How to Make Wire Wrapped Grape Pendant Necklace with Red Glass Beads

If you are searching for a necklace with wire and beads, you must pay attention to this post. Now, I am going to show you a tutorial on how to make wire wrapped grape pendant necklace with red glass beads. Grape beaded necklace, sounds funny, right? Then follow me to make it with the steps below.

Supplies needed for wire wrapped grape pendant necklace:

8x6mm Red Faceted Handmade Glass Beads
0.3mm Gold Copper Jewelry Wire
1.0mm Gold Aluminum Wire
Brass Spring Clasps
Golden Iron Side Twist Chain
Chain Nose Pliers
Side Cutting Pliers
Round Nose Pliers

Instruction on how to make wire wrapped grape pendant necklace:

Step 1: Make the basic wire pattern

1st, cut off a piece of 1mm aluminum wire and twist it into five loops (as shown in the picture);
2nd, twist another piece of aluminum wire into the same pattern;
3rd, make loops with the one piece of the aluminum wire and do it with another wire pattern;
4th, twist the two patterns together and make loops to fix them.

Step 2: Start to make red glass beads grape beaded pattern

1st, slide three 8x6mm red glass beads onto a piece of 0.3mm copper wire and cross the wires through one of the beads;
2nd, add two glass beads onto the lower wire then thread the wire through the right and upper glass bead;
3rd, thread the left wire back through the left and low two beads;
4th, slide a glass bead onto the lower wire and thread it through the upper bead and tighten the wire.

Step 3: Add more red glass beads

1st, thread the wires through the two side beads and add two glass beads onto the left wire;
2nd, thread the wire through the upper glass beads and add another glass bead to it (as shown in the picture);
3rd, slide a glass bead onto the right wire and wrap and thread the wire;
4th, add four glass beads and five glass beads, then wrap the wire with the same ways;
5th, slide three glass beads onto the right wire and fix the wire beaded pattern tightly.

Step 4: Finish the wire wrapped grape pendant necklace

1st, attach the wire pattern and grape beaded pattern together;
2nd, cut off a piece of chain and connect it with the pendant;
3rd, add a spring clasp and a jump ring onto the two ends of the chain.

Here is the final look of the wire wrapped grape pendant necklace:

See, a lovely grape beaded pendant necklace has been finished. Do you also like it? You can change another color if you have a better choice. And you can finish it quickly if you master the skills of the wire and beads pattern. Be brave and have a nice try!

This project is inspired from http://lc.pandahall.com/craft-ideas/11960.html