An early Handmade Monday! This week I've mostly been making roses. And bag charms, but I guess you are fed up with seeing those (!), so here's how to make a wire rose. Mine aren't very neat and each one turns about a bit different, but I like that. They are not made in a factory, so why should I want them to be all the same? That's my excuse anyway! Here's the tutorial
You'll need:
Wire - I used about 18 inches (45 cm) for each flower and 1mm (20 gauge) wire
Round nose pliers
Chain nose pliers (optional)
Wire cutters
Step 1: Grasp the centre of the wire in the round nose pliers
Step 2: Bring each end of the wire round the pliers
Step 3: Make a twist so each piece of wire goes around the other
Step 4: Carry on the twist, bringing one piece of wire around to meet the other
Step 5: Keep the twist going, but as you bring the two wires around the twist, gently lift one wire over the other.
Step 6: Keep going around with the two wires together, every so often lifting one wire over the other as you circle. Try to build each concentric circle so that it is lower than the previous one to give the rose depth.
Step 7: Keep going round, lifting and gently twisting the two wires
Step 8: The rose begins to take shape
Step 9: As the rose grows, you may need to take it off the round nose pliers. Use the loop in the middle of the back of the rose to hold it with the chain nose pliers so that you can carry on
Step 10: Holding on gets a bit harder the deeper the rose gets
Step 11: Nearly done. Just need to decide if you want it to be a charm or a connector or a bead, so either seperate the two wires and make a loop on opposite sides of your flower or ...
Step 12: ...create a wrapped loop with the two wires at the top of the rose. You still have a loop at the back, which could be used to thread the rose onto beading wire like a bead if you wish, or can simply be flattened to get it out of the way.
The design possibilities are endless...
To make the ring, simply start the process winding the wire round a marker pen or ring mandrel first to construct the shank.
Here's the link to see what other crafty folk have been making this week.
You'll need:Wire - I used about 18 inches (45 cm) for each flower and 1mm (20 gauge) wire
Round nose pliers
Chain nose pliers (optional)
Wire cutters
Step 1: Grasp the centre of the wire in the round nose pliers
Step 2: Bring each end of the wire round the pliers
Step 3: Make a twist so each piece of wire goes around the other
Step 4: Carry on the twist, bringing one piece of wire around to meet the other
Step 5: Keep the twist going, but as you bring the two wires around the twist, gently lift one wire over the other.
Step 6: Keep going around with the two wires together, every so often lifting one wire over the other as you circle. Try to build each concentric circle so that it is lower than the previous one to give the rose depth.
Step 7: Keep going round, lifting and gently twisting the two wires
Step 8: The rose begins to take shape
Step 10: Holding on gets a bit harder the deeper the rose gets
Step 11: Nearly done. Just need to decide if you want it to be a charm or a connector or a bead, so either seperate the two wires and make a loop on opposite sides of your flower or ...
Step 12: ...create a wrapped loop with the two wires at the top of the rose. You still have a loop at the back, which could be used to thread the rose onto beading wire like a bead if you wish, or can simply be flattened to get it out of the way.
The design possibilities are endless...
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| Bracelet with pyrite flowers |
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| Copper wire rose ring |
To make the ring, simply start the process winding the wire round a marker pen or ring mandrel first to construct the shank.
Here's the link to see what other crafty folk have been making this week.
