Updated on June 5, 2024
Family Tree Necklace. Make a DIY family tree necklace using birthstone charms for each family member.
Today, I will share a fun and simple jewelry project with you. I love having jewelry with my family’s birthstones on it.
I was browsing the Oriental Trading catalog and found a pretty tree pendant charm. It was so cute and perfect for creating a family tree necklace.
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How to Make a Family Tree Necklace
Even if you are new to jewelry making, you can make this family tree necklace with just a few simple supplies.
Supplies:
- Tree Pendant Charm
- Cut Glass Crystal Bicone Beads
- Silver Headpins
- Silver Jump Rings
- Jewelry Pliers
- Silver Diamond Pattern Chain (optional)
- Necklace Chain (of your choice)
Note: The tree charm I bought has been discontinued. You can find several great alternatives here.
I chose crystal bicone beads to match each family member’s birthstones – emerald (May), garnet (January), and tourmaline (October).
See this link to find out birthstones: Birthstones by Month
Create Birthstone Charm
I used larger ones for my husband and me and smaller ones for my kids. I added the bicone bead to a headpin.
Use needle nose pliers to bend the headpin at the top of the bead at a 90-degree angle.
Use round nose pliers to bend the wire in a loop.
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While holding the loop with the round nose pliers, twist the wire around the excess straight headpin above the top of the bead.
Repeat the above steps for each bead for each member of your family.
Add Charms to Tree
Open a jump ring with your pliers to attach the wired beads to the tree pendant.
I attached the two beads representing my husband and me at the top and the beads representing our kids to the bottom branches. There is plenty of room to add multiple beads if you have more than two children.
Add Pendant to Necklace
To attach the finished pendant to my necklace strand, I used a loop off of a silver diamond pattern chain, opened it up, and attached it to the pendant at the top. You can use a jump ring instead if you don’t have any extra chains.
This necklace turned out pretty and is an excellent representation of my little family.
So, tell me, have you ever made jewelry before?
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