Designing DIY necklace is easy with beading chain. Here is a quick tutorial on using crimp ends with beading chain and creating a Porcelain & Glass Necklace!

Crimp End Tutorial

What you’ll need for this crimp end tutorial are:

• .7mm Beading Chain – CH00724 or CH00725
• 2 pieces – 1mm Crimp End – A021771 or A021708
• Chain or Needle Nose Pliers – Pliers used in tutorial TL00236

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DIY Porcelain & Lampwork Necklace

What you’ll need for necklace:

• 2 – 3 feet of .7mm Beading Chain – CH00724 or CH00725
• 2 pieces – 1mm Crimp End – A021771 or A021708
• 8mm Round Chinese Crystal – A006247
• 4mm Gold Hematite Beads – HEMDG4RD
• 16mm Porcelain Round Bead
• 12mm Round Glass Bead
• 4 or 5mm jump rings
• Choice of clasp

Directions:

1. On beading chain, slide on the following sequence of beads:
   A. hematite bead and Chinese crystal, repeat for a total of 5.
   B. hematite, lampwork, hematite and lampwork
   C. hematite, porcelain, hematite, porcelain, hematite, porcelain,
   D. Repeat Step 1B
   E. Repeat Step 1A
   F. Slide on hematite bead.
2. Crimp both ends of your beading chain with crimp ends. (Refer to tutorial above).
3. Using jump rings, attached your clasp of choice.

Porcelain and Glass Necklace

Items used in BLUE Porcelain necklace: Items used in BLUE Porcelain necklace: CH00725(2 feet or 21 inches), A021708 (2), A006247, HEMDG4RD, A008272, A013538, A011517 & Z011537.

Items used in BROWN Porcelain necklace: CH00725(2 feet or 21 inches), A021708 (2), A006247, HEMDG4RD, Z009101, A008277, A011517 & Z011537.

Indulge yourself with this simple stringing project made with Griffin silk cord, chinese crystals and seed beads.

 

You will love how versatile this long necklace can be. Wrap it twice around for a layered necklace, wear it long or cinch a knot for a cute lariat. Here is how you can make one for you!

 

What you’ll need for necklace:

• 2 strands of 3-6mm round Chinese crystals (items used in necklace example: A016737 &  A016746)
• 11/0 silver seed bead (SB00422)
• Griffin Silk Cord – Size No. 2 or No. 4 (Item used in necklace example: A019188)

 

With two strands of 3mm chinese crystals, it makes for a 54″ long necklace. Switch up the color sequence, keep it one color, design it without seed beads. You have a large option of how to create a long necklace of your own with this simple stringing project!

 

Directions

1. Unravel silk cord from card.
2. Slide on the following sequence of beads: seed bead, black bead, bronze, black, seed bead, bronze, black, bronze.
3. Repeat sequence until you’ve used up all your chinese crystals.
4. Tie off bot end together with two knots. (Optional: you can also use clam shell bead tips) Add a small dot of glue to secure knots. Cut off excess.

 

An easy tip to using various beads is linking them to make a beaded chain. Here are two easy necklaces linking up Chinese Crystal beads, metal beads and inch long chain.

 

Preparing Bead Links

With the help of eyepins, make a fun amount of links by sliding a bead unto the eyepin and making a simple loop.  And then cut chain into inch long pieces. These chain links will be the connectors between each beaded link.

See how versatile these beaded links are. Link up a sequence of a bead and chain or mix up the sequence for an organic look.

Make sure to try out different beads, sizes and shapes for a full beaded chain link.

Items used in images and tutorial: A019612, A016467, A002937, Z009196, CH00533

 

Gold and Silver Tiered Necklace

We linked three different sequence of beaded chain to make a three-tiered necklace on an adjustable necklace chain.

1. First link includes the following beaded link: gold tube, silver oval, gold tube, cube crystal, gold tube, silver, oval, gold tube, cube crystal, gold tube, silver, oval, gold tube, cube crystal, gold tube, silver, oval, gold tube.
2. Second link includes the following beaded link: chain, gold tube, cube crystal, gold tube, cube crystal, gold tube – Repeat TWO more times. And add a chain link at the end.
3. Third link includes the following beaded link: chain, cube crystal, silver oval – Repeat FIVE more times. And add a chain link at the end.
4. Open one jump ring from adjustable necklace chain and slide on all three beaded chain links. Close jump ring.
5. Repeat to other jump ring on adjustable necklace chain.

Items used in necklace: A019612, A016467, A002937 (3), Z009196, CH00533 (2)

 

Black and Gold Tassel Necklace

Instead of using eyepins, we made wrapped loops to connect each bead and chain. Check out previous blog on wrapped loops and linking them.

1. Cut 6 link at an inch long. Cut one link at 12 inches long.
2. Chain link a flat brass bead, 14mm Chinese Crystal bead and flat brass bead with chain link.
   
3. Sequence of beaded chain link: chain, flat brass, crystal, flat brass, chain, flat brass, crystal, flat brass, chain, flat brass, crystal, flat brass and 12 inch chain
4. Next sequence will link to the other side of 12 inch chain: flat brass, crystal, flat brass, chain, flat brass, crystal, flat brass, chain, flat brass, crystal, flat brass, chain.
5. Make a wrapped loop and slide on both chain ends before completing wrapped loop. Slide on crystal bead and make another loop, while sliding on Tassel Pendant (Z001347).
   

Items used in necklace tutorial: Z001347, CHZ0093 (2),  A022212, A016851, AW00026,