Funky Wire Beads

If you're sick of boring jewelry crafts, try making your own homemade wire bead jewelry. Funky Wire Beads from Julianna Hudgins are a great, innovative project for anyone that likes to try something new and step outside of the box. Use different colors of wire to create a cool coil.


 

Materials:

• Artistic Wire 22GA Rose, Lemon & Tangerine 1 spool each
• Artistic Wire 20GA Non Tarnish Silver 1 spool
• Beadalon Deluxe Coiling Gizmo
• Beadalon Silver Chain #340B-010
• Beadalon Silver Lobster Clasp #315B-005
• Beadalon Round Nose Pliers, Wire Cutters & Flat Nylon Jaw Pliers
• Swarovski Size 20 Peridot crystals or color of choice 21 pieces
• Lime Green Dice 1 each
• E6000, tooth pics & paper plate

Instructions:

1. Apply glue with toothpick to add the crystals to each side of dice in numerical order 1 through 6 as shown in photo. Let dry in between sides for at least one minute at a time depending on environment that you are working in. Set finished dice to side.
   
   
    
2. Using the Rose and Lemon colored wire make a coil using the Deluxe Coiling Gizmo with the second to largest rod 4 inches long. Remove coil from rod and only cut wires from bottom of coil.
   
   
    
3. Insert Tangerine wire into bottom of coil and let coil slide down wire.
   
   
    
4. Wrap end of Tangerine wire around second to largest rod handle and make a coil about ½ inch long.
   
   
    
5. Slide original rose and lemon colored coil up to meet rod and wrap around handle.
   
   
    
6. Guide the coil up and over the rod by pushing the handle of rod forward and by guiding coil with thumb and pointer finger.
   
   
    
7. Continue to wrap coil on rod until coil is complete. Finish end by making a matching ½” long tangerine coil at end.
   
   
    
8. Remove wire bead from rod and cut off from spool. Cut wires from top.
   
   
    
9. Holding wire bead by small tangerine coils gently stretch wire bead apart being careful not to distort shape.
   
   
    
10. Cut a piece of non tarnish silver wire approx 8″ long. Using round nose pliers make a loop at one of wire.
    
    
     
11. Insert straight end of wire through tangerine coil.
    
    
     
12. Insert wire through dice.
    
    
     
13. Insert wire through top tangerine coil. Using round nose pliers make random loops with excess wire.
     
14. Add pendant to chain with lobster clasp.
    
    

For a comprehensive video tutorial of this project, check out How to Make a Funky Wire Bead with Artistic Wire.