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A Dog's Night Out Collar Tutorial

A Dog's Night Out Collar Tutorial

Created by: Valorie Nygaard-Pouzar

Designer Tips

  • Whether it be the park or the opera, your pooch will prance in style with this custom and personalized doggie necklace.
  • Determine the total length of the collar. This project is for a medium size dog and measures 26" with 3 snaps.
  • Lay the leather strip so that the back side is up, and lay your beads along the leather strip. Measuring from the center out, use a pen to mark where you will pierce holes in the leather for sewing on the beads.
  • Pierce with an awl, and stitch the beads onto the leather.
  • Measure, mark and add the snaps.
  • Stamp and patina the metal blank, attach to the jump ring sewn in the center of the bead design.

Free Technique Sheets & How-Tos

Suggested Supplies


  • 2 each #28-683 Bead, Ceramic, Dog Bone - this size is no longer available
  • 2 each #28-684-83 Bead, Ceramic, Dog Bone, Tiny
  • 1 each #44-780-06 Blank, Dog Bone with Loop
  • 1 pkg of 100 [use 1] #37-001-818 Jump Ring, Stainless Steel, Round, 8mm
  • 1 each [use 26" (66cm)] #61-090-05-02 Leather Strip, 1/2" Wide
  • 1 each #86-310 Novacan Black Patina
  • 1 each #86-915 Renaissance® Micro-Crystalline Wax Polish
  • 1 pkg of 10 [use 3] #69-935-02-021 Snap Set , Large
  • 1 pkg [use about 60" black] #61-710-162 Super-Lon, Bead Cord Color Mix
  • 1 pkg #05-810-06-253ST Swarovski 5810 Round Pearl Beads, 6mm - Rouge

Tools

Additional Supplies
  • 0000 steel wool
  • Cotton balls
  • Cotton swabs
  • Magnet (to remove shards of steel wool)
  • Paper plate
  • Rubbing alcohol
  • Scissors
  • 8mm round beads of your choice - they can be gemstone, glass, plastic...
Jan 1st 2022 Valorie Nygaard-Pouzar

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