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Turn stones/beads into fancy pendants!
I'm not sure what to list the budget at since all the supplies were given to me by my mother-in-law!
Here's a how-to for pictures 1 and 5.
If I do a how-to for 3 + 4 I will have to do it as an entirely new project, since the technique is different and quite extensive.
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Step 1I'll start with a how-to on a cross between pendants #1 and #5.
Supplies:
*wire
*wire cutters
*flat-nose pliers
*round-nose pliers
*flat, round stone bead (or square for #1) [These are stones/beads that were given to me so I don't know what they're called, where to find them, or how to make them] -
Step 21. Cut a length of wire about 8" long and straighten it (Hold one end with the flat-nose pliers with one hand, squeeze the wire between a piece of fabric in the other and pull through several times to get the kinks out.)
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Step 3With the round-nose pliers make a loop on one end.
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Step 4Hold the loop with the flat-nose pliers and pull the wire around to begin a spiral. Continue to desired size. (Here I'm making a spiral like the pendant in #1, but you could also make a square shape instead, like in #5.)
This is where the quality of your tools makes a difference. I'm using cheap, wal-mart jewelry pliers that have a manufacturing error (a raised bit of metal on one side) that keeps leaving dents in my work!
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Step 5Make a 90-degree bend on the wire with the flat-nose pliers. String the wire through the bead. Leave a couple of mm of wire between the stone and the bend.
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Step 6Bend the spiral up and onto the stone (you can use the flat-nose again to make the initial 90-degrees, but I recommend doing the rest by hand).
Here I realize that 8" was too much, 5-6 would've been fine.
Next we make the top loop.
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Step 7Make a 90-degree bend (with the flat-nose) where you want the base of the loop (I think I made this one too high, I don't like it, but I'll continue anyway.)
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Step 8Hold the bend with your round-nose pliers and wrap the wire around the top.
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Step 9Continue holding with round-nose pliers and wrap the wire tightly around the stem.
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Step 10When you get to the stone cut off the excess wire and carefully squeeze in the remaining stub (I recommend using the flat-nose pliers).
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Step 11For Picture #2:
I don't have any more stones like #2 to demonstrate with. It was an experiment and I'm not entirely sure how I did it.
This stone had a hole going through front-to-back, so it was different. I believe I started with the loose spiral/loop on the front, strung the wire through the hole, made the loop and wrapped the wire back down over the stem & stone down to the hole.
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Step 12
Would you like any specific one?