Coiled Wire Caged Bead Bracelet
Learn a new and interesting way to display your beads with this Coiled Wire Caged Bead Bracelet project. Wrapping beads with coiled wire gives them a whole new look and life! This method will add so much breadth and variety to your wirework designs. Follow this video jewelry making tutorial and learn how to make wire wrap jewelry and create a fabulous DIY bracelet in the process. The beautiful combination of bold beads and sleek wire is sure to make this DIY jewelry a favorite in your collection.
Project TypeMake a Project
Bead TypeMiscellaneous
Time to CompleteIn an evening
Bead Technique UsedChainmail/Wirework
Bead Project TypeBracelet
Materials:
- six 15 mm round beads
- 2 yards 20-gauge wire
- six eye pins in color to match wire
- chain nose pliers
- round nose pliers
- wire cutters
- ruler
- 1/8-inch mandrel
Instructions:
- Cut six 9-inch pieces of 20-gauge wire. Use round nose pliers to wrap each piece of wire into a spiral, stopping when 4.5 inches has been used. Make another spiral from the other end to the center, making sure spirals face in opposite directions; you will have an “S” shape. Repeat with all six pieces of wire.
- Fold these “S” shapes in half, meeting centers of the spirals. Use round nose pliers to pull out center of each spiral, creating a cage.
- Insert a bead into each cage. Thread an eye pin through the center of a spiral, though the bead, and out through the center of the other spiral. Make a loop with the remainder of the eye pin. Repeat for all six beads.
- Tightly wrap an 18-inch piece of 20-gauge wire around the 1/8-inch mandrel, leaving 1 inch unwrapped at one end. (This will be used to make the hook for the clasp.) Remove wraps from mandrel and cut into segments of three loops each. Leave two or three loops connected to 1-inch unwrapped piece. Flatten the two outer loops of each segment, creating a figure-eight connector.
- For bracelet clasp, flatten the one loop furthest from unwrapped segment. Use round nose pliers to make a small loop on unwrapped end. Use the widest part of round nose pliers to shape into a hook shape for bracelet clasp.
- Use figure eight links alternating with caged beads to complete your bracelet. Add the hook clasp to one end and a figure-eight link to the other. This will be the loop for your hook to go through.
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mulberrygalprinces s
May 29, 2017
Very cute idea. I made a pair of earrings like this awhile back and received a lot of compliments. I think it's time to add to that. Maybe even a necklace. I loved making them and it wasn't hard since I had already been making wrapped stone jewelry. Thank you for reminding me about them.
Member 9418678
Oct 26, 2013
I enjoyed seeing how to make the fun connectors. I've cut and pasted pictures from your video to a document to go along with the written instructions. Thank you so much for making this video for us.
Member 9418678
Oct 26, 2013
Fun connectors and clasp. I've cut 'n pasted pictures to go along with the instructions in a document. I appreciate the time it took to make this video. Thank you so much.
BusyNanaMarnie
Nov 02, 2012
I love it!!! How about "Caged Connections" or "Cagey Beaded Connections"
bevbowar 6321243
Oct 27, 2012
Caged Coiled Splendor. You've done a fabulous job. Thanks for sharing.
joyp7879 4064316
Oct 26, 2012
I am just learning how to make jewerly. I am not sure the proper termanilagey for the above posted bracelt, but I love it. Its colorful, multi-aged use, I am really into the wrapping wire! I am going to find the pattern to make for my 1st craft show on Dec 1st,2012. Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope to have some orginals soon to share!?!
CHILLYPOPPY 534484 6
Oct 25, 2012
If i was the designer I would call it 'Silver Spiralled Beads' Glory' or something of the sort
purplenightelf 649 3431
Oct 24, 2012
I love this design, you could call it "circle the planets".
melodyangel 563733 8
Oct 24, 2012
great tutorials on this website! I am a member here and I save many of the tutorial how to projects! Blessings! ;-}
Angelus5 6189800
Oct 24, 2012
It could be called "In a Guilded Gage". In case most of you are too young to remember, there's a song "I'm only a bird in a guilded cage" Old, but still pretty.
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