Wild Horse Necklace

Beaded Necklace featuring a Hand-Painted Horse Pendant and Light Academia Jesse James Bead Mix

Skill LevelBeginner

TechniqueSimple Stringing

Time1-3 Hours

Approximate Size15 Inches

I used the colors of the pendant to inspire the colors of the beads I chose for this necklace. author signature

When you're working with a beautiful hand-painted focal, it's easy to create beautiful jewelry.

Step-by-Step Instructions Expand All Steps

Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 20 inches long. Add the horse pendant to the pinch bail and slide onto the center of the wire.

Create a bead pattern with the Jesse James Bead Mix, fire-polished beads, gemstones, and Demi Round Seed Beads. Add your pattern to one side of the pendant and then make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the pendant. Refer to our images above for our bead pattern and be sure to watch our video above.

Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a jump ring attached to half of the toggle clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Repeat on the other end of the necklace.

Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video
Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial

Note: Please make sure to double check our list of components with what's actually in stock on the supplies tab. We've also added alternate supply codes to try if the original ones are not in stock.
Jesse James Beads Light Academia Mega Mix (JJB-0011, qty 1) (Or, try JJB-0004 or JJB-ART09)
TierraCast Antique Copper-Plated Pewter Spiral Pinch Bail (CA-5784, qty 1) (Or, try BRO-5784)
Dakota Stones Mozambican Amazonite 6-10mm Chip Bead Strand (R1597, qty 1) (Or, try R1893)
Wildlife and Pets Horse 60mm Mother of Pearl Pendant (RHP0056, qty 1) (Or, try RHP0048)
Czech Glass 8mm Crystal Celsian Fire-Polish Bead Strand by Starman (CFP-Z0003-8, qty 1) (Or, try FPS-LS-OGR8)
Czech Glass 6mm Matte - Rosaline - Picasso Fire-Polish Bead Strand by Starman (CFP-TM7010-6, qty 1) (Or, try FP-W2002-6)
Czech Glass 6mm Matte - Metallic Goldenrod Fire-Polish Bead Strand by Starman (CFP-K0173-6, qty 1) (Or, try CFP-K0161-6)
TOHO Demi Round Bead 6/0 Higher-Metallic Amethyst 2.5-Inch Tube (TBDMR6-502, qty 1) (Or, try TBDMR6-85)
Tierracast Antique Copper-Plated Large Spiral Toggle Clasp (CA-6145, qty 1) (Or, try GA-6145)
Nunn Design Antique Copper-Plated Brass Mini Rope Jump Ring (FIND-2509, qty 3)
TierraCast Antique Copper 2 x 2mm Crimp (C-0030, qty 2)
Artbeads Designer Jewelry Wire, 49-Strand .019 30-Feet (9.1 Meters) (ZP49-30F-019, qty 1)

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