Pandahall Tutorial - How to Make Vintage Style Necklaces with Glass Beads and Seed Beads

If you're looking for bead necklace designs, you may try the above vintage style necklace with glass beads and seed beads. The design idea of this vintage style necklace comes from this necklace shared by Zelma Goodine. Follow me to see how to make this vintage style necklace with glass beads and seed beads.

Materials and tools needed in DIY the vintage style necklaces:

11x8mm Blue Drop Glass Beads
Golden Bugle Beads
Blue Bicone Glass Beads
Red Abacus Glass Beads
4mm Golden Round Beads
2mm Golden Seed Beads
Golden Bead Tips
Golden Spring Clasps
Golden Flower Bead Spacers
Golden Jump Rings
Golden Headpins
0.3mm Silver Tiger Tail
Platinum Memory Wire
Stainless-Steel Scissor
Needle Nose Plier
Round Nose Plier
Diagonal Plier

Instructions on how to make the vintage style necklace:

Step 1: Make the first part of the vintage style necklace

1st, add a golden flower bead spacer, an 11x8mm blue drop glass bead, a 4mm golden round bead, a blue bicone glass bead and 2 golden bugle beads to a golden headpin (as shown in the picture);
2nd, make a loop on the other end of the golden headpin (as shown in the picture);
3rd, cut a part of platinum memory wire. Then, make a loop on one end and twist the platinum memory wire (as shown in the picture);
4th, add about 26 2mm golden seed beads, a blue bicone glass bead, a red abacus glass bead, 2 4mm golden round beads, a red abacus glass bead, a blue bicone glass bead and 26 2mm golden seed beads to the platinum memory wire. Then, make a loop on the other end of the platinum memory wire (as shown in the picture).

Step 2: Make the second part of the vintage style necklace

1st, cut a part of 0.3mm silver tiger tail. Then, fold it and add a golden bead tip to the middle of it (as shown in the picture);
2nd, add 2 blue bicone glass beads, a 4mm golden round bead, a red abacus glass bead, a 4mm golden round bead and 2 blue bicone glass beads (as shown in the picture);
3rd, add more blue bicone glass beads, 4mm golden round beads and red abacus glass beads (as shown in the picture);
4th, add the semi-circular bead pattern and the blue glass bead drop pattern made above (as shown in the picture).

Step 3: Make the rest part of the vintage style necklace

1st, refer to the Step1 to make three more semi-circular bead pattern and 2 more blue glass bead drop patterns. Then, refer to the above steps to make more such bead patterns and add make a corresponding part on the right side (as shown in the picture);

2nd, refer to the above steps to add 3 more semi-circular bead pattern and 2 more blue glass bead drop patterns (as shown in the picture);
3rd, refer to the above steps to add 2 more semi-circular bead pattern and a blue glass bead drop pattern. Then, add a semi-circular bead pattern and a blue glass bead drop pattern (as shown in the picture);

4th, add a golden jump ring to the left end and a golden spring clasp to the right end (as shown in the picture).

Here is the final look of the vintage style necklace.

What do you think of this vintage style necklace? Please pay attention to the sequence of the beads when you add the beads. Try to make one if you're interested in this vintage style necklace.