m so cool!

  11. Man I wish I was brave enough to try this! I love the neon colors but I could never pull it off. Maybe i’ll start with my nails 😉

  12. Do you think that if you put High Gloss Polyurethane on the nail polish that it would give it the “luster” and keep the nail polish from chipping? Just curious?

    • Hmmm, that could be a great idea, if you try please let me know! I was also wondering if the nail polish would eventually chip off…

  14. I love this! It’s my type of project– cheap, impressive, and istantly gratifying! And also a good use for all the tacky bridesmaid jewelry I’ve accumulated over the years.

  15. LOVE this! So fun and so awesome 80s in a way that you can still wear now (without worry that the fashion police might actually show up to arrest you or at least question you about the location of the 80s party you had better be attending)! : )

  19. This is great! Thanks for sharing…I love those Tom Binn neon pieces but have’t been able to find anything similar for less anywhere…Love your DIY idea…am going to try it!

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