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Holiday Lights Necklace Tutorial

Holiday Lights Necklace Tutorial

This sparkling "Christmas light" project is a fun, festive winter design to create with Swarovski crystal teardrop beads in colors of your choice.

Created by: Rings & Things Staff

Designer Tips

  • Add a crystal teardrop bead to a head pin (narrow tip towards the head of the pin), add a rhinestone wheel bead, then a round crystal bead. Make a simple loop. Repeat for other colors of teardrop beads, until you have approximately 14 sparkling holiday lights.
  • Cut chain to desired length, and use a 5mm jump ring to attach clasp to one end of chain.
  • At other end of necklace, add a 5mm jump ring, and then a 6mm jump ring.
  • Use a 5mm jump ring to add each Christmas light to the chain, spaced approximately 3/4" (19mm) apart.

Design Option: Just like a strand of holiday lights, this would be a fun necklace to make as a long endless looped strand (with or without a clasp), allowing the wearer to wrap it several times for a layered look.

Suggested Parts
The teardrop beads are sold by the dozen. Use 1 or more of your favorite colors. We suggest using at least 3 or 4 colors, like most Christmas strands, but we think more colors is even more fun (and matches more outfits).
    • 2 dozen [use 14] #05-000-05-01 Crystal, Bead, Faceted Round, 5mm
    • 2 dozen [use 14] #05-705-1-01 Crystal, Bead, Rhinestone Wheel, 5mm
    • 1 dozen #05-500-09-08 Swarovski 5500 Teardrop Beads, 9mm - Amethyst
    • 1 dozen #05-500-09-10 Swarovski 5500 Teardrop Beads, 9mm - Aquamarine
    • 1 dozen #05-500-09-12 Swarovski 5500 Teardrop Bead, 9mm - Emerald
    • 1 dozen #05-500-09-17 Swarovski 5500 Teardrop Beads, 9mm - Light Rose
    • 1 dozen #05-500-09-20 Swarovski 5500 Teardrop Beads, 9mm - Siam
    • 1 dozen #05-500-09-21 Swarovski 5500 Teardrop Beads, 9mm - Light Siam
    • 1 dozen #05-500-09-99 Swarovski 5500 Teardrop Bead, 9mm - Light Colorado Topaz AB
    • 1 spool [use 16-18"] #40-099-08-9 Chain, Footage, Curb, 2.8mm -- this chain is out of production by the manufacturer, so we've listed a few possible subs.
    • 1 dozen [use 1] #39-343-9 Clasp, Lobster, 12mm
    • 1 oz [use 14] #37-415-9 Head Pin, 1.5"", Thin
    • 1 oz [use 16] #37-136-9 Jump Ring, Round, 5mm
    • 1 oz [use 1] #37-145-9 Jump Ring, Round, 6mm

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