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1. Introduction: Trina here, and welcome back. We are going to be creating three different Valentine's
Day inspired designs, which means all things hearts. These three different
designs are a great example for the
versatility of wire jewelry. While each design
features the heart shape, they are all
different and unique. From using a ring
mandrel to create the heart shape to our
noodle Nose pliers, adding beads or leaving the
wire to speak for itself, each of these designs
is perfect for a DIY Valentine's
Day inspired outfit. We'll start off our
designs with a fun take on the classic hoop earring by creating these
heart shaped hoops. Then we will create some
Ear-climbers with this sort of tumbled heart look where the hearts are in
opposite directions, and this will be a
fun earring to make. And last but not least because everyone is a huge fan of
dangle earrings, right? So we have these heart dingles they're so
fun, full of movement, and you can change
out that stone to be any color you like
for any occasion. Now, let's go ahead and jump into creating
these earrings, and I hope you enjoy
it as much as I do.
2. "Falling in Love" Ear-climbers: Pintrist inspired
design is perfect for a DIY Valentine's
Day outfit. So let's jump into creating
these Ear-climbers. Starting off our materials, we are going to be using a
20 gauge solid brass wire. We have a file, and then
we also have a ruler. And then for our pliers, we will be using some Nylon jaw pliers, our wire cutters, and
our needle nose pliers. To begin creating
our Ear-climbers, we are going to pull
out a length of wire and smooth it out with
our Nylon jaw pliers. Placing the wire onto our ruler, we are going to
measure out 3.5 ". Holding the wire at
that measurement, we will use our wire
cutters to clip the wire. Then we're going to
go ahead and cut our second piece of wire
for the other Ear-climbers, measuring again to 3.5 " and cutting it off
with our wire cutters. Now taking our
needle nose pliers, we are going to begin creating the hearts
of the Ear-climbers. Placing the end of the wire into the very tip of the pliers, we are going to bend it
over and create a loop. Readjusting our pliers, we are then going to create the
points of the heart. Bending the wire straight up
after creating this point, slightly over bending it to create a sharp
angle in the wire. Then we're going to
take the long endo the wire and wrap it around to create the second
half of the heart, wrapping the wire in the
same place on the pliers so that these loops or the
circles are the same size. Bringing the wire up and around, we are going to begin
creating the second heart. We want the hearts to
have a tumbled look, as long as we keep the
hearts the same size, we're going to bend them
in different directions. Using the same process to create the second heart by
creating first loop and then creating the point of
the heart and then bringing the long end of the wire around to create the second
half of the heart. Readjusting our
pliers as needed, we can use them to
draw the hearts together and bring the
entire design together. To create our last heart, which is going to be upside
down to the other two, we're going to wrap the wire around in opposite direction, bringing the long
end of wire up and around in the opposite
direction as we did the first two hearts
so that the point of this heart is upside
down from the other two. Creating the second half of
the third and final heart, we're going to wrap
that long end of the wire behind
the entire design. Before bending this
into an ear climber, we are going to take our file and smooth down the end of wire. Now placing the entire
design back into the pliers, we're going to bring that
long end of wire around to the back of the earring to
create the Ear-climbers. Then placing our pliers back on the wire a little bit down
from the end of the wire, we're going to
slightly bend over to create a little
hook on the wire. Then we can go back in with our needle nose
pliers and adjust the hearts and the entire design until it is to our liking. Having finished our first
heart Ear-climbers, we're going to go on and create
the second Ear-climbers. I wanted to create these
in a mirrored fashion, so we're going to be
wrapping these hearts in the opposite direction of what we did on the
first Ear-climbers. I placed the first
Ear-climbers on a little piece of foam
so that I could keep it nearby and look at it so
that I could use it as a pattern and mirror the
second Ear-climbers after it. Checking your first Ear-climbers to make sure that you're
bending the second one in the opposite direction so that it is mirrored
and not matching. This, I must admit, took me
several attempts to have the hearts be actually mirrored and not matching
the first Ear-climbers. Creating a little loop, then bending the wire up to
create a point of the heart, over bending the wire to
create a sharp angle, and then creating a second loop that is the same size
as our first one. We're then going to go on and
finish creating the hearts. Our third and final heart, need to remember to bend in the opposite
direction so that it is upside down from
the first two hearts. Always placing the wire
into the same depth into the pliers so that the loops of the hearts all end
up the same size. This will help give the
Ear-climbers a uniform look. Creating the third and final
heart on this Ear-climbers, you can see I accidentally bend the wire in a wrong position. So I'm just going to
gently unbend the wire. Using some chain nose pliers, I straightened out the
wire so that I could re bend everything in
the correct shape. Bending wire like this is
always a little bit of a risk because if you over
bend wire, it will snap off. With this in mind, it's best
to always go slowly and make sure that you're bending the wire correctly
the first time. And don't allow yourself
to stress over it because you can simply
restart the design, get a new piece of
wire and try again. Time and practice and patience will help you improve
your design each time. Now to get back to
creating our heart, we are going to finish
wrapping the final heart, and then we're going to bend the long end of the wire
towards the back of the Ear-climbers to finish
creating the Ear-climbers. Placing the wire into
the tip of the pliers, we're going to create
that little hook on the back of the Ear-climbers, and don't forget
to file the ends of wire so that
everything is smooth. Once you have finished
creating the design, go back in if you feel like
you need to with your N on nose pliers and
bend the hearts, twist them closer together, adjust the design until you
are happy with how it looks. And now we have finished
these earrings. I really love the way these hearts came out
looking like they tumbled across your ear as
you wear the Ear-climbers. I hope you enjoyed
watching this tutorial and making and wearing your
new Ear-climbers earrings. If you enjoyed this video, be sure to check out my
channel where I have many more wire jewelry
designs for you to enjoy. Now, thank you again
so much for watching, and I look forward to seeing
you in the next video.
3. Heart-shaped Hoop Earrings: Hello, and welcome
to a new tutorial. Katrina here, and I'm
really excited to share this Valentine's Day
inspired hoop earring. These heart shaped
hoops are just so cute, and they are super
simple and easy to make. After creating the hoop itself, I will show you a little
tip on how to add a charm or a bead
onto the earring. Now, let's jump into
creating these heart hoops. Depending on which size of
wire fits in your ear best, you can use either the 20 gauge or a larger 18 gauge wire. The larger gauge wire is
going to be sturdier, so that is my preference
to use for these earrings. Next up, we have a fingernail
file as well as a ruler, and then we have a ring mandrel. I'm using a three quarter
inch ring mandrel, which is a size ten ring. For our pliers, we have
chain nose pliers. We have a set of
needle nose pliers. Then we have our wire cutters, as well as Nylon jaw pliers. To begin creating our earrings, we're going to pull
out a length of our 20 gauge or 18 gauge wire. Using our Nylon jaw players, we are going to straighten
out a length of wire. Then placing the
wire onto our ruler, we are going to measure out 6 ". Holding the wire at
that measurement, we are going to cut it off
with our wire cutters. Then let's go ahead and
straighten out a length of wire for our second piece of
wire for the second heart. Placing it on the ruler at 6 ", we're going to cut
it off as well. With two pieces of
wire cut to length, we are then going to
grab our file and smooth down both
ends of each wire. Now we can begin actually
creating and shaping the heart. Placing the wire onto
the pliers about an inch or an inch and a quarter out from the center of
the ring mandrel. We're going to wrap
the long end of a wire around the mandrel
to create a U shape. Once we have created
this U shape, we are now going to use
our needle nose pliers to create a loop at what will
be the center of the heart, bringing the long end
of the wire up and around to create a loop at
the center of the heart. Once we have created
this loop in the wire, we are then going to
place the wire back onto the ring mandrel and create
the second half of the heart. Holding on the top of the heart, we are going to pull it gently apart to tighten down
that loop a little bit. Now, you can see that we have one end of wire that is
longer than the other, and this is on purpose. We are going to take
our nodle nose pliers and place the wire
into the pliers and begin spiraling
it upward towards the heart to create
a loop in the wire, which will become the
closure of our hoop. You can create this loop at any size depending on where you place it into
the jaw of your pliers. I made this loop a
little bigger than I wish I had when I
created this video. So when I go back to
make these earrings, I will be making it smaller
in diameter than I did here. After creating that spiral, we are then going to go
in with our hands and gently shape the heart so
that it is symmetrical. As we are doing this, we can see that the spiral is still too far out and doesn't meet up with the other
end of the heart. We're going to go back in
with our nato Nose players and continue spiraling that end up until it matches and meets with the
other end of the heart. Continue bending and adjusting the heart until you are
happy with its shape. A Now that we have created and finished
the first heart hoop, we can use it as a pattern
to create the second one. Measuring the length of
the wire on the heart, we can then wrap it around our ring mandrel and
begin shaping the heart and using our first
heart again as a pattern to make sure that
they end up the same size. This is very useful when we are measuring the initial side and then marking where we need to bend the loop at the
center of the heart. Placing the wire into
the needle nose pliers, we're going to bend
that long end of wire up and around
to create that loop. After creating that loop, we are then going to
place the wire onto the pliers to shape the
second half of the earring. Now, again, using the first
heart as our pattern, we are going to shape
the second heart so that the earrings
are the same. Using the needle nose
pliers to create that spiral and twisting
the wire up towards the top of the earring until it
meets with the other end of wire so we can slip that
wire inside of the spiral. Again, you can go back in with your hands or the
pliers if you need to and adjust the shape of the hearts until it
is to your liking. And now we have finished
creating the heart hoops. Now, if you want to
add a little color or movement to the
hoop earrings, here I'm going to show you
how to add some charms. We're going to need
two jump rings and, of course, two beads, and I would recommend using
a 20 or 22 gauge wire, whichever size will
fit the bead best. We're going to
begin by threading one of our beads onto our wire. Then taking our
needle nose pliers, we are going to place the
very tip of the wire into the very tip of our pliers and
create a tiny little loop, bending the wire
back over itself to center the loop over
the long end of the wire. And then drawing the bead
up towards that loop, we're going to
place the wire into our pliers and create a
little gap above the bead. Readjusting our
pliers, we're going to create a loop at the
top of the bead. Bringing the long end
of the wire around, we're then going to wrap it
above the bead and underneath the loop to create a
spiral and wrapping here. Once we have finished
creating this wrapping, we'll cut off the access
wire with our wire cutters. Then using our needle nose
pliers to hold the charm, we will use our chainnospliers to press down the end of wire. Repeat all of these steps
to create a second charm. Now that we have
created our charms, we are going to take our
chainospliers and open up one of our jump rings
and add our charm, and then we are going to add the charm onto our hoop earring. This may be a little
tricky as we are trying to place this into
the center of the heart, and there's not a lot of room
to move with our pliers. But we can slide
the jumping around so that the ends are facing us so we can then press them together and close the
jumping with our pliers. If you have a pair
of bent nose pliers, they would be very useful
in this situation. Having added the first charm
to the first heart hoop, we can go in and add the second charm onto
the second earring, opening the jumping,
adding the charm, and then adding the charm onto that loop in the
center of the heart. Now that we have
added the charms onto both of our heart hoops, we have finished the earrings. Thank you so much for watching. I really hope you
enjoyed creating these simple Valentine's
Day inspired heart hoops. Drop a comment letting me know what you might
like to see next. Again, thank you so
much for watching, and I'll see you
in the next one.
4. Heart Dangle Earrings: I love a good dangle earring, and these are super cute. If you changed the bead or the stone to a pink
or red collar, these earrings would be perfect for any Valentine's Day outfit. Starting off our materials, we are going to be
creating the hearts with a 20 gauge solid brass wire. Next, we have a file
as well as a ruler, and then we have a ring
mandrel I chose a size to, and this is going
to give me a heart that is a little bit
over an inch wide. Then we have a bead for
each earring in the size, shape, and color of your choice. For our pliers, we are going to be using some need
on those pliers, our wire cutters, and a
pair of Nylon jaw pliers. Now that we have everything we need to create these earrings, let's get into the video. To begin creating our earrings, we're going to grab
our 20 gauge wire and the Nylon ja pliers and
straighten out a length of wire. Then using our ruler, we're
going to measure out 4 " of the wire and cut it
off to that measurement. Using our wire cutters, we will cut off the wire at 4 ". We're going to go ahead and cut our second piece of wire to 4 " so that we have two pieces of wire ready to go to
create our heart shapes. Grabbing our file, we
are going to smooth down both ends of
each piece of wire. Check the wire with
your fingers to make sure that there
are no rough edges. Now let's get into
creating the hearts. We're going to place our
wire onto the ring mandrel, leaving a tail sticking
out over the end. This tail should
be about one third of the entire length of wire. Now using our
needle nose pliers, we are going to create a loop in the middle
of the wire here. This is going to be the
center of the heart shape. Bending the wire up and
around as you see in the video to create this loop
at the center of the heart. Now that we have created this
little loop in the wire, we are going to bend
the wire around the ring mandrel again to shape the other
half of the heart. Now that we have created
the heart shape, we are going to add our bead and slide it onto the
wire that is longer. We want one end of the wire
to be longer than the other so that we can then wrap it
around the opposite end. Press the ends of wire
towards each other, shaping the heart so that the longer end overlaps
the shorter end. Leaving a little tail, baby, a quarter of an inch long, we're going to use our needle nose pliers and bend the wire over capturing the short end
of wire inside of this bend. We are then going to wrap
that short piece of wire around to finish and
secure the heart. Bending the wire around and then grabbing our
Nylon jaw pliers, we are going to secure this
wrapping onto the wire. Make sure that the
very end of wire is pressed down and secured
against the other wire. With the heart secured in place, we can now adjust it with our fingers until it is
the shape that we like. Having finished our first heart, we can now go in and create the second heart in
the same manner. Using the first heart that
we created as a pattern for the second heart so that we make sure we get our
pieces the same size. Creating that loop in the
center of the heart and then shaping the other end of wire on our ring mandril then we can add our bead
onto the heart design. Adjusting the shape
of the heart so that one end of the wire
is longer than the other, we can then use our
needle nose pliers to create a wrapping that
secures the heart together. Wrapping the wire around
the opposite end, we want to secure it
together and we will use our Nylon jaw pliers
to help us do that. Now we have created both
of the heart dangles. Next, we need to create some jump rings and the French
hooks for our earrings. Placing the very end of
the wire into the piers, we're going to wrap it all the way around to create a circle. Wrapping the wire all the way around so that the end overlaps, we are then going to use
our wire cutters and clip off the wire right
there next to the end. Then we need to go
ahead and create a second jumping for
our second earring. After creating our
second jump ring, we can now create
our earring hooks. Leaving a very small tail
out the end of the wire, we're going to spend it slightly over to create a little
kink in the wire. Now we need to place the
wire into the very base of the pliers and bend it over to create the
hook of the earring. Then we are going
to bend the wire over so that we can
bend it back in the opposite direction to create a loop that is directly centered under the
hook of the earing. Once we have created this loop, we are then going to
take the long end of wire and wrap it around
the top of the loop, where we will then clip it
off with our wire cutters and secure it with either our chain
nose or nylon jaw pliers. A after creating the earrings, we want to make
sure all the ends of wire are very smooth. Because I didn't think of this
as I was shaping the loop, I'm going to have to
place the loop back into my chaos pliers and twist the whole earring so
that the orientation of the loop is to the
front of the hook. Now we're going to
use our chain noose pliers to help us
open up the jumping. We're going to first add our heart and then our
earring onto the jumping. And then it's useful to use
a second pair of pliers to close the jump ring and
make sure that it is secure. After we have assembled
the first earring, we can go in and open our second jump ring so that we can assemble our second earring, adding our heart first, and
then adding our earring. After making sure
that we have closed the jump ring correctly
and securely, we have now finished
assembling our second earring. And with that, we have completed our set of heart
dangle earrings. Thank you so much for watching. I hope you enjoyed creating these heart dangle
earrings with me. Thank you again so
much for watching, and I'll see you
in the next one.
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