DIY Stone Pendant Necklace Tutorial

Today’s jewelry tutorial is brought to you by the Darice Design Team. They’ve put together an easy tutorial for a stunning DIY stone pendant necklace with chain tassels. When used as a pendant, Darice’s double-ended jewelry connectors make it easy to attach the piece to your necklace chain and the chain tassel. A beautiful turquoise connector is used in this project but you could choose from any number of connectors to change up the whole look of this jewelry piece.

Read on for the supplies needed to complete this DIY stone pendant necklace tutorial and the step by step instructions.

DIY Stone Pendant Necklace Supplies:

• Darice Turquoise Stone Connector (Or connector of your choice.)
• Darice Silver Figaro 18” Necklace Chain
• Darice Silver Cable Chain
• Darice 7mm Jump Rings
• Darice 24 Gauge Silver Wire
• Darice Side Cutter Pliers
• Darice Flat Nose Pliers

Step 1. String the turquoise stone connector onto the 18” necklace chain.

Step 2. Use jewelry cutters to make several 3 inch lengths of silver cable chain. We cut about 12, 3 inch chains.

Step 3. Next, open a jump ring and string on the 3” lengths of chain. Attach the jump ring (with the attached chains) to the bottom of your turquoise stone connector and twist closed.

Step 4. To finish up your DIY stone pendant necklace, you will wrap the 24-gauge wire around the hanging chains, just under the jump ring. Cut off excess wire.

The skill level for this DIY stone pendant necklace project is beginner. There is no jewelry making experience necessary, so everyone can enjoy this easy jewelry project with impressive results. You can complete this project in approximately 1 hour.

If you’re a fan of turquoise you may also want to check out these turquoise and feather DIY earrings and this turquoise DIY memory wire bracelet.