Bead Soup Project 4

 

These Boho earrings will go with all your casual outfits 

and help you practice your wire wrapping skills.

For this earring project it will be a true bead soup creation by just randomly

 picking beads as you create.

Start out with  2 pieces of 20 gauge wire that are 4 inches long, 

a pile of your bead soup beads.

And piece of 26 gauge wire about a foot long.

Wrap  the 20 gauge wire around something to get a nice teardrop shape

Make 2 try to make them the same.

Make wrapped loop on one end of each wire.

Attach thinner 26 gauge wire around top where you created the loop.

Add a bead wrap wire2 times then add another bead.

Do this till you get around the loop leaving an inch on the end bare.

Use the remaining wire to wrap around the hoop end of the wire and bring it straight down the center.

Clip off excess wire leaving enough to make a small loop.

To make the dangle  

string on 4 beads tie 

add 1 bead in between the 4 you first strung on . 

it will look something like this when done.

Add 3 beads onto each of the 4 beads sticking out

Use a piece of the thinner wire to create a link connecting it to the bead shape you just created.

Add this to the loop in the center of you earring and you are done.

Have fun playing with different shapes and sizes

Bead Soup Project 3

 

This wire and bead bracelet is quick and easy to make.

We start out making these simple rings of 5 beads. String on 5 beads

run thread through then a few time to strengthen and tie together.

Now using 28 gauge wire create links making a loop on one end of the wire

add a bead then add  one of the rings you have just created followed by one more bead.

Finish by making a loop at the other end.

Your links should look like this when complete.

Make as many as you think you will need for your bracelet. This will be around 1 per inch.

Now that you have all of these links that you will need

 It is time to connect them together with the next link you will be making.

For seed beads I needed 4 inches of 28 gauge wire for each of these links.

Place wire threw one of the loops of a link you had made earlier.

Place 3 beads on each side.

Cross wire threw a single bead

Add 3 beads on each side of wire again 

but this time cross the wire threw the end of another link.

Runs this wire back down through the beads and once again pass through the center bead.

Clip off excess wire and your next link is complete.

Repeat this process till your chain is as long as you need it to be.

Making the Clasp

To make a simple S hook, take a piece of 20 gage wire and wrap it around something round the size you want your hook to be. So that it looks like this.

Clip ends and round them to look like this

Hammer to harden is needed.

Decorate to match chain and connect to end.

And you’re done.

        

Hope these basic techniques help to get your creative juices flowing

And get you started with your own creations.

And of course a reason to use up that Bead Soup !