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- Jul 19, 2015
How to Make a Vintage Wire Wrapped Pendent Necklace with Beads Decorated At Home
Summary: This is a jewelry DIY project about making wire wrapped jewelry. I will show you how to make a vintage wire wrapped necklace pendent necklace with beads step by step.
Wire wrapping techniques are usually used in jewelry making for they widen the variety of jewelry outlooks. Wire wrapping is the mostly adopted in making wire wrapped pendent jewelry. Today I will introduce a vintage wire wrapped pendent necklace tutorial with you.
Supplies in the wire wrapped pendent necklace project:
Golden Stardust Brass Beads
Drop Glass Beads
Iron Eyepins
Aluminum Wire
Gold Chain
2mm Black Seed Beads
4mm Red Glass Pearl Beads
Red Glass Drop Beads
0.8mm Gold Wire
0.3mm Gold Wire
Brass Jump Ring
Brass Ball Headpins
Side Cutting Plier
Round Nose Plier
Long Nose Plier
Instructions on making the vintage wire wrapped pendent necklace:
Step 1: Make an inner layer pendent
1st, snip off a long Aluminum wire and twist it into a special hook as pictured;
2nd, thread a long wire through a glass bead and then wrap up the Aluminum wire until you thread the first seed bead;
3rd, wrap the wire to make some spacing and then thread bead in sequences until you reach the end.
Step 2: Add a middle layer
1st, snip off a long black Aluminum wire and twist it into a circle with a gap;
2nd, tie the 2 layers tightly with wire from the roof;
3rd, snip off 6 gold Aluminum wires with equal length, and shape each of them as the picture shows;
4th, cut a long wire and wrap the heart dots and red pearl beads on the fringe one by one to embellish the middle layer.
Step 3: Add the outer layer
1st, snip off a longer black Aluminum wire and twist it;
2nd, joint it with the primary wires and tighten them up;
3rd, wrap some black beads to the fringe as pictured.
Step 4: Make an additional pendent
1st, thread a red glass bead with a gold headpin;
2nd, snip off a short Aluminum wire and crook it as pictured;
3rd, wrap some black beads to the inner edge and wrap up the top;
4th, hook the crystal red bead to the hoop top with a jump ring.
Step 5: Finish the vintage pendent necklace
1st, combine the pendants together with gold copper wire;
2nd, make a gold chain with red pearl beads.
My vintage gold wire wrapped necklace is finished! It's just so elegant that I love it so much!!
This gold wire wrapped pendent necklace project is not difficult if you have acquired wire wrapping techniques. Anyway, this vintage pendent necklace is elegant and it will definitely highlight your charm among crowds. Now have a nice try if you love it! If any problems in your DIY project, please just feel free to contact us.