How to Make a Vintage Seed Bead Flower Necklace Step by Step

If you love DIY vintage jewelry, you may fall in love with this vintage seed bead flower necklace. The delicate design and perfect combination of beads make this vintage seed bead necklace charming. Now, let's see how to make this vintage seed bead flower necklace step by step.

Materials and tools needed in DIY the vintage seed bead necklace:

2mm Green Seed Beads
6mm Red Faceted Glass Beads
Red Faceted Drop Beads
Black Glass Bugle Beads
Platinum Iron Bead Tips
Silver Lobster Claw Clasps
2mm Silver Jump Rings
0.3mm Tiger Tail
Needle Nose Plier
Round Nose Plier
Stainless-Steel Scissor

Instructions on how to make the vintage seed bead flower necklace:

Step 1: Make the nether part of the vintage seed bead necklace

1st, cut two pieces of 0.3mm tiger tail. Then, hold them together and thread a 2mm green seed bead to the middle of the tiger tails. Hold the four pieces of tiger tail together and thread a red faceted drop bead to the tiger tails;
2nd, continue to thread a 2mm green seed bead, a 6mm red faceted glass bead and 4 2mm green seed beads;
3rd, split the four pieces of tiger tail apart (two pieces of tiger tails each) and thread 2 2mm green seed beads to the two tiger tails respectively (as shown in the picture);
4th, thread 3 2mm green seed beads to the two upper tiger tails respectively. Then, cross the two tiger tails through another 2mm green seed bead (as shown in the picture);
5th, thread 6 2mm green seed beads to the two inner tiger tails respectively;

Step 2: Make the middle part of the vintage seed bead necklace

1st, cross the two inner tiger tails through a black glass bugle bead. Repeat this step five times;
2nd, thread 8 2mm green seed beads to the two external tiger tails respectively. Then, cross the external tiger tail on the left side through the left seed bead beside the bottom black glass bugle bead. Repeat this step on the right side;
3rd, continue to thread 13 2mm green seed beads to the two tiger tails respectively. Then, cross the two tiger tails through the top black glass bugle bead (as shown in the picture);

4th, select one tiger tail on the two aides respectively and cross the two tiger tails through a black glass bugle bead. Repeat this step four times;
5th, thread 13 2mm green seed beads to the other two tiger tails respectively. Then, cross the two tiger tails through the top black glass bugle bead;
6th, repeat the above two steps once.

Step 3: Continue to make middle part of the vintage seed bead necklace

1st, cut a piece of tiger tail and cross it through the second black glass bugle bead (count from bottom to top);
2nd, thread 5 2mm green seed beads to the two pieces of tiger tail respectively. Then, cross the two tiger tails through a 6mm red faceted glass bead;
3rd, thread 5 2mm green seed beads to the two pieces of tiger tail respectively. Then, cross the two tiger tails through the two seed beads beside the black glass bugle beads (as shown in the picture);
4th, thread 14 2mm green seed beads to the two pieces of tiger tail respectively. Then, cross the two tiger tails through a 6mm red faceted glass bead and continue to thread 14 2mm green seed beads to the two pieces of tiger tail respectively. Again, cross the two tiger tails through the two seed beads beside the black glass bugle beads;
5th, repeat the above step once.

Step 4: Make the rest part of the vintage seed bead necklace

1st, thread 7 2mm green seed beads to the two internal tiger tails;
2nd, cross the two tiger tails through a 6mm red faceted glass bead and continue to thread 9 2mm green seed beads to the two tiger tails;
3rd, cross the two tiger tails through another 2mm green seed bead;

4th, thread a 6mm red faceted glass bead to the two middle tiger tails respectively. Then, thread 27 2mm green seed beads to the internal tiger tail(on the right side) and cross the tiger tail through the 6mm red faceted glass bead (as shown in the picture);
5th, repeat the above step on the right side;

6th, continue to thread 11 2mm green seed beads to the tiger tail and make a loop by crossing the tiger tail through the 8th green seed bead on the left side of the 6mm red faceted glass bead. Then, repeat this step on the right side;
7th, thread 12 2mm green seed beads to the two single tiger tails respectively. Then, thread 24 2mm green seed beads to the two double tiger tails respectively ( as shown in the picture);
8th, hold the left three tiger tails together and thread a 6mm red faceted glass bead. Repeat this step on the right side;

9th, thread a 2mm green seed bead, a black glass bugle bead and a 6mm red faceted glass bead in sequence to the left three tiger tails. Repeat this step six times;
10th, thread a 2mm green seed bead, a black glass bugle bead and a 6mm red faceted glass bead in sequence to the right three tiger tails. Repeat this step five times;

11th, combine the two ends of the vintage seed bead flower necklace with a platinum iron bead tip respectively. Then, add a 2mm silver jump ring on the two sides respectively and connect the vintage seed bead flower necklace through a silver lobster claw clasp.

Here is the final look of the vintage seed bead flower necklace.

What do you think of this vintage seed bead flower necklace? Although making this vintage seed bead flower necklace requires a little time and patience, you may find it rewarding when you see the finished necklace. With a few items, you can use your imagination to DIY stunning, original vintage seed bead necklace on a budget. Have a nice try!