How to Make a Necklace

You always have a wide range of jewelry pieces including the necklaces in the market to choose from. You just have to go out, select one of your choice, buy it and wear it whenever you wish to. However, you tend to feel at times that your collection is not exactly according to your choice. You think that you have to compromise with your personal interest while purchasing jewelry as the market does not have what you exactly want.

You can polish your jewelry making abilities by trying your hand at making jewelry pieces with beads, pearls, and various other things. You can replace beads with pearls if you wish to have a pearl necklace. Using a necklace holder is always recommendable as it prevents clumping of the necklaces among each other.

Making a Necklace with Beads

Select a particular length for your necklace. Purchase a beading thread a few inches more than the desired length. Buy sufficient number of beads. You may find quite a huge range of beads of different shapes, sizes and designs in the market. You may also make use of spacer beads to distinguish the normal beads. The spacer beads help giving attractive designs to a necklace or any other beaded jewelry. In addition to the thread, beads and spacer beads, you will need a clasp and two bead tips. They are needed to secure the ends of your necklace.

Lay all the beads out on the floor or a flat surface. It will be good if you place the beads on a towel or a similar material to prevent them from rolling and spreading away. Think of a design for your necklace. You may refer to magazines or websites on jewelry to get some idea of the necklace design for yourself. Determine the order of the stringing of the beads. Take the thread and form a knot at one of its ends. The knot will keep the beads tied by the thread. Make the knot a bit away from the extreme end otherwise it may involve the risk of the un-knotting of the beads from the necklace.

Push the un-knotted end of the thread through one of the open ends of the bead tip to string it through the hole. Push the bead backwards toward the knot. The inserted bead is supposed to rest against the hole. Place a small amount of craft glue on the knot. This will keep the knot from opening out. Allow the glue to dry well. String the required number of beads. Thread the other bead tip. This make the open end of the tip to ace away from the strung beads. Now, form a loose knot at the thread end. Use a long but straight pin to push the knot down into the open extreme of the tip of the bead. Make sure that the knot rests securely against the hole. Trim the extra thread. Make use of pliers to secure the bead tip. At this point of time, your aim is to join the loops at the end of each bead. You may do it by affixing a clasp piece onto one bead tip hook. Use the pliers in order to close one ring over another. Repeat the given steps with the remaining clasp piece at the other end of the necklace.

Making a Necklace Holder

To make a necklace holder, you need a frame of about 8x10 dimensions. Select the frame stain which will go well with the place where you wish to hang it. Take out the glass and back of the frame. Now, screw in the cup hooks into one of the sides of the frame. You may keep some space between the hooks. The space length actually depends upon the size of your necklace. When you are done with this step, take a scrap book or a colored paper to the back of the frame. Place it on the back of the frame. You may hang the necklace frame on the wall in your bedroom, bathroom, or even in living room. The last option is a bit weird as majority of people do not want to display their treasured collection of necklaces. However, a necklace holder with necklaces hanging down from it serves the purpose of a decorative piece as well. If you don't want to show your jewelry collection to the visitors, you can make one with old necklaces. This is a wonderful idea of adding life to your living room.

Thus, you see that it is not at all difficult to make a necklace with strings. You only need to follow the instructions on how to make a necklace with strings given in this article. Do try your hand at making a necklace holder as well.