A homemade fingerprint or thumbprint heart necklace is a unique handmade craft and gift idea that kids (or adults) can make for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparent’s Day, Christmas, a birthday, or a wedding anniversary.
Use this easy fingerprint jewelry-making tutorial to make multi-colored thumbprint heart necklaces, fingerprint pendants, or charms. Friends and family will treasure these sweet homemade keepsake crafts and gifts kids or adults can make, which can be hung on a hand-beaded necklace or worn on a gorgeous chain. Fingerprint art necklaces are another quick and easy keepsake craft idea for someone special. Your mom, grandma, or sweetheart will love it–I promise!
Because thumbprint pendants and charms are gorgeous one-of-a-kind gifts for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparent’s Day, Christmas, a wedding anniversary, a birthday, or just to say “I love you” any time of year. Thumbprint heart charms are also fun keepsake crafts for kids to make at summer camp and bring home for their parents. Scroll down to read the step-by-step instructions and watch the DIY thumbprint heart necklace video tutorial that makes creating DIY necklaces with colorful fingerprint hearts easy! You might also enjoy making thumbprint heart magnet crafts.
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How to Make a Fingerprint or Thumbprint Necklace Craft
Before starting this fingerprint craft, choose the type of necklace pendants you want to use to make thumbprint heart charm crafts from the materials listed below. Or, learn how to bead a necklace by hand. Next, gather the fingerprint or thumbprint heart jewelry-making supplies you need.
And finally, invite the whole family or classroom to the table to make homemade thumbprint heart necklaces with the step-by-step how-to directions and thumbprint heart video tutorial below the jewelry craft supply list. You might also enjoy making fingerprint art necklaces with other fun shapes and designs kids can make and decorate and thumbprint heart keychains. Click the links for the DIY details.
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DIY Thumbprint Heart Necklace Jewelry Making Supplies
Before making thumbprint heart necklaces, choose the photo pendant charm shapes and pre-made chains you want to use from the recommended jewelry-making supplies and thumbprint heart craft materials below. Or, make DIY thumbprint heart keychain pendants and charms!
- Heavy cardstock – bright white is best)
- Finger ink pads
- Scissors
- Mod Podge and/or Diamond Glaze
- Pendant trays with glass cabochon jewelry-making options:
- Pre-made necklaces for pendants (choose at least one from the list below or learn to hand bead a necklace):
- Sterling silver snake chain necklace (fit all pendant shapes)
- Silver-plated snake chain necklaces (fit all pendant shapes)
- Imitation leather cord necklaces (fit all pendant shapes)
- Multi-colored satin silk necklaces (fit through oval pendants but not square pendants)
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Fingerprint Heart Necklace Craft Step-By-Step Jewelry Making Tutorial
Learn how to make colorful keepsake necklace crafts with the step-by-step thumbprint heart jewelry-making instructions below.
1. Make a thumbprint heart.
Create fingerprints or thumbprints to make a heart for a necklace pendant. Use the easy directions below to make fingerprint or thumbprint hearts for each pendant or charm.
How to make a thumbprint heart:
- Press a finger or thumb into a finger ink pad.
- Gently press the finger or thumb with ink onto the paper.
- Press a finger or thumb into the ink pad to reapply more ink.
- Tilt your finger or thumb slightly and press down again to make a fingerprint or thumbprint heart.
- Allow fingerprint ink to dry before moving on to the next step.
2. Glue the fingerprint heart art to the glass cabochon.
- Place a drop of diamond glaze adhesive or clear-drying glue on the back or flat side of a glass cabochon.
- Be mindful not to use too much glaze adhesive, or it can smear the thumbprint artwork–a little goes a long way.
- Place the cabochon on top of the fingerprint heart (glue side down).
- Allow it to dry overnight.
3. Cut away any remaining paper.
- Use a small pair of scissors to trim and cut away any excess paper around the glass cabochon.
4. Glue a glass cabochon (with a thumbprint heart attached) into each pendant tray.
- Apply diamond glaze adhesive to the inside of a pendant tray. (Be mindful not to use too much, or it can smear the thumbprint heart art.)
- Place the glass gem with a thumbprint heart into the pendant tray and press down to remove air bubbles.
- Hold the glass cabochon down firmly for 30 to 60 seconds.
- Wipe the edges of the thumbprint heart charm clean with a damp cloth.
- Allow the fingerprint necklace pendant to dry overnight.
5. String each fingerprint heart pendant onto a necklace, chain, or cord.
- Thread a necklace through the loop of the thumbprint heart pendant to finish your fingerprint heart necklace.
- Hand bead a necklace or use one of the pre-made necklace options below:
- Sterling silver snake chain necklace (fit all pendant shapes)
- silver plated snake chain necklaces (fit all pendant shapes)
- Imitation leather cord necklaces (fit all pendant shapes)
- Multi-colored satin silk necklaces (fit into oval pendants but not square pendants)
- If you make a homemade necklace, string the thumbprint heart pendant onto it when it is halfway finished; otherwise, the homemade fingerprint charm may not fit over the beads to hang down in the middle.
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Fingerprint or Thumbprint Heart Necklace DIY Step-by-Step Video Tutorial
Step-by-step directions for making fingerprint heart necklaces and thumbprint heart keychains are in the video below.
Another fun idea is to make fingerprint art necklaces, photo necklaces, fingerprint flower necklaces, or keychains. Click on the link for all the DIY details. 🙂
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Fingerprint Necklace Gift Idea Kids Can Make And Other Easy Keepsake Crafts and Homemade Gift Ideas Ideas
DIY Thumbprint heart necklaces, thumbprint heart keychains, and thumbprint heart magnets make an easy gift idea for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. They are also a fun keepsake heart craft to make at summer camp!
And be sure to pop over to check out these beautiful gift ideas kids can make and this list of DIY and ready-made gift ideas for the whole family! Simple keepsakes, such as fingerprint and thumbprint keepsake gifts, are always a favorite with friends and family. Look at this list of thumbprint heart crafts and gift ideas for even more homemade keepsake gift ideas.
DIY photo necklaces and keychains also make lovely handmade gift ideas kids or adults can make for their loved ones. And, if you are making thumbprint heart necklaces to give as gifts, make fingerprint love bug cards to go with them to complete the gift. You can see the fingerprint love bugs my daughter made in the photograph below–aren’t they cute?!
We have written more thumb-buggy card message ideas than shown in the photograph below to personalize your gift for several occasions, including Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or an anniversary!
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More Fingerprint and Thumbprint Craft Ideas
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- Easy Fingerprint Lights Christmas Cards
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- Cute Fingerprint Snowman
- Christmas Wreath Fingerprint Art
- Four Season Handprint and Fingerprint Tree Art
This is so cool and sweet ! Never thought of this
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Thank you! I’m so glad you like it and have found it useful. 🙂