Enchanted Wire Wrapped Crystal Necklace
By: Sandy Huntress for AllFreeJewelryMaking
Enchanted Wire Wrapped Crystal Necklace
Wire wrapping has never looked so dainty and dreamy as with this Enchanted Wire Wrapped Crystal Necklace tutorial. This pretty necklace project combines basic wire wrapping techniques and the ever-popular bead cluster design to create one utterly enchanting accessory. Follow along with this video tutorial to learn how to combine multiple jewelry making techniques seamlessly. You can modify this basic jewelry making formula again and again to create all kinds of amazing jewelry projects!
Project TypeMake a Project
Bead TypeCrystal, Miscellaneous
Time to CompleteIn an evening
Bead Technique UsedChainmail/Wirework
Bead Project TypeNecklace
Materials:
- three charms
- two large beads for dangles (plus bead caps, if desired)
- eight crystal bicone beads
- 10 head pins
- eight split rings or jump rings
- 24 inches of chain for necklace
- toggle clasp
- two 1-inch rings
- chain nose pliers
- round nose pliers
- wire cutters
- split ring tool, if needed
Instructions:
- Arrange large beads and bead caps on two head pins in pattern of your choice.
- To make each head pin into a dangle, use chain nose pliers to grasp wire just at point where it exits last bead. Bend wire at 90-degree angle.
- Grasp bend with round nose pliers and wrap wire around pliers as far as possible to start to make a loop. Reposition pliers to finish loop.
- Use wire cutters to trim wire where it crosses beginning of loop.
- Attach split ring or jump ring to center link of 24-inch chain. Attach 1-inch rings to this split ring.
- Attach bead dangles and charms to 1-inch rings with split rings or jump rings.
- Slide a bicone crystal onto a head pin. To make head pin into a dangle, use chain nose pliers to grasp wire just at point where it exits bead. Bend wire at 90-degree angle.
- Grasp bend with round nose pliers and wrap wire around pliers as far as possible to start to make a loop. Reposition pliers to finish loop.
- Use pliers to slightly open loop and slide through a link of necklace chain ½ inch from split ring at center. Close loop and wrap excess wire around wire coming out of bicone crystal. Use wire cutters to trim excess wire.
- Repeat to attach another three bicone crystals, each ½ inch apart along necklace chain.
- Repeat steps 7-10 to attach four bicone crystals to other side of necklace chain.
- Attach half of clasp with a jump ring or split ring to each end of chain.