Fashion Accessories Try It This Week: A Statement Necklace You Can DIY in 5 Easy Steps By Jennifer Merritt Jennifer Merritt Instagram Twitter Jennifer Merritt wants to live in a world where typing counts as a workout and chocolate and peanut butter are considered food groups. As deputy editor for InStyle.com, she's interviewed everyone from Chelsea Clinton to Rob Lowe. When she's not writing and editing, she can be found endlessly (and fruitlessly) cleaning up after her toddler and falling asleep while reading. InStyle's editorial guidelines Published on March 31, 2014 @ 12:48PM Pin Share Tweet Email Trending Videos Photo: Courtesy photo It's no secret that statement necklaces are all the rage right now, but how much of a statement can such a necklace actually make if you spot someone else wearing the same exact one? With that in mind, we asked Jenni Radosevich, the brain and blogger behind I Spy DIY, how she would create a truly original statement necklace. She came back with this easy five-step DIY that is as customizable as it gets: You can use any kind of gem, stone, ribbon, cut-out design -- you name it! -- for a one-of-a-kind piece that will most certainly have everyone asking, "Where can I get that?" Find out how it works, and head to our new section at InStyle.com/how-to for more easy DIYs and how-tos to try. 01 of 06 What You'll Need Courtesy photo FeltGems or StonesNeedleThreadRibbonScissorsGlueMarker 02 of 06 Step 1 Courtesy Photo Arrange your stones on the felt, and trace around each stone. 03 of 06 Step 2 Courtesy photo Remove the stones from the felt, keeping them in the same order you traced them in. Layer two pieces of felt and cut out the design. 04 of 06 Step 3 Courtesy photo Sew your stone on to the front piece. (You can find gems with holes at most craft stores, or you can simply glue the pieces to the felt.) 05 of 06 Step 4 Courtesy Photo Glue the ribbon on to the bottom piece of felt, then adhere to the top piece of felt with glue. 06 of 06 Step 5 Courtesy photo Let dry, and then tie on!