Blue Thistles necklace with vibrant blue crystal beads
Complete Rio Verde gemstone necklace with turquoise and burgundy beads and a gold clasp
Build Your Own Necklace
Your colors. Your style. Made by you.
Create a necklace you’ll love to wear—or give. Start with beads that catch your eye or a pendant that tells your story, then choose the chain, stringing materials, and finishing touches to bring it together. New to necklace making? Start with a project and let us guide you.
Explore Necklace-Making Tutorials →Two Simple Ways to Get Started
Choose your necklace style, then shop for the supplies that fit your design.
A Strung Bead Necklace
Arrange your favorite beads into a design, string them onto flexible beading wire, and finish with a clasp.
Start with: Beads, flexible beading wire, a clasp, and compatible crimp beads or tubes.
Follow your project for wire size, bead quantities, finished length, and finishing tools.
Explore a Beaded Necklace Project →A Pendant Necklace
Make a favorite pendant the focal point on a ready-made chain, or add beads and other details for a personal touch.
Start with: A pendant and a finished chain. Your design may also need a bail, jump ring, or wire-wrapped connector.
A finished chain already has a clasp. Check that your pendant opening or connector fits the chain before ordering.
Explore a Pendant Necklace Project →Make it your own: These are free project instructions, not complete kits. Check each project’s component list and current availability. You can also use its techniques with your own colors and compatible supplies.
Making a Strung Necklace? Choose Flexible Beading Wire
Use flexible beading wire designed for stringing beads. Match the wire diameter to your bead holes and use the manufacturer’s recommended crimp size.
Shop Beadalon 19-Strand Beading Wire → Shop Flex-Rite 49-Strand Beading Wire →
