Combine your
jewelry making skills and learn how to wire wrap buttons. Design button rings,
bracelets, and earrings by wrapping or coiling wire. Watch the Youtube video below for an easy step by step
tutorial:
Do you have too many coins lying around the house? Grab your
jewelry wire, pliers, and several coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, or quarters).
Design a coin necklace or bracelet with just a few supplies! Want to make it
colorful? Use nail polish to paint the coin. Give it a pretty pink or reddish
look. You can also use European or foreign currency coins for this project.
Ickynicks
Jewelry is an online handmade shop for men and women. Ickynicks designs gold
hoop earrings, sterling silver and stainless steel hoop earrings. We provide links
to tips and tricks for jewelry making.
Want to
learn how to wire wrap? Whether you're a beginner or advanced learner, you can create earrings, bracelets, rings, charms, or
necklaces. Below is an easy step by step video tutorial on how to wire wrap pearl beads. Use this finished product as a an earring, ring, or pendant for a
necklace.
Part One
Part
Two
Jewelry
Supplies Needed for Project:
3.6' of 20g craft wire
1x 12mm size Bead. Either Pearl or Glass Round
Beads
Chain nose pliers, cutters, Round Nose pliers
Ickynicks
Jewelry is an online handmade shop for men and women. Ickynicks designs gold
hoop earrings, sterling silver and stainless steel hoop earrings. We provide links
to tips and tricks for jewelry making.
Interested
in making jewelry? Creative Mixed Media is an online website for crafters
interested in DIY projects that are affordable and simple to make. Choose from
several art projects including jewelry making, scrapbooking, card making,
constructing mosaics, or stitching and sewing. Free tutorials are available for
each project along with additional tips and resources for extra help (books and
other websites are referenced).
For each DIY project, a list of materials is
included along with a video tutorial that goes step-by step. This is extremely helpful
for visual learners! Jewelry designers can learn how to wire wrap beads and use
polymer clay to make simple earrings, bracelets and necklaces. This is
definitely a great website for beginners!
Ickynicks
Jewelry is an online handmade shop for men and women. Ickynicks designs gold
hoop earrings, sterling silver and stainless steel hoop earrings. We provide links
to tips and tricks for jewelry making.
JewelryLessons.com is a great resource for crafters who are interested in advancing their skills in jewelry making. An entire section on the website is devoted to DIY tutorials and patterns. You can search for specific tutorials based on the level of difficulty, type of jewelry you want to design, rating level, or jewelry techniques below:
Wire wrapping
Hand hammering (silversmith)
Bead weaving with thread or wire
Polymer or metal clay
Polishing or finishing stones, charms, or rings
Surface embellishment with pendants, bracelets, or rings
One of the most difficult things to do with jewelry is learning how to wrap wire. Before you begin, you want to ask yourself, 'what do I want to make?' Are you interested in wrapping wire to make rings, pendants, charms, earrings, or bracelets? This will help narrow it down. Once you decide, then you can begin to gather supplies and tools. If you decide to make rings, it's easier if you wrap the wire around small objects that you can find in your home. This includes liter bottle caps, wine corks, toilet paper rolls, or any type of small round objects.
What Do I Need? Basic Jewelry Supplies and Tools for Wire Wrapping:
Round wire (sizes 16, 18 or 20-gauge)
Beads (optional) sized between 6-10mm
Round or Chain Nose Pliers
Wire Cutters
Round small objects or 'ring mandrel' - any object that you can wrap the wire around to make it into a ring.
