How to Make a Beaded Wristwatch

Use glass beads to make a stylish wristwatch band.

Ready-made watch faces are one of the best money-saving deals in a craft store. Sold in a variety of styles and often priced below $10, watch faces come ready for adding to many different styles of bands. Using a few basic jewelry-making techniques, couple a ready-made watch face with glass beads to make a Double Rosary Band Watch that not only adds function and style to your wardrobe, but also saves you money in the process.

Things You'll Need

• Assorted beads
• Eye pins
• Round-nose pliers
• Wire nippers
• Watch face with loops
• Jump rings
• Clasp

Instructions

1. Create beaded links by threading beads onto eye pins and turning eye loops on the straight end of the pins with round-nose pliers. Trim any excess wire with wire nippers. Make as many links as needed to form two strands of links on both sides of the watch face.

2. Connect the links and attach two strands of links to the loops on both sides of the watch face. Measure the length, adding or removing links as needed.

3. Join the ends of the link strands together on both sides with jump rings and attach a clasp on one end.

Tips & Warnings

• Flat circular or oblong beads are best for this design.

References

• Wigjig Store: Two Tone Watch Face with Loop
• Handmade Jewelry Club; How to Add Glamour and Style to Your Wrist Watches; Jane; Nov 2010
• Sisters Stuff; How to Make Beaded Watch Bands; Alish; May 2009