Looking for a statement necklace that will brighten up your wardrobe? Look no further than the painted glass statement necklace! This trendy accessory is perfect for adding a bit of sparkle to any outfit, and can be dressed up or down. It also makes a great gift for any occasion, and can be personalized to perfectly match your recipient’s style. Want to learn more about this stylish necklace? Check out our blog post for all the details!
It was so easy and fun to create this twist on a teardrop statement necklace with DecoArt Gloss Enamel Paints, made to paint on glass. Save
Painted Glass Statement Necklace
- I used their line of frost paints to paint on some strands of glass beads, with the help of some thin paint brushes (also made by DecoArt), and some painters tape.
- By the way, the DecoArt line of Gloss Enamel Paints, tools, and stencils are available at Michaels, not near the craft paints, but closer to the glass aisle (with the vases and candle holders):
- It was actually easier to leave the beads on the wire they came in. I just taped off the cut end so they wouldn’t go a-tumblin’.
- Then with the painter’s tape, I randomly taped off the top of the beads, either showing a little or a lot of the bottom of the beads.
I started out with the turquoise frost paint.
- And applied it to some of the beads, with a light touch.
- Next I tried pink…
- but when I painted it on, it was really really light.
- So I tried mixing the pink with some red.
- And it shows a lot more (sorry it’s so streaky here! I should have used a lighter touch). Purple was next…it was a lot more saturated.
- Moment of truth…removing the tape! First strand is done. For the other strand of beads, I used black and white.
- I did the same thing as with the other strand, so now I have 18 total beads for my necklace.
- Taped them to the wall to dry (there’s a piece of paper behind the beads).
- When the beads dried, I was ready to wire-wrap them to my chain. I used an 18-inch length of chain, plus a shorter (about 4-5 inches) for the upper strand. I also used 24-gauge wire, cut into eighteen 2-inch pieces, plus two small jump rings to attach the short strand to the long strand (so it makes a faux double-stranded necklace i.e. just the front is double-stranded. Finally, I have one more jump ring and a clasp. But if you use a chain with a clasp already attached for the long chain, then you don’t need the clasp and 3rd jump ring.
- Fold the 18-inch chain in half to find the center. Wire-wrap the pendant…
- And attach it to that center point. If you do not know how to wire-wrap, there is a great tutorial by Bev @ Flamingo Toes {Thanks Bev!}
- I like to wire-wrap all of my beads at once up until the point where you’d wrap them to the chain.
- Space each about 4 chain links apart, around the center one.
- Repeat with the short strand, and also attach two jump rings to the ends of the short strand. Bev also has a tutorial for opening and closing jump rings in the same link above. {Thanks again, Bev!}
- I wanted the top (short) strand to just slightly drape over the bottom strand, so I attached it with the jump ring about 2 inches above the last teardrop on the bottom strand, on both sides. Finally, attach a jump ring to the ends of the long strand, and a clasp to one of the jump rings (again, see Bev’s tutorial page, linked above).
- And you’re done.
Anyone can make this glass statement necklace with the help of a few easy steps. All you need is some paint, glass beads and other basic materials to create your masterpiece.
We also added a tutorial about how to paint glass jewelry in the end just for fun! Click on it and see if you can do as well!
