Wire-Wrapping Elegant Gold Copper Nautilus Bead Pendant Tutorial

Hi my dear wire wrapper!

Last weekend, my family and I went to the beach for an evening walk.

The shore was filled with beautiful sea shells, and it gave me an idea for my next jewelry design.

Let’s recreate a DIY shell necklace pendant in my Wire-Wrapping Elegant Gold Copper Nautilus Bead Pendant Tutorial.

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Follow along my simple step-by-step instructions and picture guide to start your jewelry making hobby today.

Happy wrapping!

LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE

MATERIALS + TOOL

• Copper Wire (18 AWG)
• Gold Copper Wire (24 AWG)
• Small Round Bead (1Pc)
• Wire Cutter
• Chain Nose Pliers
• Round Nose Pliers
• Stepped Bail-Making Pliers
• Wood Ring Mandrel
• Pen/Marker
• Metal Base Plate
• Ball Peen Hammer Two-sided Flat/round Head
• Finest Steel Wire Wool

WIRE-WRAPPING ELEGANT GOLD COPPER NAUTILUS BEAD PENDANT TUTORIAL

Step 1 of 6

Ready all items from the Materials and Tool list (fig. 1a).

Form a circular pendant frame by wrapping a 18-gauge copper wire over a wooden ring mandrel for 2 rounds (fig. 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e).

Trim off the excess wire with a wire cutter (fig. 1f, 1g).

Step 2 of 6

Next, form a spiral within the circular pendant frame using a stepped bail-making pliers (fig. 2a, 2b).

Then, use a round nose pliers to form the pendant bail at the outer wire end (fig. 2c, 2d).

Flatten the spiral pendant frame with a hammer on a base metal plate (fig. 2e, 2f).

Step 3 of 6

Moving on, let’s refine the details on your flat spiral pendant.

Mark a sharp narrow inner wire end with a pen and trim it with a wire cutter (fig. 3a, 3b, 3c).

Adjust the bail shape accordingly so it doesn’t scratch on surfaces or skin (fig. 3d).

Your main pendant frame is complete (fig. 3e).

Step 4 of 6

Now, let’s attach a bead onto the center of your spiral pendant frame.

Slip a small round bead onto a 24-gauge gold copper wire (fig. 4a, 4b, 4c).

Then, coil the 24-gauge gold copper wire onto the center frame to secure the bead:

• Top coil (fig. 4d, 4e, 4f).
• Bottom coil (fig. 4g, 4h, 4i).