How To Make A Dangling Bead Necklace: Jewelry Making Tutorial

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Jewelry Making Tutorial: How To Make A Dangling Bead Necklace
by Jennifer and Kitty O'Neil
The O'Neil Sisters
Running With Sisters
Impress your friends with a beautiful crystal necklace you made yourself! In this video, we'll show you what tools and materials you'll need including what headpins and chain to use. You'll learn how to make wrapped loops to attach the beads to the chain. And you will learn how to put a clasp on chain and give your necklace a professional finishing touch. Take what you've learned here to design your own dangling bead necklace!
To get started making your own dangling bead necklace, you will need open loop chain to attach the wirework to. To make the beaded crystal dangles, you’ll need faceted crystal rondelles. We used 20, five light green crystals, five dark green crystals, five periwinkle blue crystals, and five blue crystals. The beads are hung on ball head pins, and you’ll need 21 of those. Additionally you will need a clasp. We used a lobster clasp.
The tools you will need for this diy jewelry project are the three basic jewelry making tools. You will use these all the time! Chain-nose pliers, round-nose pliers, and wire cutters. Here’s a video we made describing these tools:
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Making jewelry is fun and easy! And once you get started, you’ll be hooked. With the skills you learn in this jewelry making tutorial, you can make your own beaded dangle necklace in whatever colors you like.
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[@spoiledwelbourn7117]

I love the 3 hand effect!!

[@loverscorpio123]

What I love about your videos is that you both teach them in such a detail that it makes everything look easy. I can’t wait to make all different kinds of jewelry with the help of your tutorials. Thank you so much for being so much detail oriented 💕💕💕💕

[@TheONeilSisters]

Aw thanks so much! You made our day! We teach how we like to be taught...with every little thing explained. So glad you like our style! J&K

[@silvergirl7810]

Simple and that ombré is amazing! Great design

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks so much!

[@julliana2ify]

Great tutorial thank you for sharing.

[@Cathijudd21]

Great beginners tutorial! :)Another way to find the center of your chain, is to thread the first and last loop onto a head pin. When you hold the head pin horizontally in the air you can easily see the centre loop. Thanks for sharing this cute ombre necklace!

[@TheONeilSisters]

+Cathijudd21 That's a wonderful tip! Thanks for sharing!

[@hasnainawan831]

you are the best and always give us videos like that.

[@ShoryoTombo]

This is brilliant! Very gorgeous!

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks Shoryo!

[@vidaloca3354]

You are wonderful teachers! Thank you!

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thank you so much Christina! Jennifer & Kitty

[@estheresquivel148]

I love what you teach! Thank you for your easily explained tutorials! This is adorable!!

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thank you so much Esther! Cheers, Jennifer & Kitty

[@lizlloyd4228]

Such a beautiful necklace using straightforward techniques! Thank you. :)

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks Liz! J&K

[@SuperDenise128]

Very pretty and looks easy.

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks Denise!

[@tallerdeluz]

What a beautiful dangling necklace! Really love it. I've done a bunch of these, they sell well and quickly off my fair stand! Though it never ocurred to me making the ombre effect... I love the blue hues but never thought of mixing blue and green. And the tip of marking the pliers is very useful, thanks for it! ♥♥♥

[@TheONeilSisters]

So glad you like it! And glad we shared a new tip! J&K

[@jayanthijaiaraman9324]

I love watching your clips cos it is very hands on n very practical yet easy to do.....great teachers!!!\ Thank you...

[@TheONeilSisters]

+jayanthi jaiaraman Thank you Jayanthi!

[@roxanneswope1411]

Very pretty! Thank you!

[@TheONeilSisters]

+Roxanne Swope Thanks!

[@cynthiahutchinson3471]

Roxanne Swope

[@hasnainawan831]

this is great i like it

[@Jenone83]

Beautiful color and easy to follow instructions Thank you ^^

[@TheONeilSisters]

+Jen L Thanks!

[@swatiroychowdhury4940]

Beautiful

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks!

[@sugardrop62]

Wow nice necklace I need to try this one out.

[@TheONeilSisters]

Try it! It's so fun to make and to wear! J&K

[@ParamjitKaur-ip4rc]

I like the colours

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks!

[@issyperez4685]

Beatiful

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks Issy! J&K

[@mamilalapaints]

Thank you for sharing. Beautiful work....I am so stumped today on what to build.

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks for watching! What did you end up making? J&K

[@mamilalapaints]

@@TheONeilSisters i havent tackled this one just yet, but I did make a couple of wire heart bracelets😊💕.

[@TheONeilSisters]

Sounds lovely! J&K

[@nikolabailey2129]

Great video and easy to follow stage by stage, thank you for sharing yet another great idea as a present for my dear old mum x Thank you Ladies x

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks Nikola! Hope she loves it! J&K

[@sataypizza]

this looks very nice and it's a great idea, I'm going to do one for my mum.

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks! Hope she loves it! J&K

[@roselinprimrose1637]

I liked this as it was just super I did something similar but did what you said so I added a jump ring still worked still looked good

[@TheONeilSisters]

+Roselin Primrose Wonderful Roselin!

[@hasnainawan831]

i am very pleased to watch your video.

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks!

[@richonti]

girlsl great job

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks Richard! Jennifer & Kitty

[@phyllislen2792]

This is a great tutorial, as well as a beautiful necklace! Your instructions, explanations, and organization of the video are excellent. You provided all the information I was looking for! Just 1 other comment; try using one of the headpins or other tool as a pointer (rather than finger) which will make it easier for viewers to see exactly where you're pointing. Thank you for this great information!

[@TheONeilSisters]

+Phyllis Len Thanks for all the kind words Phyllis! And what a great idea! We love it and are going to start using something small like the headpin to point with. Genius! Thank you so much! Cheers, Jennifer and Kitty

[@valentinagarcia2145]

BEAUTIFUL. CONGRATULATIONS. THANKYUO . BAY.

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thank you Valentina! J&K

[@baljithira7124]

Nice work

[@TheONeilSisters]

+Baljit Hira Thanks!

[@whitekitten05]

I love Jennifer's necklace...is it made the same way? Would you do a tutorial on it please?

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks Honey! Yes, Jennifer's necklace is made the same way, just using crystal heart beads instead of rondelles. Here's the how-to for the Dangling Bead Necklace on our blog: runningwithsisters.com/how-to-make-a-dangling-bead-necklace/ Cheers, Jennifer & Kitty

[@chelleweatherspoon2226]

No e! Thank you for sharing.

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks Chelle! J&K

[@nancywaltzer9900]

Beautiful necklace. Love the ombre effect! What size chain did you use. I will probably buy it online and can't tell what size they are by looking at picture so if I know the dimension of the chain that would help. Thank you!

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks Nancy! The chain links appear to be about 3mmx4mm. Hope that helps! J&K

[@mariabooth8104]

I just did what you said I would - LOL. I made a beautiful wrapped loop but alas it was not on the chain. HAHAHA.

[@TheONeilSisters]

Ha ha! We've done it so many times!! J&K

[@ljm9092]

Beautiful !! thank you for sharing. I am new at this but Love it so much that I want to make some Jewelry and sell for the Holidays. I bought some tiny beads with one hole that doesn't go through the other end. would you happen to know what these are ? thank you very much.

[@TheONeilSisters]

We've seen beads like that! You can glue them to the end of a wire or head pin to make a dangle. J&K

[@cathyk9615]

Very easy to follow tutorial for a really cute necklace. Thank you! Just subscribed a couple of days ago; love your channel name!

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks for subscribing! We love the name too! Thanks for noticing it! Cheers, Jennifer & Kitty

[@sugardrop62]

Where can I buy these kinds of beads at.

[@TheONeilSisters]

We actually bought these Chinese crystals at a flea market. You can similar beads on Amazon like these amzn.to/2XGmEPV You might look at your local bead shop or Michaels or Jo-Ann Crafts too. Good luck! J&K

[@SuperDenise128]

Are the crystals 8 MM?

[@SuperDenise128]

Nevermind...I see it says 6 MM wide.

[@TheONeilSisters]

Glad you found the answer. You can make the necklace with any size beads, but you'll need to adjust the spacing. It's very pretty with tiny bicones! Cheers, Jennifer & Kitty

[@khadijahjibrin4500]

how many gage of that headpin you used

[@TheONeilSisters]

+Hadiza Jibrin Our headpins didn't have a gauge on the label, we would guess they are 22-gauge.

[@khadijahjibrin4500]

ok. Thanks! beautiful necklace

[@TheONeilSisters]

+Hadiza Jibrin Thank you! Let us know if you have any more questions!

[@khadijahjibrin4500]

Thanks! Just one more question on that necklace. what about the thickness of that open loop chain?

[@TheONeilSisters]

+Hadiza Jibrin It looks like it is about 4mm wide. Hope that helps!

[@karenschlesspressley2319]

Great instruction overall. However we need close up shots of things like how to make the loop. The video camera is too far from the material so I can’t see.

[@TheONeilSisters]

So sorry you are having trouble seeing the loops Karen. We have step photos on our blog: runningwithsisters.com/how-to-make-a-dangling-bead-necklace/ And here's a closer video showing how to make a wrapped loop: runningwithsisters.com/how-to-make-wrapped-loops-for-jewelry/ Hope that helps! Jennifer & Kitty

[@user-yn5in2px2r]

работа проделана самая простая------где полет фантазии и дизайна. такие украшения делают дети в 12лет.

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks so much for your comment. We always appreciate feedback. We have a lot more designs on our blog at RunningWithSisters.com Cheers, Jennifer & Kitty

[@roxanne9377]

are you chicas still current?

[@TheONeilSisters]

Si! We post a new video every week! J&K

[@chenedracaldwell1735]

I wish the camera could have been a little closer to her hands otherwise great tutorial

[@TheONeilSisters]

Thanks Chenedra! Here's the how-to with step-by-step photos: runningwithsisters.com/how-to-make-a-dangling-bead-necklace/ The main technique of this necklace is making the bead dangle using a wrapped loop. Here's a pendant we made that uses the same technique and might be easier to see in the video: runningwithsisters.com/how-to-turn-a-bead-into-a-pendant/ Hope that helps! Jennifer & Kitty