How to make a rainbow beaded pearl necklace

I’ve seen a lot of pearl and glass bead jewelry online lately so I thought it would be a good time to share a rainbow pearl necklace tutorial so you can DIY these expensive jewels at home. Contains affiliate links.

You will need the following tools and materials to make your rainbow pearl necklace:

1: Pliers. You’ll need your cutting pliers, round nose pliers and flat nose pliers.

2: Tiger tail wire.

3: Four crimp beads.

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4: Two jump rings.

5: A lobster clasp.

6: Multicolored glass beads. I used these mixed glass beads.

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7: A pearl bead. I used this white pearl bead.

Follow these steps to make your rainbow pearl necklace:

1: Add two of the crimp beads to the tiger tail wire.

2: Add a jump ring to the wire.

3: Fold the end of the wire around the jump ring and through the crimp beads.

4: Squash the jump rings using the flat nose pliers.

5: Start adding the glass beads to the wire.

6: Add beads to half of the length you want your necklace and add the pearl. beads.

7: Add the glass beads to the rest of the wire so that the pearl sits in the middle.

8: Add the remaining crimp beads and the other jump ring to the wire.

9: Fold the end of the wire around the jump ring and through the crimp beads and the last few glass beads.

10: Pull the wire tight.

11: Squash the jump rings using the flat nose pliers.

12: Trim the excess wire using the cutting pliers.

13: Attach the lobster clasp to one side of the necklace onto one of the jump rings.

Now your rainbow pearl necklace is finished! How satisfying to get the look for less by making it yourself?