I saw my daughter's friend nearly cry tears of joy at the sight of this necklace.  I'm convinced that gifts for little girls don't need to cost a lot--they just need to be sparkly and come from the heart.

You'll need: glue-on jewels from the craft store, scrap cardboard (from a cereal box or other box that has color on one side works well), tacky glue, ribbon or string.

Cut the shape for your pendant from the scrap cardboard.  Oval, heart-shaped,...whatever your princess prefers.  Glue jewels all over the colored side of the cardboard. Encourage your child to think about patterns of colors, or how they'd like the jewels to be arranged. 

When dry, glue the ribbon or string to the back of the cardboard, and knot on the ends to make the necklace.

Options:  If giving this as a gift, present it in a small cardboard box, or perhaps a small tin.  Let your child decorate this too, for a very personal and crafty gift.