For an Easy Bead Jewelry Project
Make a Memory Wire Necklace

Use illustrated bead jewelry making instructions for a memory wire necklace and find out what special jewelry making tool you need to make memory wire jewelry.

Memory Wire Choker or
Mens Beaded Necklaces

If you're looking for a very easy bead jewelry project, try making a memory wire choker like this one made of rondelle shaped malachite beads and round sterling silver beads.

Memory Wire Choker Necklace

If you keep the beaded design simple, a memory wire necklace is a great way to make mens beaded necklaces.

Beaded Necklace Instructions
How to Make a Memory Wire Choker Necklace

Skill Level: Beginning Beading

Time to Complete: About 30 minutes

Bead Prerequisite Beading Technique:

Bead Jewelry Making Supplies

• a selection of jewelry making beads
• necklace size memory wire

Bead Jewelry Making Tools and/or Pliers

• memory wire cutters
• round nose pliers

Here's more information on how to use jewelry pliers.

Memory Wire Cutters and Necklace Size Memory Wire

Bead Jewelry Making Instructions

1. Gather beads, supplies and tools. Determine your design.

2. Using memory wire cutters, cut about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 coils of memory wire.

Using the round nose pliers, make a simple wire loop on one end of the memory wire.

3. On the end of the memory wire without the wire loop, thread your beads onto the memory wire to begin making the necklace.

4. Thread all the beads of your pattern onto the memory wire.

Make a simple wire loop on the second end of the memory wire.

You're done!

Close up of simple wire loop.

Memory wire jewelry is easy to make. This memory wire necklace is just of many memory wire bead jewelry projects that you'll have fun making.

Memory Wire Beading Tip

You can also use memory wire end caps to finish the ends of memory wire jewelry.

Simply dab a little glue (perhaps E6000® epoxy glue) onto the end of the memory wire and thread on the memory wire end cap.

You can also dab a little glue between each of the last few beads on the strand, just to keep everything stable for wear and tear.

Try making this simple beaded necklace design as a mens beaded necklace for the guy in your life.

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