Greetings my dear wire wrappers!
Show off your chic personality with our dainty spiral cage pendant while wearing your favorite gemstones.
Learn creative ways to elevate your jewelry design in our Wire-Wrapping Dainty Spiral White Cube Stone Cage Pendant Tutorial.
My instructions are easy and guided with step-by-step pictures so you can keep your progress in check.
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LEVEL: BEGINNER
MATERIALS + TOOL
- Gold Copper Wire (18 AWG)
- Square White Stone
- Wire Cutter
- Stepped Bail-Making Pliers
- Nylon Jaw Pliers
- Round Nose Pliers
- Mini Long Needle Nose Pliers
- Ball Pen Hammer Two-sided Flat/round Head
- Metal Base Plate
- Masking Tape
- Triangle Diamond Needle Files
- Finest Steel Wire Wool
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WIRE-WRAPPING DAINTY SPIRAL WHITE CUBE STONE CAGE PENDANT TUTORIAL
Step 1 of 6
Set up your work table with items from the Materials and Tool list (fig. 1a).
Then, form your pendant bail by twisting a string of 18-gauge gold copper wire using a round nose pliers (fig. 1b, 1c, 1d).
Make a 90 degree bend at the end of your bail using a needle nose pliers (fig. 1e, 1f).
After that, twist the remaining wire into a spiral cap as shown (fig. 1g, 1h).
Step 2 of 6
Hold the pendant bail at an upright position and the spiral cap at the bottom (fig. 2a).
Take your cube stone and place the spiral cap on one of its corner as the pendant top (fig. 2b, 2c).
Then, continue wrapping the remaining wire around your cube stone in a spiral pattern until you reach the bottom (fig. 2d, 2e, 2f).
Take note to leave a wide gap in between spirals at the middle of your cube stone.
Step 3 of 6
Finish off the spiral cage design with tight coils at the bottom of your cube stone (fig. 3a, 3b).
Then, trim off the excess 18-gauge wire with a wire cutter (fig. 3c, 3d, 3e).
Further tighten the ending coils of your spiral cage with a round nose pliers (fig. 3f, 3g).
Step 4 of 6
Moving on, let’s add a texture contrast onto your pendant by introducing a flat element.
Place your pendant bail on a base metal plate of jewelry anvil and lightly hammer it (fig. 4a, 4b, 4c).
This is how your flatten pendant bail should look like (fig. 4d).
Step 5 of 6
Now, let’s make a DIY jump ring for your beautiful spiral cage pendant to hang it on your necklace.
Place a piece of 18-gauge gold copper wire on the base metal plate and flatten it with a hammer (fig. 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d).
Then, curl the flatten wire into a small ring with your stepped bail-making pliers (fig. 5e).
After that, trim off the excess wire and slip your jump ring onto the top of your pendant bail (fig. 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i, 5j).
Step 6 of 6
Finally, polishing your spiral cage pendant!
Use a finest steel wire wool to dust dirt off your pendant (fig. 6a, 6b).
An optional step if you prefer a sharp angle design, you can trim off the rounded end of your pendant bail (fig. 6c, 6d, 6e).
Remember to file the trimmed edges of your pendant with a triangle needle file.
This is to avoid getting caught on your clothes or other delicate surfaces (fig. 6f, 6g).
Superb! You have completed your tutorial.
COMPLETED WIRE-WRAPPING DAINTY SPIRAL WHITE CUBE STONE CAGE PENDANT
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