How to make necklaces with turquoise

Symbolizing life and friendship, turquoise has long been popular in jewelry making. Turquoise beads come in various shapes, such as ovals, rounds, heishi, chips and so on. The greenish blue color makes it possible to look beautiful with sliver, red coral, copper, wood and so on. In this article, we will offer you several ways to make necklace with turquoise to suit different styles and moods.
1. Pair turquoise and wood beads to create a natural style. Cut 24 inches of wire, thread it through a copper crimp bead and the clasp successively. Pull the thread back and thread it again through the crimp bead. Crimp the crimper bead with pliers to fix one end of the necklace. Arrange the order of the turquoise beads and wood beads to form the patterns you like. Here we use turquoise rounds, with one turquoise rounds followed by one or two wood beads. String the all beads on the wire. With the other end of the wire, use the same method as with the beginning side to add a crimp bead and clasp.
2. Use a patterned turquoise to make a unique turquoise pendant. Choose a turquoise stone with the pattern you like. A spider-wed pattern and vein pattern looks beautiful as pendant. Have the turquoise stone drilled lengthwise. We will use this stone and silver seed beads to make the pendant. Take a headpin, and string the stone and several silver seeds. You can try several times to find out the most beautiful order. Bend the wire at 90 degree angle just above the beads, and make a small loop. Now we will make the chain for the pendant. Cut 19 inch of wire, add a crimp bead and silver clasp at one side, and thread silver seed bead on. After finishing all the beads, fix the other side with a crimp bead and silver clasp. Fold the chain to find the middle point of the necklace, and attach the pendant at that point.
In conclusion, you can make turquoise bead necklace and pendant with turquoise stone and other accent stones. In the instructions above, you can also use turquoise in other shapes and other accent beads like red coral to create different style.