Page 1      Caged Beads Necklace Jewelry Making Project

This necklace jewelry making project combines beads inside wire cages made using our WigJig Spiral Maker with black, onyx beads, size 8 gold topaz S/L seed beads and Mother of Pearl Beads.  This project also features a hook and clasp made on our WigJig jewelry making tools.  The hook and clasp are shown below.  The link used in the necklace is shown below-left in close up so that you can view the individual beads.  A larger view of this necklace can be seen here.  The necklace shown uses five wire cages made using 18 gauge soft gold-filled wire.  The clasp is made with 18 gauge half hard, round gold-filled wire. 

The large beads used in this necklace are all 6mm beads.  This includes the beads inside the cages.  For the beads inside the cages shown at right, I used 6mm Swarovski bicone beads in the color garnet AB.  I wanted the AB feature to add a little sparkle from within the beaded cages. 

This project combines the technique of stringing beads using Soft Flex bead stringing wire with the wire working techniques of making wire components on our WigJig jewelry making tools. 

• 6 inches of 18 gauge wire preferable 1/2 hard.
• 26 inches of 18 gauge soft wire. 
• One 16" Strand of 6mm Black Onyx Beads
• Ten 6mm Mother of Pearl Beads
• Size 8 Gold Topaz S/L Seed beads
• Four 2x2mm crimp beads
• 24 inches of Soft Flex or Soft Touch Bead Stringing Wire

• Round Nose Pliers
• Flush Cutter
• Chain Nose or Bent Chain Nose Pliers
• Standard Bead Crimping Pliers
• Hemostat or other clamp (2)
• Any WigJig
• Spiral Maker for WigJig
• One 3/16" and one 1/4" Super Peg for your jig
• Nylon Jaw Pliers (recommended)
• 30 minutes of free time