It’s February and, in my part of the World it’s starting to get colder so I’m trying to hang on desperately to summer. Today, I’m making a turquoise necklace to give me a little bit more of that summer vibe.

I have this amazing multi-coloured connector so I decided to pair it with some turquoise and red beads to make a necklace.

Watch to the end of the video to get a discount code on the products I used in this project.

Materials

Here’s what I used to make this necklace:

Round Multi-Coloured Link Connector 36x29mm x1
Red AB Faceted Cube Bead with AB Finish 8mm x9
Magnesite (dyed/stabilised) 6-Sided Oval 25mm x 8mm x2
Turquoise Czech Glass Pressed Pumpkin Shaped Bead 8mm x13
Nickel Bead Caps Flower 6mm x5
Silver Toggle Clasp Flower 13mm x 20mm x1
Silver Beaded Rondelle 5mm x 1mm x17
Silver Ball 3mm x39
Tibetan Silver Beads 5mm x2
Silver Jump Rings Round 6mm x 1.1mm x5
Silver Twist Cable Chain 5.5mm x10cm (4")
Silver Headpins Plated 5cm x5
Silver Beadsmith German Style Wire 20 Gauge x30cm (16") approximately

Tools

The tools that I used are:

Watch the video for the full tutorial, however if you would prefer written instructions you can download those here.

Why Use a Toggle Clasp?

For this necklace I used a toggle clasp. I wanted to talk a little bit about why I prefer them for certain necklaces. I like for my necklaces to do double duty. Even though this is essentially a summer necklace, I may want to wear it with a sweater in the winter. Generally, I wear my necklaces longer when I wear a sweater. If you saw my Bohemian Necklace tutorial a few weeks ago (this is the necklace I’m wearing in the video), I added an extender chain to my necklace using a toggle clasp.