Candy jade bling necklace

This is a colourful necklace made from a special mix of materials. The round beads are jade in sweet candy colours, the metal bead caps add texture, and the acrylic rhinestones provide the necklace with a nice dose of bling.
This tutorial describes how you can make your own Candy Jade Bling neckclace.
What do you need

• 1 string of round jade beads 10 mm
• 14 acrylic pear-shaped rhinestones, size 18x13 mm
• 14 prong settings for pear-shaped rhinestones 18x13 mm
• Brass filigree bead caps in a golden colour 10 mm
• 14 jump rings in a golden colour 4 mm
• Toggle clasp
• Crimp beads
• Coated steal thread (for this necklace I have used grey thread)
• Some basic beads to finish up the clasp
• Nose pliers and cutting pliers

How to proceed
Step 1 Place the rhinestones inside the prong settings and close them up by using nose pliers.

Step 2 Attach a 4 mm jump ring to the eyelet of the toggle clasp. The pendants are now ready for stringing.

Step 3 String the separate parts in the following order: 1 bead cap, 1 jade bead, 1 bead cap, 1 pendant. Alternate between the different colours of jade beads. Each string of jade beads has a different mix of colours, therefore every necklace will look different in the end.

Step 4 Once you have strung all the pendants in between the beads you can use the remaining jade beads and bead caps to add length. I have used the entire string of jade beads, and without a clasp the overall length of the necklace is approximately 43 cm.
Step 5 Now you can finish off the necklace with the toggle clasp. What I did was this: I strung 1 metal 4 mm bead, after that I added 2 crimp beads, after that another 4 mm bead, and finally I added the clasp. Subsequently, bend the tread and string it back trough the the metal beads and the crimp beads, as well as through a couple of jade beads. It might be handy to cut the thread diagonally, so it can be threaded more easily; quite like a needle. Finish this side by pinching the crimp beads.

Step 6 The other side of the necklace can now be finished with the other end of the clasp. This is the tricky part: if you pull the necklace any tighter at this point the pressure on the beads will become too high, causing the necklace to break. In order to prevent this you will need to have roughly half a centimeter of unbeaded tread. Finish off like you did in step 5: thread 1 metal bead, 2 crimp beads, another metal bead, and finally the other end of the clasp. Again, bend the thread and push it back through the metal beads, the crimp beads, and a couple of the jade beads.
Step 7 Now you can adjust the necklace to make sure the pressure on the beads is not too high. I normally use nose pliers for this purpose. Step by step, genlty pull the thread through the necklace and pull out the excess thread.

Step 8 Pinch the crimp beads on this side of the necklace by using the nose pliers.

Step 9 Finish by cutting off the two remaining loose ends of the thread. It is best to cut as close to the bead as possible.

Step 10 Your necklace is finished! Once you have gotten the hang of it you can use this technique to make many different varieties of this necklace: you can opt for beads in the same colour, rhinestones in different colours, or perhaps silver-coloured metal. Good luck!

Used products

Bead metal round gold 4 mm round MK-R006C

Crimp beads tube gold 1.5 mm KKR001

Toggle clasp gold 15 mm SL008A

Bead cap brass filigree gold 10 mm KK013

Prong setting with 1 loop for pear rhinestone brass 18x13 mm KLZ-P004A

Jump ring gold 4 mm OR-G001

Acrylic rhinestone pear crystal AB 18x13 mm PNS-KP001T

Acrylic rhinestone pear emerald green 18x13 mm PNS-KP001A

Round jade beads 10 mm in bright mix of colours JD-R002

Jewelry set with anemones

This is a unique set of jewelery made of gold colored metal and glass cabochons with anemones. The combination of the gold with the ruby and emerald gives the set a luxurious feel. This set consists of a bracelet and two pairs of earrings, both decorated with rhinestones.
The large glass cabochon is the centrepiece of this bracelet. Around it I have used some ornaments and smaller cabs in lace edge settings. The lace edge settings can be turned into connectors by bending open one eyelet at each end of the setting. The bracelet closes with a toggle clasp. Now in general, getting the right size is pretty important with bracelets – you might want to vary the different parts a bit, in order to end up with the desired length. In this case I would recommend not to make the bracelet too loose, since the centrepiece is pretty big.
For the first pair of earrings I used gold colored earwires that already have a rhinestone embedded in them. Here I chose red ones. The oblong connector can be fastened to the earwires directly, with another lace edge setting with anemones cab underneath.
For the second set of earrings, I used vintage rhinestones. Take a look at this article on making earrings with vintage rhinestones for some additional tips and trics on working with rhinestones and prong settings. For the emerald rhinestones I used prong settings with two eyelets, so that it can function as a connector. Under these I fastened the cabs with the anemones. And under those, finally, the vintage ruby rhinestones in prong settings with a single eyelet, so they will hang nicely at the bottom of the earring.
At the bottom of this article you'll find a handy overview of all the materials that were used in this jewelery set. Click on a product to view them directly in the shop.

Used parts

Prong setting 2 loops octagon brass 8x6 mm KLZ-OC003B

Setting with 1 loop for navette rhinestone brass 15x7 mm KLZ-NV001A

Vintage pointed back rhinestone emerald glass octagon 8x6 mm PNS-OC002C

Vintage rhinestone navette ruby red 15x7 mm PNS-NV003

French earring hooks gold OH015

Connector in Art Deco style gold 26x7 mm CON008B

Gold earwire with garnet red rhinestone OH013A

Lace edge setting raw brass for cameo 18x13 mm Z032

Basic raw brass lace edge setting for cameo 40x30 mm Z036

Jump ring gold 4 mm OR-G001

Connector round with flower decoration gold 17x11 mm CON010

Connector antique gold with floral decoration 18x10 mm CON013

Toggle clasp gold 15 mm SL008A

Glass cabochon with anemones print 18x13 mm CABG002F

Glass cabochon with print of anemones 40x30 mm CABG001F

Bohemian summer earrings

You can make these bohemian summer earrings yourself, using bronze pendants, small rhinestones and glass bicone beads. These earrings are playfull, summery, super feminine and anyone can make them! You will need (rhinestone) glue for the rhinestones, and the beads can be connected directly to the pendants using head pins. They don't need anything fancier than a basic french earhook, although the ear studs with rhinestones work very well too (you can see this in the last picture). We made an example for each of the pendants, but of course you can choose your own colour combinations, so that your earrings go perfectly with your favourite summer outfit.
At the bottom of this article you'll find a handy overview of all the materials that were used for these earrings. Click on a product to view them directly in the shop. There you will find information on the sizes of the rhinestones you need.

Combinaties

Rhinestone peridot green 5 mm PNS-R005F

Rhinestone crystal AB 3 mm PNS-R003C

Rhinestone red 2 mm PNS-R002D

Earstuds bronze with loop fits 5 mm rhinestone OS009B

French Earring hooks Bronze OH001A

Bohemian style pendant bronze with room for rhinestones 32x23 mm MH-CH005

Bohemian style pendant bronze with room for rhinestones 34x19 mm MH-CH004

Bohemian style pendant bronze with room for rhinestones 32x26 mm MH-CH003

Bohemian style pendant bronze with room for rhinestones 28x25 mm MH-CH002

Bohemian style pendant bronze with room for rhinestones 34x20 mm MH-CH001

Headpin with ball end bronze 20 mm NS-B004

Glass beads bicone red 4 mm GK-BC008R