Chain Necklace Designs-How to DIY a Blue Glass Bead and Pearl Beaded Chain Necklace

Chain necklace designs that include both chains and beads are simple to make, but may appear complicated and elegant. This beaded chain necklace is such an example. The perfect combination of blue glass beads, pearl beads and chain makes this DIY necklace eye-catching. Now, let's see how to make this beaded chain necklace with blue glass beads, pearl beads and chains.

Materials and tools needed in DIY the beaded chain necklace：

10mm Blue Glass Bead
8mm Ivory Pearl Beads
12x8mm Blue Faceted Drop Bead
Silver Iron Headpins
Silver Iron Eyepins
Silver Iron Jump Rings
8x6x1mm Silver Iron Twist Chains
Silver Lobster Clasp
Round Nose Plier
Needle Nose Plier
Diagonal Plier

 

Instructions on how to make the beaded chain necklace：

Step 1: Combine beads together

1st, combine a 8mm ivory pearl bead with an eyepin and make a loop on the end without loop. Repeat this step to make enough such patterns;
2nd, combine a 10mm blue glass beads with an eyepin in the same way. Repeat this step to make enough such patterns;
3rd, combine one of the ivory pearl bead patterns made above with one of the blue glass bead patterns made above. Repeat this step once;
4th, combine the two patterns together using a 10mm jump ring (as shown in the picture);
5th, add an 8mm ivory pearl bead pattern on the two sides respectively.

 

Step 2: Add chains and beads

1st, cut two pieces of 8x6x1mm silver iron twist chain (with a length about 16cm) and add them on the two sides respectively;
2nd, combine one end of the ivory pearl bead pattern made in Step 1 with the middle jump ring (on the right side). Then, combine the other end of the ivory pearl bead pattern with one end of the blue glass bead pattern. Combine the other end of the blue glass bead pattern with the two ivory pearl beads on the right (as shown in the picture);
3rd, combine one end of the blue glass bead pattern made with the middle jump ring (on the left side). Then, combine the other end of the blue glass bead pattern with one end of the ivory pearl bead pattern. Combine the other end of the ivory pearl bead pattern with the 8mm ivory pearl bead and the 10mm blue glass bead on the left (as shown in the picture).

 

Step 3: Add drop bead and lobster clasp

1st, combine 2 10mm blue glass bead patterns together and repeat this step once. Then, combine them together using two 4mm jump rings. Add the 4 10mm blue glass beads below the chain necklace by combining the 10mm jump ring and one of the 4mm jump rings together;
2nd, combine a 12x8mm blue faceted drop bead with a silver iron headpin. Then, combine it with an 8mm ivory pearl bead pattern made above and add the combined pattern below the four 10mm blue glass beads through the 4mm jump ring;
3rd, combine 3 8mm ivory pearl bead patterns together and combine one end of the combined pattern with the upper loop of nether 10mm blue glass bead(the four combined 10mm blue glass beads). Then, combine the other end with the nether loop of the fourth 10mm blue glass bead in the middle (as shown in the picture). Repeat this step on the other side;
4th, cut two pieces of chains (with a length about 10cm) and combine one end of the chain with the upper two 8mm ivory pearl beads(on the right side) added in the above step through the loops (as shown in the picture). Then, combine the other end of the chain with the right 16cm chain. Repeat this step on the left side;

 

5th, connect the two ends of the necklace together by using a silver lobster clasp.

 

Here is the final look of the beaded chain necklace.

 

Before adding beads to a chain, you'd better to make loops on one or both sides of the bead. You can directly hook the loops to the chains or connect them using a jump ring as the above tutorial. It takes some thought and effort to choose a right beaded chain necklace to match an outfit or to give it as a gift. This DIY chain necklace can help you in your decision.