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Here’s how to make a cute two-tone beaded necklace!
This tutorial is a simple beaded necklace with a twist, one half is finished with pearl beads and the other features small glittering glass beads. You can use whatever beads you like to make this lovely design. How will you design yours?
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You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your necklace:
1: Tigertail wire.
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2: Pliers. I used my cutting pliers and flat nose pliers.
You can get pliers here:
3: Beads. I used chunky pearl beads and some small green bugle beads.
You can get similar beads here:
You can get baroque pearls here:
4: Sterling silver jump rings.
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5: Sterling silver crimp beads.
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6: Sterling silver clasp. I used a bolt-ring clasp.
You can get a bolt ring clasp here:
7: Optional: A pendant that will fit over the beads. I used this pink stone pendant.
You can get something similar here:
Here are the steps to follow to make your own two-tone beaded necklace:
1: Cut a length of tigertail wire to your desired necklace length (remember to add a few extra cm so you have excess for securing the ends.
2: Add a crimp bead and jump ring to the end of the wire. Make sure the jump ring is closed before you do this.
3: Loop the end of the wire around the jump ring and back through the crimp bead.
4: Squash the crimp bead using the flat nose pliers.
5: Begin adding beads.
6: Continue beading until you have reached half of your desired necklace length.
7: Switch to the other beads and continue beading until you have half of each type of bead.
8: Add the second crimp bead.
9: Add the second closed jump ring.
10: Loop the end of the wire around the jump ring and back through the crimp and end bead.
11: Pull the wire tight and squash the crimp to secure it in place.
12: Trim the excess wire using the cutting pliers.
13: Add the clasp to the end of the necklace and close the ring using your pliers to secure it in place.
Now your necklace is done, if you like, you can add a pendant for added interest, or leave it plain to shine on its own.
Here’s the finished necklace.
And here’s the finished necklace with the pendant in place. How will you style yours?
If you like this design, here’s some similar designs you can make:
Turn two bracelets into a two-tone necklace
Make a necklace that is half chain half beads
