Gemstone jewelry step-by-step project

Make this beautiful aventurine necklace with yellow jade beads, wooden rondelles and cloisonné beads.

The combination of these colors (green, yellow and yellow-green) corresponds to a split complementary color scheme. This will assure you that the colors of the necklace are interesting but at the same time balanced (“complements”) achieving a harmonious whole.

You don’t want to miss other pages packed with information about color and color harmonies. Go to the Color Theory section for more info.

Materials:

• 1 strand of Aventurine nuggets
• 1 strand of Yellow jade beads
• 1 strand of wooden rondelles
• 10 cloisonné tubes
• Green seed beads
• 45” Nymo thread

Threading bead by bead

Cut about 45” of nymo thread and thread the beads in this order:

1 yellow jade bead, 2 seed beads, 1 aventurine nugget, 1 wooden rondelle, 1 cloisonné tube, 1 wooden rondelle, 1 aventurine nugget, 2 seed beads, 1 yellow jade bead...

Repeat until the necklace is at your chosen length. In this case, the necklace is 36” long.

To close the necklace, simply tie the two ends together by making two crossed knots, cut the excess nymo thread, and it’s ready!

How easy is that!

To start making metal jewelry, go and have a look at the beginners section to see basic techniques.

Jewelry findings and components are an integral part of beading. See this page with all the information about the basic components and findings you’ll need.

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