How to Make a Glass Stranded Necklace with Butterfly and Beaded Long Pendant

Today I made a long pendent necklace with glass beads, pearl beads and gold spacers. As you can see from the picture, I added a butterfly link to hang the long beaded pendent. It seems that this necklace is difficult to make, while if you follow my instructions to try, it would be easy.

Supplies in making the glass stranded necklace with butterfly and beaded long pendent:

6mm Green Faceted Glass Beads
8mm Transparent Faceted Glass Beads
3mm Gold Crimp Bead
8mm White Pearl Beads
4mm White Pearl Beads
10mm White Pearl Beads
2mm Gold Brass Seed Beads
Iron Jump Rings
Iron Eye Pins
Iron Headpins
0.3mm Tiger Wire
Iron Bead Tips
Tibetan Gold Butterfly Link
Round Nose Plier
Side Cutting Plier
Scissors

Instructions on making the glass stranded necklace with butterfly and beaded long pendent:

Step 1: Bead the necklace strand

1st, snip off a piece of 0.3mm tiger wire (about 100cm), fold it into halves and attach a clasp on the middle;
2nd, thread one wire through a 2mm gold seed bead and a 6mm green faceted glass bead while the other wire through a gold seed bead and a 4mm white pearl bead, then cross the wires through a 3mm gold bead spacer and tighten;
3rd, thread a gold seed bead, a 4mm white pearl through the lower wire in the picture, thread a seed bead and a 6mm green glass bead through the other wire, and then cross both wires through a 3mm gold bead spacer and tighten; (You've beaded the basic necklace strand pattern so far)



4th, repeat above procedures to make more patterns and stop when you reach a proper length;
5th, cross the wires and attach a bead tip on, and trim off the excessive wires.

Step 2: Add the gold butterfly link

1st, prepare 2 eyepins, 2 8mm white pearl beads, and 4 gold seed beads;
2nd, thread each wire through a gold seed bead, a 8mm white pearl beads and a gold seed bead in sequence respectively;
3rd, cut the excess headpins, and twist a hoop on each each of the eyepins;
4th, attach a jump ring to each side of the butterfly link, and then connect it with the bead tips on each end of the necklace strand.

Step 3: Add long beaded pendant

1st, prepare 3 iron headpins and 7 iron eyepins;
2nd, thread each headpin through a 10mm white pearl bead and 2 8mm transparent glass beads;
3rd, thread each eyepin through a 6mm green glass bead, a 8mm white pearl bead and a green glass bead in sequence respectively;
4th, connect the dangles as shown in the picture and finish the necklace.

I'm quite satisfied with this glass necklace with butterfly and long beaded pendant design! It works out so charming!

Have you been attracted by this charming long pendent necklace? Glass beads and pearl beads usually match perfectly in jewelry making. Of course, you can change the green glass beads into other colors if you like. Have a good try!