DIY WIRE JEWELRY Pt. DEUX

Midi and delicate rings are all the rage. *I know, I say everything is "all the rage"* But they are. When something is trending, everyone wants it. Look at Rih Rih rocking her midis, too cute!

Do you want one? Well, you could go online and buy it on Etsy or you can make as many as you want for under $4.00.

$47.00

I took 6 inches of 16 gauge wire, folded it in half and wrapped it around a highlighter pen.

$3.99 @ A.C. Moore

Take each side and fold over the highlighter with the loop in the middle.

Use round nose pliers to bend each side up and pull to elongate.

For a finished look, I put a little crazy glue on the ends and added a little gold ball.

You can make a lot of designs. Once you fit it to your finger, bend it all different ways to make one of a kind rings. Trust me, I just played with the wire and made these rings.

 I made the pic black and white to look like Rih Rih's

Check out I Spy DIY tutorial on how to make the bow rings. 

DIY WIRE JEWELRY

Aren't the little "love" necklaces cute? I want one like this from Tina Tang.

$115

But, you know me, I'm like, "I can make that".  So, I google "DIY wire love necklaces" and found this post from Amy of H is for Homemade.

I followed her instructions step by step. I'm like, bet, I already had the pliers, "O" rings and chains from a previous project, all I need to do is buy 16 gauge wire and lobster claw clasps, so I hit up A.C. Moore.

I worked backwards just like she did, which seemed strange at first, since I'm used to writing from the left. But with wire it works better.

This was NOT easy at all!  I used a screw to make the letter "o" and to make the loop in the "L".

I had to take out a couple of links from the chain since the letter "e" sits lower than the capital "L" and added a clasp. Here's the final product. 

Mine's not half bad.

*Update:  I made another one. I'm getting better.*