Winter Song Necklace Tutorial

Satin Necklace with Blue Crystal Focal Beads

Skill LevelBeginner

TechniqueSimple Stringing

Time1-3 Hours

Approximate Size31 Inches

I love these beads, but sometimes they can be tricky to add to your designs because of the large stringing holes. Luckily, bead aligners make it easy to keep the stringing holes centered on jewelry wire. author signature

Winter colors of blue and white create a dazzling look in this necklace. Cynthia paired crystal pearls with bold crystal pave beads using TierraCast BeadAligners. The aligners keep the large stringing holes of the crystal pave beads centered on the jewelry wire. You can see more of our favorite findings in this Artbeads Cafe episode.

Step-by-Step Instructions Expand All Steps

Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately six inches long. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube onto the wire followed by a sterling silver 4.60mm open jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a sterling silver 3mm crimp cover.

Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial
Crimp Cover Tutorial

Add a 8mm round pearl in Crystal Iridescent Dark Blue to the wire, followed by a TierraCast antique silver-plated pewter beaded EuroBead Aligner, a 14mm Crystal Pave Flower Garland bead, an aligner, a pearl, an aligner, and a 14mm Crystal Pave Flower bead. Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the Crystal Pave Flower bead.

Add a crimp tube to the wire and a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube, crimp in place, and hide with a crimp cover.

Cut a length of Dazzle It 2mm black satin cord approximately 17 inches long. Finish one end with a JBB silver-plated pewter crimp end cap with loop. Make a knot on the other end about 3/4 of an inch from the end. Add a TierraCast antique silver 8mm legend large hole spacer and make another knot after the bead. Repeat this step for a total of two satin strands.

Crimp End and End Cap Tutorial
More Crimp End and End Cap Basics
Fancy Crimp End Tutorial

Attach the loop of the end cap on one piece of your satin to the jump ring at one end of your beaded strand. Repeat with the other piece of satin on the other end of the beaded strand.

Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video

List of Components
82093 14mm Crystal Pave Flower Garland Bead Light Sapphire, Crystal Silver Night, Crystal Moonlight (82093-SAPLTCSNCML14, qty 2)
82112 14mm Crystal Pave Flower Bead Tanzanite and White Opal (82112-TANWOP14, qty 1)
TierraCast Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Beaded EuroBead Aligner (SA-5754, qty 6)
5810 8mm Round Pearl Crystal Iridescent Dark Blue (5810-CIDB8, qty 4)
TierraCast Antique Silver 8mm Legend Large Hole Spacer (SA-5687, qty 2)
Dazzle It 2mm Black Satin Cord - 100 yard Spool (STRNG-0016, qty 1)
JBB Silver-Plated Pewter Crimp End Cap with Loop (PS-CREND001, qty 2)
Sterling Silver Open Jump Ring - 0.035 x .180 inches (0.90 x 4.60mm) (SS-OJR35-C, qty 2)
Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube (SS-CRM2, qty 2)
Sterling Silver 3mm Crimp Cover (SS-CCOV01, qty 2)

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Nice choice! All or most of the products needed for this project are shown below with quantities. Sometimes we sell out of components and aren’t able to order more from the manufacturer (we know, it is very disappointing to us, too). Use the opportunity to mix up the design and make it yours by substituting similar products or altering the entire color scheme—it’s up to you!

Artbeads Designer Jewelry Wire, 49-Strand .019 30-Feet (9.1 Meters)

Code ZP49-30F-019

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Sterling Silver 3mm Crimp Cover - Min Qty 4

Code SS-CCOV01

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Bead Crimper Tool

Code TOOL-100

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Sterling Silver Open Jump Ring - 0.035 x .180 inches (0.90 x 4.60mm) - Min Qty 4

Code SS-OJR35-C

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TierraCast Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Beaded EuroBead Aligner - Min Qty 2

Code SA-5754

$0.49

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German Chain Nose Pliers

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Dazzle It 2mm Black Satin Cord - 100 yard Spool

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JBB Silver-Plated Pewter Crimp End Cap with Loop - Min Qty 2

Code PS-CREND001

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PRESTIGE 5810 8mm Round Pearl Crystal Iridescent Dark Blue - Min Qty 4

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