Pearls, pearls and more pearls – let's make some layered pearl necklaces. I am absolutely loving this trend of layered pearl necklaces that I’m seeing at the moment and today I’m going to show you two ways that you can incorporate that into your style.
In this video, I show you how to make two beautiful multi-strand pearl necklaces so you can make a beautiful statement too.
For this necklace I used a half round pearl placed inside a cabochon setting for the focal piece. I then strung different sized pearls to make the piece interesting.
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After I made this, I realised that it was too big and I removed 5 of the 8mm pearls from each strand. I also added the wire guardians when I put it back together. Below is a picture of the altered necklace.
The finished necklace now measures 37cm. Measure your neck and decide what length is best for you. Here's a video all about how to measure your necklace correctly is ensure you don't make the same mistake I did.
The tools you will need to make this necklace are as follows:
Note: if you use standard crimping pliers you may want to use a crimp cover (New Zealand / US).
I wanted this necklace to be over the top – pearls, chains, beads. I love the look I’ve been seeing on Pinterest with lots of layers of pearls so I wanted to recreate it. I used pearls for 5 strands of the necklace and I used one other beaded chain and two different sizes to chain to make this necklace.
I have listed the materials for each strand separately (except for wire and findings). That way, if you wanted to, you could make just that strand.
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The tools you will need to make all of this necklace are as follows:
Note: if you use standard crimping pliers you may want to use a crimp cover (New Zealand / US).
I used the 1-Step Looper to make the loops but you could use round nose pliers instead.
I recommend that you watch the video which gives you step by step instructions on how to make up each strand. You will have eight strands as shown below.
Join them to the connector as shown in the video.
Add the clasp.
In this video I used the follow techniques:
In the video I am wearing my Rainy Day necklace.
I am also wearing my layering necklace.
I’m also wearing a pair of earrings that I made in a livestream with my Jewel Box group.
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I always get asked about my lilac jacket which came from Portmans but is no longer available. Here are a few similar ones I found on Amazon.
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May 14, 2024
Hi, my name is Carol Karl. I live in little old New Zealand. My family and I strive to live the most ‘real’ life we can – by that I mean that we eat real food, we live real lives and just generally be our most authentic selves.
