Wire-Wrapping Swirly Black Bead Charm Pendant Tutorial

Step 5 of 8

Now, let’s form a jump ring to hang your pendant.

Curl a piece of 12-gauge copper wire into a loop using a stepped bail-making pliers (fig. 5a, 5b, 5c).

Make a cut on the overlapping wire as shown (fig. 5d).

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Then, twist open your jump ring and smoothen the trimmed ends with a flat diamond needle files (fig. 5e, 5f, 5g).

After that, use a chain nose pliers to twist your jump ring close at the top of your swirly pendant (fig. 5h, 5i).

Step 6 of 8

Form a second jump ring with a 18-gauge copper wire (fig. 6a, 6b, 6c).

Then, slip your jump ring onto the lower part of your pendant (fig. 6d, 6e).

Step 7 of 8

Continue on, let’s make a bead charm for your pendant.

Firstly, create a bead stopper by coiling 18-gauge wire around a 12-gauge wire  (fig. 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d).

Then, slip in your bead through the 18-gauge wire (fig. 7e, 7f).

At the top of your bead, make a small wire loop using a round nose pliers (fig. 7g, 7h).

Trim off the excess wire with a wire cutter (fig. 7i, 7j).

Step 8 of 8

Finally, attach your bead charm on the lower jump ring of your pendant (fig. 8a, 8b.

Lastly, polish your pendant using a finest steel wire wool (fig. 8c).

Superb! You have completed your tutorial.

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