Valentines Heart

A simple pendant for valentines day!

You’ll need:
Approx. 5 inches of wire (any gauge)
Round-nosed pliers

Start by bending the wire in half.

Now cross the ends of the wire over each other and twist a few times with your fingers so there is about ¾ inch of wire after the twist.

Use round nosed pliers and curl one side.

Then curl the other side.

Position your round nosed pliers in the middle of your wire oval, and push down (or squish the wire) a little.

Your heart will look kind of strange at this point, but that’s okay.

Finally, using your fingers and pliers round the two sides of your heart.

Slip it on a chain or incorporate it into other jewelry designs.

You could also use red wire.

Wire Ring

A Simple Wire Ring For Any Occasion

7.5cm of 0.1cm diameter round silver wire
Wire cutters
Round-nosed pliers
Chain-nosed pliers
Jeweler’s file
Ring mandrel
Raw hide hammer


1. First you’ll need to use a jeweler's file to smooth off both ends of the wire. Then use round-nosed pliers to curl the one end and the chain-nosed pliers to continue the curl around about one more time.

2. Hold the curl against the mandrel at the line at which you would like your ring's size to be. Use your other hand to wrap the wire around the mandrel. Then flatten it against the mandrel using a raw hide hammer.

3.Pull the ring off the mandrel and use the round-nosed pliers to curl the other end of the wire. I just curled it once but you can curl a second time if you wish.

4.After curling the other end, put the ring back on the mandrel and use the hammer again to flatten the ring and shape it around the mandrel.

This is a really simple project that could be used with other metals. You could also use twisted wire to give a nice effect. Or before you start the project you could flatten the wire for a different effect all together!

Get Behind The Community!

OK so I was looking at some sites on the Internet about jewelry designers. And I thought I'd find out some sites that are specifically for the jewelry community .

Here are some jewelry communities online:

http://www.jewelrygeeks.com/

http://www.jewelrycommunity.com/

Here are some design communities online:

http://www.dexigner.com/directory/

http://www.artanddesignonline.com/

I hope they give you some great ideas and support!

Romeo and Jeweliet

Hi,

I know probably know one is going to look at this site, but I'm going write anyway.

This site is for people who are passionate about jewelry. Whether you wear it, make it, or just like to look at it this is hopefuly the place!

x