Create Your Own Ruby Glow Front Toggle Drop Necklace: Easy Instructions

Looking for a unique beading project? This DIY necklace tutorial features striking red foil glass beads and an eye-catching flower toggle clasp worn at the front. The combination of textures and finishes—ridged oval glass, faceted acrylic, and filigree metal—creates a standout, handcrafted design that’s also easy to fasten. Perfect for gifting or elevating your handmade jewellery collection.

MATERIALS YOU'LL NEED

• 26 x transparent deep red 10mm ridged oval glass beads
• 50 x 3mm plain metal beads
• 13 x 6mm black faceted round acrylic beads
• 12 black with foil glass disc beads (red)
• 1 x 50cm tigertail, 2 x 15cm tigertail
• 6 small crimps
• 6 jump rings
• 6 crimp covers
• 1 flower toggle clasp

TOOLS REQUIRED

• Crimping Pliers
• Twirly Wirlies
• Wire Cutters

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Know the Pattern

This repeating pattern forms most of the necklace and drops:

• Red 10mm ridged oval bead
• Plain metal bead
• 6mm black faceted bead
• Plain metal bead
• Red 10mm ridged oval bead
• Plain metal bead
• Red foil glass disc bead
• Plain metal bead

Step 2: Create the Main Necklace Strand

1. Use the 50cm tigertail. Add a crimp and jump ring. Loop the wire back through the crimp and flatten it. Trim excess and cover the crimp.
2. Thread the full pattern 9 times.
3. Then add:
   • 1 red ridged oval bead
   • 1 plain metal bead
   • 1 black faceted bead
   • 1 plain metal bead
   • 1 red ridged oval bead
4. Add a crimp and jump ring to finish the end. Secure and trim as before.
5. Attach the toggle clasp:
   • Use jump rings to add the bar to one end and the flower (loop at the top) to the other.

Step 3: Make Drop 1

1. Use a 15cm tigertail. Add a crimp and jump ring; loop back, crimp, and trim. Cover with a crimp cover.
2. Thread:
   • Full pattern once
   • 1 red ridged oval bead
   • 1 plain metal bead
   • 1 black faceted bead
   • 1 plain metal bead
   • 1 red ridged oval bead
   • 1 plain metal bead
3. Finish with a crimp and metal bead. Loop back through the bead and crimp. Flatten and cover.

Step 4: Make Drop 2

1. Repeat the beginning of Drop 1 with the other 15cm tigertail.
2. Thread:
   • 1 foil disc bead
   • 1 plain metal bead
   • Full pattern once, but skip the final metal bead
3. Finish with a crimp and metal bead as above.

Step 5: Assemble the Necklace

1. Open the jump ring at the end of Drop 1 and attach to the flower part of the clasp.
2. Attach Drop 2 in the same way.
3. Your handmade statement necklace is ready to wear!

Final Tips for Beading Success

This necklace is perfect for showcasing unusual beads like foil glass discs. The front toggle clasp is both practical and pretty, turning a functional closure into a design feature. Whether you're new to jewellery making or a seasoned beader, this project lets you practice crimping, layering patterns, and assembling multi-part designs.

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