This was a photo I took to evaluate how the beads looked together. In the end, I decided to eliminate the dark blue beads and add a couple of pink beads I had among my stone chest. A real treasure chest. These beads are quite old; I've had them with me because they've been left over from necklaces or tendrils I've made in the past, and now I had the opportunity to create something pretty.

I kind of like necklaces that are a little tighter around the neck, so I decided to make this with that measurement, using the tape measure to know what the volume of my neck is.

Now yes, let's start with the process, my dears.

Process

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The first thing I did was to secure one end of the elastic thread with the hair clip. I do this so that the beads don't fall out while I'm stacking them. I don't know what other people use, but I use those little hair clips, hehehe; they don't support a lot of weight, so I didn't lift the elastic thread until I finished the necklace and I could grab each end of the thread. Be careful, because believe me, if it comes loose, beads will fly all over the place, and it's a disaster, hahaha.

Anyway, once the thread was secured, I placed the first bead, passing the thread through its little hole in the middle. I started with my favorite bead, which I will call “crystal clear water.”

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I kept putting beads in order to create a pattern. After “crystal clear water,” I put a blue textured bead, which I will call “blue coral,” then I put a bluish green pearl, which I will call “aquamarine.” And finally, I put a white pearl (which I don't need to invent a name for, haha). Then, I repeated beads to complete the pattern: an “aquamarine” and a “blue coral” to close.

The next thing was to repeat the pattern: crystal water, blue coral, aquamarine, white pearl, and aquamarine again.

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I added another crystal water bead and then started measuring to see what pattern I could follow to make it symmetrical. As I measured, I realized that I was still 5 cm short of the middle of the necklace, basically.

Then, after that crystal water bead, it was time to include two other different beads, which are the blue-patterned pearl and the blue-gray oval bead. I will call the patterned bead “sea waves,” and the blue-gray will be called “bubbles.”

I first put “bubbles” and then “sea waves” and then repeated the pattern.

Likewise, I measured again, and now it was 17 cm, which would be the center of the necklace. Then, it's time to add the beads that will adorn, which will be the most special part of the necklace, as it will always go in front.

I then added a pink pearl, which I will call “seashell,” followed by a light blue flat bead, which I will call “wave,” followed by another “seashell.” The one in the center I called a wave because I thought of the shells of the sea being brought to shore by the waves. I don't know; I wanted to give them names to make this more fun. Also, to make the necklace more of a sea thing.

From here, now continue to put the beads in the opposite order to the previous ones, as if it were a mirror, so that it is symmetrical and exact.

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I kept adding a sea wave, then a bubble, and finally crystal clear water. The next thing was to repeat this pattern one more time.

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Now I add an aquamarine, a pearl, and another aquamarine, and then add a blue coral. The next thing was to repeat this pattern one more time: crystal water, blue coral, aquamarine, white pearl, and aquamarine.

To finish, I added a blue coral and crystal water.

Then, I took both ends of the elastic thread very carefully and tied a strong knot to close our necklace. Finally, I cut off the excess elastic thread.

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And that's it.

Don't tell me it doesn't look like a treasure that the mermaids took care of collecting with care to make a unique necklace.

Well, I'm not a mermaid myself, but I'm still proud of my work, hehehe.

The idea for this necklace came about because I realized that I don't have a white pearl necklace, and I wanted one very much. But I thought I could make a different necklace and just as pretty. Plus, I love the sea, so this came together to create this. What do you guys think? I'd love to know what inspiration you guys would use to make a necklace.

Hope you liked my post!

Without anything else to add… Take care, drink water, and don't forget to smile. Love you! See you in the next post, bye!