How to Make Wire Jewelry - Simple Steps

Learning how to make wire jewelry is all about putting a few simple elements together with a stunning end result. Even the most basic project can look elegant with its classic simplicity. With a few simple materials and tools you can make jewelry that most people would spend a lot of money on.

Your materials for making jewelry are the first thing you need to get. Get some different thicknesses of wire. Twenty-gauge wire is great for earrings and is good for most other jewelry. Thinner wire will have a higher gauge such as twenty-four gauge is thinner wire than twenty gauge. Memory wire with stay in the shape of a circle when you bend it, this is great for bracelets; just cut the wire, put the beads on, and fasten the ends. It will still be looped and will go around your wrist.


Collect some findings; these are such things as jump rings, earwires, headpins, and eyepins. In addition, you need various types of chain to use on your jewelry.

You will also need the right tools to make the jewelry. You will need some small pliers with a round nose. You may have to buy these at a craft shop, as the ones typically sold at a hardware store are too large. Some use chain nose pliers to grip a jump ring or the wire. These pliers are flat on the inside but the outside is round. You will need something to cut your wires with such as wire cutters.

You will also need a jig. A jig is merely a board that has pegs sticking out of it. You will use the pegs to shape the wire into the form you want and to prevent it from losing its shape.

You can get started now that you have everything ready. With this method you can make an anklet, necklace or bracelet. You will start with a wire and loop it at the end with your pliers. String your beads onto the wire, then cut the wire leaving just enough room to make another loop. Make your final loop and put your chain on the end using a jump ring or attach it directly to the loop. Put the clasp on using jump rings to hold it to the loops on each end of the piece.

It is easy to make a pair of earrings that dangle. Begin with a headpin and decorate it with any combination of beads you wish. Bend the bottom of the headpin with your pliers and then loop it. Hang a finding or a french wire to the loop. You have made an earring.

After mastering the more basic jewelry designs, you will no doubt be inspired to create more extravagant designs and ultimately have some eye catching pieces that are unique to you.

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