Basic Tutorials and Step by Step Projects

Do you love working with wire wrap and making fun wire wrapping pieces? Then you've come to the right place. Take a look at the basics in wire wrapping and my projects - Enjoy! I have a passion for wire wrapped jewelry. It stems from the fact that it is hand worked - not just handmade and put together.

Although, any jewelry making and crafting fulfills my inner muse, actually working with wire and wire wrapping around a stone or crystal has got to be better than almost anything.

Wire Wrapping Jewelry Basics: Learn it!

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What is Wire Temper? Learn about the different tempers of wire and which one you should use in your projects. Make Wire Wrap Jewelry Basics:

Wire Shape and Size Wire comes in a few different shapes and sizes, learn about them here. These are the pliers that you use to wire wrap:

Roundnose pliers,

Chainnose pliers,

Bentnose or Flatnose pliers.

Wire Wrapping Jewelry Basics: Do it!

Basic Wire Wrapping: Wrap a Bead Drop A technique used to make drops or dangles for earrings or pendants.

Basic Wire Wrapping: Make an Eye Loop or Eye Pin Basic technique used in most wire wrapping projects.

Basic Wire Wrapping: Make a Wrapped Loop Taking the basic loop and wrapping it for more strength and a cool look.

Basic Wire Wrapping: Make a Bead Link Make a beaded link for necklaces, bracelets and more.

Basic Wire Wrapping: How to Connect Bead Links Learn how to wire wrap beads together to make a beaded chain.

Basic Wire Wrapping: Make a Double Wrapped Bead Link Two beads looped on this link - very cool.

Basic Wire Wrapping: Making Spirals This wire wrapping technique and piece can be used in many wire wrapped jewelry designs. They are easy to make once you get done the first one.

Basic Wire Wrapping: Make a French Ear Wire Directions for making a basic french earwire.

Basic Wire Wrapping: Swirl Ear Wire Wire wrap some of these easy earwires to add swirl to your designs.

Basic Wire Wrapping: Earwires Design #3 I love how these circular earwires hang from the ear.

Open Diamond Wire Link I love making shapes out of open wire spiral links. They never have to be perfect, as a matter of fact, their imperfections is what makes the piece you are creating unique.

Open Diamond Wire Wrapped Clasp Great clasp for making wire wrapped projects that have a little flare.

Basic Wire Wrapping: Wrap a Spiral Clasp Here is how to make a spiral clasp out of wire. These clasps are used in peices where you want the clasp to look as good as the piece instead of just blending in.

Basic Wire Wrapping: Make a Coil Clasp Great wire wrapped clasp for multi-strand necklaces.

Basic Wire Wrapping: Wrap a Coil S Clasp Coils are fun to use, although they can be a pain to make by hand. If you will be making coils often to make wire clasps or other coil pieces, I suggest you get a coiler.

Wire Wrapping Basics: Head Pins See all of the different wire wrapping head pin designs that you will love or skip to the one you want to make:

Paddle Pin,

Spiral Head Pin,

Simple Head Pin,

Flourish Head Pin,

Lightening Head Pin,

Heart Head Pin.

Basic Wire Wrapping: How to Make Jumprings Make jumprings and learn to work harden the wire here.

Connecting S-Links Easy to make links that give the piece a more artistic look.

Basic Wire Wrapping: One to Two Wire Link This wire wrapped link is used to go from one strand to two strands in wire wrapping necklaces and bracelets. Also makes interesting designs when used throughout a wire jewelry piece.

Spiral Connecting Link Cool link that you can use to connect bead links for unique wire wrapped bracelets.

Basic Wire Wrapping: Make a Clover Link This link gives a fun look to wire projects.

Basic Wire Wrapping: How to Make a Clover Clasp Make this pretty and fancy clasp for your wire projects. Don't be deceived, it isn't that difficult to make!

Basic Wire Wrapping: Eye Link Simply the eye part of the clasp.

Wire Wrapping Jewelry Projects: Bracelets

Wire, Pearl and Swarovski Crystal Bracelet Perfect beginners project to practice looping for wire wrappers and to wear at birthdays or for weddings. The pearls look classic with the Swarovski crystals.

Wire and Swarovski Crystal with Pearls Bracelet Perfect beginners project to practice looping for wire wrappers and to wear at birthdays or for weddings. The pearls look classic with the Swarovski crystals.

Chips and Pearls Wire Wrapped Bead Bracelet This is an awesome combination with the rustic chip bead combined with the classic pearl look and wire wrapped links.

S Link Multi Strand Wire and Bead Bracelet Cute and simple to make - that is what I love about this bacelet. Do your bead links and link them together.

Diamond Shaped Wire and Bead Link Bracelet Fun with wire links while I was enjoying a movie and I came up with this beautiful piece. It is an open diamond shaped link and stone diamond shape beads!

Denim Lapis Wire Bead Bracelet This wire wrapped bracelet has two different sizes of the lapis, giving it more of a individual look.

Lampwork and Pressed Glass Wire Bead Bracelet If you are having trouble finding matching beads for a wire wrapped bracelet, look at Czech pressed glass beads. I used a flutted glass bead that matched the color dot in the lampwork beads.

Rusted Sun Pearl Crystal and Wire Bead Bracelet I love copper wire with the fire red crystals and the orange pearls - way cool!

Golden Roses Wire Wrapped Bracelet Working with gold wire, vintage and stone beads. Classic looking set. Swirl your wire:

Cuff Bracelet or Armlet One wire, some easy swirling and a few beads make this trendy cuff bracelet. Make Wire Jewelry Project:

Wire and Swarovski Crystal Bracelet These make perfect birthday and wedding gifts as you can use any color of Swarovski crystal. Make Wire Jewelry Project:

Open Heart Charm Bracelet Copper piece that I really enjoyed making. This bracelet is perfect for those you love. Make Wire Jewelry Project:

Turquoise Nugget Bead Bracelet Rustic nugget look is awesome in green and silver wire. Make Wire Jewelry Project:

Button Pearl Bead Bracelet These make great wedding pieces as you can use any color of pearl. Make Wire Jewelry Project:

A Skip, A Hop, and A Jump Bracelet Here is some chain maille fun with jumprings. A simple beginners wire working project that looks great.

Wire Wrapping Project: Clover Bracelet When you wrap this set in green, it's perffect for Saint Patrick's Day! Try other colors for just a great wire wrapped look.

Wire Wrapping Jewelry Projects: Earrings

Blue Chrysocolla and Crystal Wire Wrapped Earrings Another fun bead dangle using wire and three beads. In this wire beaded earring project note that you can use crystals to match the colors that go throughout your focus bead and the design will stand out.

Emperor Stone and Apple Turquoise Wire Wrapped Earrings I love these colors  together to make a pair of wire wrapped earrings for the Christmas holidays. Fun wire and bead earring  project.

Wire Wrapped Donut Bead Earring Small donut beads given an extra dimension to these fun wire wrapped bead earrings. Out of donut beads? You can substitute coin beads in this tutorial and get a similar affect.

Wire Swirled Stones Bead Earrings I always want to shake my head when wearing swirls. You will too when you complete this free wire wrapped earring project.

Beaded Arrowhead Earrings Stone arrowheads make fun dangles for earring and pendants. Added flowy handmade glass tubes bring out the earthy essence in this pair.

Wire Topped Topaz Raindrops Bead Earrings These raindrops are made from tear shaped beads that are quartz with blue topaz. These are very much like the Opal Drop Earrings, but they have more wire on the top.

Opal Drop Earrings The white in these opal beads is so cool, great for weddings and summer outfits.

Bead and Wire Circle Earrings Hammered wire circle looks like a classic wire worked piece. Accent with a big cool bead you've been saving for a special project. Mine is a vintage bead that has lots of luster and a story to tell.

On the Curve Bead and Wire Earrings Easy and so cute! This wire wrapped earrings make up quickly.

Quartz Swirl Wire Earrings Crackled quartz is so interesting. Wrapping it in wire is like wrapping up chaos... love it!

Drop Loop Wire Earrings These long drop wire wrapped earrings can be made in two different ways as shown in the pitcute. You will need to decide what type of drop earrings you are making when you gather your supplies.

Wire Wrapped Double Swirls Beaded Earrings Two pretty beads and some wire to swirl and you will have these fun wire wrapped beaded earrings done in no time. Easy and they look awesome!

Wire Wrapped Double Bead Triangle Earrings I have no idea why - maybe I'm just crazy that way - but these beaded earrings were no exception. They make me smile and then giggle. I hope you like them too.

Rusted Sun Pearl Crystal and Wire Bead Earrings Cute and fairly simple wire earring to make. I see people wearing these on a hot summer night.

Golden Roses Beaded Earrings Working with gold wire and vintage beads. Be sure to check out the entire set.

Crazy Wire Earrings I like the free form look of these crazy wire earrings. They make up fast and are a trendy style.

Lampwork and Lace Agate Bead Earrings Beautiful blue mixes in these lampwork bead. That matched up so well with the lace agate round I had and with little swarovski bicone and handmade spiral accents, I worked out an artistic piece for my ears. Make Wire Jewelry Project:

Coral and Mother of Pearl Earrings show a simple wire wrapping dangle.

Wire Wrapping Project: Swirling Heart Beaded Earrings The wire wrapped swirling head pins are the signature part of this beautiful Valentine's Day jewelry project. Make Wire Jewelry Project:

Flower Chain Earrings Make these hip earrings with jumprings.

Wire Wrapping Project: Candy Corn Wire Wrapped Bead Earrings I love these lampwork beads, but now that I've added a wire wrapped piece they look even better.

Wire Wrapping Project: Beaded Swirls Earrings Pretty swirls matched up with the wire swirl earwires.

Wire Wrapping Project: Beaded Wire Flower Earrings Learn to make a swirly flower pendant in this wirewrapping project.

Wire Wrapping Project: Whirly Wire Heart Earrings Wire wrapped heart with a beaded wire makes a wonderful whirly earring. these can be made in any color for special occasions like Valentine's day, birthdays, weddings or just someone's favorite color.

Wire Wrapping Project: Wire Wrapped Heart Earrings Wire wrapping lovely hearts for romantic beaded earrings.

Wire Wrapping Project: Clover Earrings When you wrap this set in green, it's perfect for Saint Patrick's Day! Try other colors for just a great wire wrapped look.

Wire Wrapping Jewelry Projects: Necklaces, Chains and Pendants

Wire Wrapped Arrowhead Pendant Arrowhead pendants are a way of keeping pieces of history. Here's one way to wire wrap an arrowhead.

Golden Roses Wire Wrapped Necklace Making a pendant is easy, as seen in this piece's style. Gold wire brings out the value and classic look.

Wire Wrapping Project: Golden Shell Bead Necklace The shell beads on this long wire wrapped necklace add to the flow and jumps of the wire links.

Wire Wrapping Project: Pearl and Chain Beaded Necklace Simple bead wraps make this wire wrapped necklace an easy and beautiful piece. Make Wire Jewelry Project:

Flower Chain Wire wrap this cool chain.

Wire Wrapping Project: Wrapped Ease Wire Necklace I love this piece, I hope you will too.

Wire Wrapping Project: Make a Donut Pendant Very simple - you can make a lot of these fast! Make Wire Jewelry Project:

Wire Wrapping a Heart Pendant Heart pendant has matching wire wrapped earrings.

Wire Wrapping Project: Clover Necklace When you wrap this set in green, it's perfect for Saint Patrick's Day! Try other colors for just a great wire wrapped look.

Wire Wrapping Jewelry Projects: Rings

Two Beads Wire Ring You can use this wire ring for a mother's ring if the mom has two kids or as a couple's ring with each bead the color of the birthstones.

Rough Stone Wire Ring Using a rough gemstone in wire jewelry really adds to the uniqueness of the piece. Natural beauty is found in any gem stone, but the swirls of wire tend to enhance rather than conflict with a rough stone - making the piece noteworthy.

Two Beads Wire Ring Lots of coiling and sweet little beads in this free wire ring project. Beautiful design!

Expandable Bead and Wire Ring Cute ring to make for gifts - especially if you do not know the ring size of the person who is going to wear it.

S Coil Wire Ring Spirals are standards in much of today's wire working jewelry. Here is how to make wire ring project that is adjustable, simple and trendy.

Three Wrap Wire Ring It's like wire wrapping a spring, very easy. Here is how to make a three wrap wire ring project that is adjustable.

All Free Beaded Jewelry Making Projects

(see the A to Z list of all Free Beaded Jewelry Projects on this site)