In this post, I’ll show you how to make a spiral bead cage pendant.
Bead cages are awesome because you can put whatever you want inside – it doesn’t have to be a bead.
You don’t have to use crystals or gemstones…you can use a small pebble that you have…or a piece of sea glass….a marble…WHATEVER YOU WANT.
This tutorial is part of my “Beginner Series” of simple wire wrapping techniques.
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LEVEL: BEGINNER
Materials & Tools
- 1 – 14” piece of wire – 18 Gauge Round Wire
- Stone or bead
- Jump Ring
- Needle Nose Pliers
- Round Nose Pliers
- Wire Cutters
- Nylon Jaw Pliers
Step 1
Pick out your stone. In this tutorial I am using a small chunk of Amethyst that I picked up at a local crystal shop. You can use whatever you want.
Step 2
Using a pair of round nose pliers, make a loop at the end of the wire.
Step 3
Keep making a spiral.
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Step 4
This is what it should look like.
Step 5
With your fingers, keep making a spiral. You can also use a pair of nylon jaw pliers if you have those.
Step 6
Keep going with the spiral until the width of the spiral is wider than the stone you are using.
Step 7
I’m going to stop here because this spiral is wide enough for my Amethyst point.
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Step 8
Repeat on other end of wire.
Step 9
Use fingers to keep making the spiral.
Step 10
Once you’re done both sides, it should have an “S” shape as shown below.
Step 11
Using a pair of round nose pliers, gently “push” spiral out.
Step 12
Do this on both sides.
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Step 13
Using a pair of needle nose pliers, bend the first loop up at the top of the pendant. This is how you will suspend the pendant from a chain or cord.
Step 14
Insert your stone into the bottom half.
Step 15
Gently flip the top half over the bottom half.
Step 16
That’s it – you’re done. Use a jump ring and hand from cord or chain.
In my case, I used bare copper wire so I gave the pendant an “antique” look by using liver of sulfur as a patina. Blog post coming soon on this technique.
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