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BGiving Your Heart To Mom On Her Special Day
esides card making the basics of wire wrapping praises of The Bead Gallery things we can make. This is with beads representing birth and other paper art skills many, many years ago. when I work at Ben Franklin what makes any crafting com- months of her children. But as crafts, I like jewelry Jason, Jamie, Amanda and Crafts? There are a number of munity great and Hawai‘i is a design, it is great to just add
making. More specifically, Michelle at the Bead Gallery reasons but one of the most even more so with closeness a favorite color of beads or a
I like to do wire wrapping projects. I don’t wire wrap as much as I’d like to, so when- ever I start a new project, I have to think about the basics and practice a little.
1 Cut a piece of 18-gauge wire about 6 – 8
inches long. (It
is easier to work
with a longer
piece of wire)
Find the center of
the wire and cre-
ate a small loop by
crossing the wires.
This is the top cen-
ter of the heart.
Determine how big you want to make the heart. Keep in mind the number of “birth month” beads you will include, how big they are and what you plan to attach the finished charm to.
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rainbow if you want to make it for someone else. After you make the heart, you can add a chain for a necklace or brace- let or even just a cellphone strap or keychain. It would be pretty hanging from a planner, too!
4 About 1/2 -inch down on the straight wire, use the round nose plier to make
a closed loop. Use the flush cutter to trim off the excess wire.
I give credit to Jason at The Bead Gallery for teaching me
Some of you are probably asking, why am I singing the
to this week’s project, which involves wire wrapping. If you know some basics, that is helpful but this project is great for beginners, too. It is a wire shaped heart for Mother’s Day
all taught me something dif- ferent and I liked taking class- es because it kind of forced me to finish my project so I actu- ally had something to show for after a few (or more) hours.
important is that there is room for all kinds of crafting sourc- es because not many places can carry everything in every color, size and shape. It’s great to have places that specialize in a craft. The more places we have to go and learn, the more
2 Slightly curve the wires to form the heart shape. Bring
the ends of the wire together,
overlapping and meeting at
the bottom to form the heart
in the size you want. You can shape your heart off- centered if you want a more whimsical look.
Take one wire end and using
the pliers, wrap around
the other end to hold the heart shape in place. Bend the other wire so that it is pointing straight downwards from the heart.
and acts of aloha.
For now, let me get back
MOTHER’S DAY CHARM SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• 6-8 inches of 18-gauge wire, No. 30085105
• 24 inches of 26-gauge wire, No. 30085108
• Small crystals, E beads, etc. in birth month colors
• Jewelry tool kit – pli- ers, flush cutter, etc.
• 6mm Jump rings, No. 30213218 for attaching finished charm
• Cell phone strap, keychain, chain neck- lace, bracelet, etc. for finished charm
• Charms, beads, tas- sels, etc. for finishing bottom of heart
Note: Basic wire-wrapping skills will be helpful for this project.
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5
Take the other wire end
that is wrapped around this looped wire and continue wrap- ping around 2-3 more wraps. Trim off excess wire. Your heart shape is complete.
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