February 08, 2010- Acrylic jewelery is fun to make. What is interesting is that acrylic beads are available in such a wide range of colors and shapes that one can have a lots of acrylic jewelery to wear with every outfit in her wardrobe! And it's so easy to make. Here we will learn how to make an acrylic beads necklace. Once you make a single piece of acrylic necklace, you will find yourself indulged in making more and more of acrylic jewelery. So let's start with the materials you will need to make an acrylic beads necklace.

Materials Needed for Making Acrylic Jewelery

• Acrylic beads (loose beads)
• Stringing material like beading wire
• Beading wire cutters
• Jewelry pliers
• A barrel clasp
• An Eyepin

Step-by-Step Making of Acrylic Beads Necklace

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  If you are a beginner in making beaded jewelery, read the 'Beginner's Guide to Handmade Beads Jewelery'
• Cut the length of beading wire according to your preference. If you want to make long necklace, cut a piece of wire that is 14-16 inches long. For a short necklace, cut a piece of beading wire that is 10-12 inches long.
• From among the bulk acrylic beads that you have bought take two types of acrylic beads. For example, you might pick acrylic flower beads and acrylic crystal beads or acrylic faceted beads. /faceted-beads.html You can even take a different kind of large bead like a shell bead or a heart bead to use it as a pendant.
• Slip an eyepin through the hole of the shell bead or heart bead (that you intend to make a pendant). Make a loop with the help of jewelry pliers. This will let you place the pendant on the beading wire.
• Now add an acrylic bead to each side of the pendant.
• Choose two different kinds of acrylic beads to place after one another. For example, you can go on adding one acrylic faceted bead and one acrylic crystal bead on each side. Alternatively, you can imagine your own design and place beads as per your choice.
• Leave enough space on both ends of the wire in order to add the clasp.
• Make use of the jewelry pliers to attach the barrel clasp. Knot the clasp to each side of the beading wire. Once the clasp is added, your acrylic beads necklace is ready to wear.