butterfly pendant

8/3/2019 Butterfly Pendant

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B u t t e r f l y P e n d a n t

MATERIALS :

Bead with4mm hole

14-gauge dead soft wire, 34" long (copper,sterling, brass, or gold-filled)20-

gauge dead soft wire, 3" longWooden board at least 5" x 5" x

1/4"Finishing nailsPaperMarkerCordor chain with claspTape

T O O L S :

Planishingor ball peen hammerSteel blockWirecuttersRoundnose pliersFlat

nose pliersHammerFile

T E C H N I Q U E S :

Wirework, hammering, making a jig, beadsand wire.R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

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Step 1:

Lay the bead in the center of a sheet of paper,and trace around the bead.

Remove the bead.Draw a simple line design for the top of thebutterfly

wing. Start drawing at the top of thebead, and end near the center. Keepin mindthat you need a loop in the wire above thebead to pull a chain or

cord through. Try tomake it mimic the eyes of the butterfly. Start atthe

bottom of the bead, and draw a simplecurved line down and then up, to

end near thecenter of the bead. The two halves shouldtouch each other

at some point. Fill in with awidened line where you want the wire to

behammered flat.Trace this design, and flip over to repeat on

theopposite side. Make any adjustments necessary.Bewarethat too

much free floating wire couldaffect the wearability of the pendant.

To make the jig, place the finished drawing on a wooden board, and tape

or glue down. Hammer the finishing nails into the board at all

major turning points of the design. It is only necessary to do this for one

side of the butterfly. Clip the heads of the nails off with a heavy-duty

wire cutter.

Step 2:

Cut two 17" pieces of 14g wire. The length mayvary depending on the

final design. Check tomake sure they both fit in the bead together. If not,

file the bead hole opening larger until both wires fit through the

bead.Begin forging the wire by hammering a teardropshape on the end

of the wire. File the endsmooth.

Step 3:

Hold the teardrop in place with round nosepliers, and bend the wire into

a C shape withthe teardrop sitting flat in the C.

Step 4:

Place the C shape over the pattern, and bendthewire around the nails for

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Lift the wire off the board, and hammerportions of the wire if necessary

to follow thedesign.


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Step 5:

Place the wire back on the jig, and bend thewire around the nails until

you reach the loopsabove the bead. Make a loop around the nail.

Step 6:

Hammer the remaining curves of the top of thewing.Step 7:

Repeat Steps 3-6 for the second piece of 14gwire. When forming loops

for the butterfly eyes,make sure you loop them in opposite directionsto

keep the design symmetrical. Straighten outthe remaining wire on each

piece. Use flat nosepliers if necessary to straighten out the wire.Line up

the two pieces next to each other, withthe wings flared out, and pull

both wiresthrough top of the bead.Place thebead andwireon

theboard, and startbending the wire around the nails fromthebottom up. Remove thewirefrom thenails.

Step 8:

Hammer the first curve of the lower portion of thewing.

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p a g e 3 Step 4:Hammering the wire to shapeStep 6:Hammering the

wingsStep 5: Looping around the nailStep 7Step 8


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As promised, I will share with you the tutorial of making this wired bangle. I will split the tutorial into

3 parts. You may want to subscribe the blog post thru email so that you don't miss any post.

This is an interesting wired jewelry project. It shows you pictorial step by step to twist the wires and

come up with the wonderful wired bracelet.

I offer the tutorial in PDF that provide clearer intruction on the respective picture. If you are

interested to buy the eBook at USD3, contact me at diyjewelryclub at gmail dot com.

To make this bangle, you only need simple materials as follow:

Materials

3 pieces of 48cm / 19 inch thick copper wires sized 1mm/ 18 ga.

Thin copper wires sized 0.4mm/ 26 ga.

5 round beads measuring 1.5cm in diameter.

Tools Needed

Round nose pliers

Flat nose pliersWire Cutter

Step 1:Cut out 3 pieces of wires approximately 48cm/ 19 inch long.

Step 2

Bend each wire to oval shape at the middle of the wire.

The bracelet is about 2.2cm wide. For the outer wire, you will need to leave the spacing between the

top and bottom to be 2.2cm wide.


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Step 3

For the middle and inner wires, the spacing between the top and bottom wires is approximately

1.8cm and 1.5cm respectively.

Place the 3 wires side by side as shown in the picture.

We shall name the wires from 1 to 6 as shown in the picture. Throughout the tutorial, I will indicae

the number of the wires as per sequence in this picture for easy reference.

Step 4

Bend the inner wires upward at approximately 4cm (1.5inch) from the left side of the outer wires.

Cut approximately 6cm (2.5inch) of thin wires (26ga). At the area where the inner wires is bend, wrap

the thick wires with the thin wire.


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Part 2 to be continued in next post!

This is part 2 of the Free Form Wired Bangle Tutorial:

Step 5:

Wrap the wires around 4 times. Cut off excess wires. You have completed the 1st joint for the bangle.

Step 6:


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Thread in a 1.5cm of round bead into the wire numbered 3.

Step 7:

Pull it nearer to the 1st joint.

Step 8:

Now shape the wires numbered 2 and 4 around the bead. Wires 2, 3 and 4 will join at the other end

of the bead. Get ready with a 6cm of thin wires.


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Step 9

Cut off excess wires once the 2nd joint is completed. Wrap the thin wires around the joint 4 times.

Step 10

Now thread in another 1.5cm round bead through wire numbered 5.


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Step 11

Shape the wires around the bead. Wires numbered 3, 4, 5 & 6 will be joining at the end of the bead.

Get a 6cm thin wires to wrap around the wires 4 times. You have completed wrapping the 3rd joint.

Step 12

Now thread in the 3rd 1.5cm round bead through the wire numbered 3.


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to http://www.handmade-jewelry-club.com/Step 13

Join wires numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 at the end of the bead and wrap them with a thin wires 4 times.

Step 14

Thread in the 4th 1.5cm round bead into the wire numbered 2.


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Step 15

Join the wires numbered 1, 2, 3 & 4 at the end of the 4th bead with a thin wire.

Step 16

Wrap around 4 times at the 5th joint.

Step 17

Thread in the 5th bead into the wires numbered 3.


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Step 18

Join wires numbered 3,4,5 at the end of the bead by using a thin wire

Step 19

Wrap around the wires 4 times to form the 6th joint.


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Step 20

Make a loop at the end of each wire. To do so, hold the end of the wires using round nose pliers and

turn it inward towards your body using your wrist.


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Step 21

Wrap around wires numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 using a thin wire.

You have completed with the bangle. If you like, you can decorate the bangle with some spirals. Just

follow the steps below:

Cut approximately 13cm or 5 inch of thin wires. Find a place at the bangle where you would like to

add more spirals. Wrap around this location using the thin wires.


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Step 22

At both ends of the wires, make spirals.


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