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Simple Wire Wrap Tree Tutorial
Published: 2011-10-13 03:57:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 149728; Favourites: 2968; Downloads: 1374
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Alright, sorry it's been so long. Trying to explain/knowing what needed explanation and what was obvious just didn't seem to be working. I'm still developing the class a little each time I teach it. Please credit and link back to me if you use it.Again, suggestions for clarification would be good
Have fun and let me know what you make!
First taker to let me know: ninina-nini.deviantart.com/art…
shorterwitch.deviantart.com/ar…
illanabehir.deviantart.com/art…
madewithlovel.deviantart.com/a…
whitewolfgirl91.deviantart.com…
seon-ha.deviantart.com/art/Bro… and seon-ha.deviantart.com/art/Sil…
I've got a handful of variations on this style in my charity wraps folder magpie-poet.deviantart.com/gal… as well as in my etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/magpiesmisce…
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Let me know how it works for you, I'm still looking for ways to make it easier to follow!
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Maybe I'm being dense, but how did you finish the piece so that wires aren't poking the person wearing it?
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Squeeze them flat with pliers, they normally behave. With gold and silver wire I use the 3M super fine sanding stuff to smooth them out.
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Damn that's pretty. D: I wanna do that. I dun think I can get those bootiful beads though. /sadfase
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Keep an eye out. You can find slightly larger ones at craft stores and scale up a little, I get my stone chips at gem and mineral and bead shows, you can google to see if there are any reasonably close to you. I've had decent luck getting them on etsy when I'm hard up, though I do certainly prefer to see them.
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Okay, thanks! :'D
I managed to get some good practice in with some good seed beads recently. They're fun to make. =w=
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...what's a prescription bottle...? o.o
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Oh, sorry. Around here they're the small round bottles that prescriptions come in when you get sick. They close tightly so a lot of people keep them for beads. I just find them a good standard size object a lot of people own. Outside of class I actually use a spool of thread pretty often. For larger pendants I've even used the base of tea candles.
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Oh, those. I guess I've only ever seen them on House MD 
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Anything small and round, you don't have to do round, it's just easier. I've done rectangular ones too, they're just harder to get centered.
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Hello, I used your tutorial to create these medals : [link]
Thank you a million for this
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That's awesome. Glad it proved useful for you.
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oh thank you thank you! i've always loved these ^ ^ now i can make them!
...a lot easier then i thought it was lol ^ ^"
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It's trial and error and practice. (And not letting the chips escape on you like happened to me last night!)
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of course ^ ^ lol, i know what you mean about the chips, they scan be crafty little buggers! XD
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Cool, let me know how it goes.
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i made one as a birthdaypresent for my friend, and she loved it, but i forgot to take a photo of it...
but i'll make more, i can show you them instead
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That's awesome, glad she liked it!
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Cool, link back and let me know how it goes
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oh cool a tutorial on wire trees. i might give this a shot and hope it turns out..good heh 
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Cool, let me know how it turns out-and if you have any suggestions for making things clearer, I've signed up to teach an intro to wire work class at a local adult ed this fall (if enough people sign up for it to run!)
Link back if you post it?
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ill let you know how it turns out. its also great that you have visuals in the tutorial. mostly i learn through visuals. im not that good learning in just text sometimes. ill make sure to post it soon. i just love learning new techniques to expand new creations to make.
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I am mostly visual, but sometimes I've found I have serious issues understanding what someone is doing in a photo!
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ah yes i have the same problem. the only way i could try and understand of what is going on in the pic on the tutorial, i just look, study, and follow the patterns on how each step goes. mostly of course i stumble on one step and it takes me awhile to figure out how that part of the project goes and then later i figure out how it is supposed to look like and how it should be followed. mostly in situations on weaving lol.
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thanks for the tutorial. this is mine: [link]
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This is great tutorial, thank you so much for it
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Wow, I want to try this, it looks awesome! Thanks for posting it!
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No problem, have fun, let me know how it goes
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WOW. Thank you so much for posting this! *adds to To-try-one-day List*
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You're welcome. I've got a long list too, but let me know if you give it a shot
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Such great pictures. I can't wait to try this!
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Have fun, let me know how it goes!
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I used your tutorial but added a couple of branches and used a larger base. It was my first attempt at jewelry so it isn't all that great but I made it with my own hands which is pretty cool. [link]
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Looks great, especially for a first attempt at jewelry! (And don't be too hard on yourself over wire waste. I tell myself I'll waste less wire next time each time...
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Thanks for saying so. It makes me feel much better about it. I've made a couple more and didn't waste nearly as much wire as I did on the first one.
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Part of the trick is, if you think you're going to be wasting wire, but enough so that you can reuse the left overs
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I hadn't thought about it like that. Thanks for the awesome tip.
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where did you buy the stones??
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Different dealers at gem shows generally. I bought some on etsy too.
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Beautiful! I can't wait to try this!
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No problem, let me know if you try it
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Thanks for the tutorial!
I tried it and here's the result [link]
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