Time: 1 hour
Level: intermediate
Cost: $15
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Level: beginner
tools: round nose pliers, chain nose pliers, wire cutters
materials: briolette bead(s), your choice of wire

Briolettes are tear drop shaped beads that have drilled hole on top. If you already know the basic wire wrapping technique using head pins, this is the next wire wrapping technique to learn! They can be a center piece of your necklace, a cluster for earrings, or you can incorporate briolette wrapped beads with other wrapped beads using head pins.

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Time: 1 hour
Level: beginner
cost: $12
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Level: beginner
Tools: round nose pliers, chain nose pliers, wire cutters
Materials: your choice of bead(s), head pin

Wire Wrapping Technique for Jewelry Making

Here is a basic wire wrapping technique using head pins. This is an essential wire technique that you must know! Using this method of wire work, you can work on so many beading projects: dangle earrings, rings and embellishments for your bracelets or necklaces. I personally LOVE this technique because it’s really simple and has endless possibilities. This is a very secure way to connect beads and other components.

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Time: 2 hours
Level: Intermediate
Cost: $ 38
Tools: wire cutters, chain nose pliers, round nose pliers
Materials:  

• 7 — 6 mm Amazonite faceted round beads
• 14 — 5 mm Amazonite faceted round beads
• 12 — 4 mm Amazonite faceted round beads
• 14  — 4 mm Swarovski crystal beads (khaki)
• 28 — 3 mm Swarovski crystal beads (green)
• 2 — gold-plated clasps (lobster claw)
• 1 — ring large (about 30 mm)
• 1 — ring medium (about 25 mm)
• 1 — ring small (about 20 mm)
• 33 – gold-plated eyepins
• 10 inches  — gold-plated chain

How to Take Your Daytime Look to the Night!

This necklace is the perfect accessory for those who want to have variety of looks throughout the day. This is a very sophisticated and feminine piece. Hook the lobster claw clasp to anywhere you like and have a fun with it! You can wear it at work AND in the evening. Here are some of the many looks you can create with this necklace:

The soft greenish blue color of this amazonite combined with gold components make this a perfect jewelry for your daytime and night wardrobe. This necklace is a combination of small, medium and large faceted round Amazonite beads strung on wrapped gold head pins and attached to gold chain. You just need a simple loop wrapping technique to attach all the components.

To create this fabulous piece, create a set of wire-wrapped loop with eyepins and beads as shown in the image above. I used a combination of Amazonite beads and Swarovski crystals. You can substitute gemstones, glass beads, or swarovski crystals in various sizes: large, medium and small.

Cut the chain into 4 pieces. The length of each piece is about 2 1/2 inches. Connect the bead parts, chains, and clasps as shown in the illustration above. To finish, hook the three rings to the clasp.