Materials… 20 gauge (0.8mm) copper wire 28 gauge (0.4mm) copper wire Focal bead 2mm copper crimps Round-nosed and chain-nosed pliers Side-cutters Steel stake and chasing hammer Crimping pliers Metal file To create… 1 Cut a 150mm length of 0.8mm wire and use your round-nosed and chain-nosed pliers to create a heart shape at one end. [...]
Wirework
Aug 6, 2010
Swirly Ring
Materials… 20 gauge (0.8mm) copper wire 22 gauge (0.6mm) copper wire Ring mandrel Round-nosed and chain-nosed pliers Side-cutters Metal file To create… Note: As the ring band features three strands of wire laid side by side we have used thinner wire than normally associated with this type of work. You can use a smaller gauge [...]
May 20, 2010
Under The Apple Tree
Materials… 8”-square card blank Apple Snapple (©Kay Miller) digital kit 148gsm Mohawk Navajo printer paper CD and CD wallet Button Ribbon Silver apple charm Silver chain and jump rings Red apple cane slices Lettuce Ranger alcohol ink Stamps Away Swirly Letters Lower stamp set Rocket Red Brilliance inkpad Moss Green ColorBox Cat’s Eye inkpad Papermania [...]
Apr 16, 2010
Bookmark
Materials… Silver decorative lobster clasp 0.6mm silver wire Through-drilled acrylic disc Round-nose and chain-nose pliers and side cutters Steel stake and chasing hammer To create… 1 Use the tips of your round-nose pliers to curl the end of a length of wire into a single loop. Grasp the loop flat in your chain-nose pliers and [...]
Apr 16, 2010
Choker
Materials… Silver choker Silver decorative toggle clasp Silver headpin 4mm and 6mm round cat’s eye beads Silver 2mm round beads 0.5mm silver wire Round-nose and chain-nose pliers and side cutters To create… 1 Bend a length of silver wire in half around the tip of your round-nose pliers. Insert the two wire ends through the [...]
Dec 25, 2009
Flight of the Dragonfly
Materials… Cream cardstock K&Co Blue Awning Flowers & Butterfly and Blue & Ivory Damask patterned papers Gold 26-gauge wire Gold Kars Rocailles Duo beads Double-sided tape To create… 1 Cut a 14″ length of wire, fold in half and thread on a seed bead. Thread on another bead, this time criss-crossing the wire through the [...]
Dec 24, 2009
Beaded Petals
Materials… Inspire Me vellum paper Red Inspire Me metallic card Gold Inspire Me card Laura Ashley beads Gold 32-gauge wire Double-sided tape 3D foam squares Woodware 3-petal flower punch To create… 1 Punch three flowers from the vellum paper. Shape the petals by placing them in the palm of your hand and gently rubbing your [...]
Dec 24, 2009
Paper Rolling
Materials… Cream cardstock Inspire Me vellum paper K&Co Blue Awning Flowers & Butterfly and Blue & Ivory Damask patterned papers Gold 32-gauge wire Cream fibres Cocktail stick Double-sided tape To create… 1 Trim three strips from the Flowers & Butterfly paper to measure 3x10cm. Roll each one around the cocktail stick and secure the end [...]
Dec 24, 2009
Bejewelled Knitting
Materials… Gold 32-gauge wire Laura Ashley assorted beads Red Inspire Me metallic cardstock Gold Inspire Me card White cardstock 4.5mm knitting needles Double-sided tape To create… 1 In a random colour mix, thread 100 beads onto the wire. 2 Cast 10 stitches onto the knitting needles. 3 For the first row, slide a bead into [...]
Dec 21, 2009
3 wishes
Materials… White hammered cardstock 2mm-wide satin ribbon Silver wire Silver thread 3 clear iridescent beads Pink mulberry paper Small round- and flat-nosed pliers To create… 1 Using fine round-nosed pliers to grip the wire at the very end, twist and begin to form a spiral. Then take the wire slightly wider to form the head [...]
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