Wedding-worthy DIY Pearl and Wire Jewelry

1. Introduction: Katrina here and welcome back. I don't know about you, but pearls and gold just scream wedding. So I think this pearl and gold wire set would be perfect for that DIY bride who just loves getting crafty. We're going to start off by creating a stacking ring set with this simple but elegant and classy solitaire pearl ring. Then we're going to follow it up by creating this fun arch stacker that goes along perfectly with the solitaire ring. Lastly, we are going to create these pearl hoops, which are my favorite earrings of all time. As always, you can customize any design. And I think switching out the beads would change up the entire vibe of this set, but it would be just as amazing. From creating a classic solitaire ring to shaping some earrings and adding beads, these designs are fit for any skill level. Now, let's jump into creating this super classy pearl and gold wire set. 2. Classy Solitaire: Pearl Wire Ring: Super excited to show you how to create this pearl statement ring. After you learn how to create this pearl statement ring, you're going to want to watch the video for how to create this arch ring because it stacks perfectly with this statement ring, you definitely want to go check that out. Starting off our materials, we are going to be using an 18 gauge solid brass wire to create the band of the ring. Then we have a 24 gauge coated copper wire that we will use to attach our bead onto the ring. Then we have a ring mandrel in the size of your choice, as well as a metal file to smooth down the wire. Then I have three different sizes of beads. We will be using needle nose pliers, chain nose pliers. We need our wire cutters as well as some Nylon jaw pliers. To begin creating our ring, we are going to use our Nylon jaw pliers and straighten out a length of the 18 gauge wire. Then we're going to grab our file and smooth down the tip of the wire. Then using our needle nose pliers, we're going to place the very tip of the wire into the jaw of the pliers and create a loop at the end of the wire. Readjusting the hold of our pliers on the wire, we are going to slightly bend the loop over so that it is centered over the long end of the wire. Once we have created this loop, we are then going to use our ring mandrel and place the wire onto the mandrel, bending it all the way around to create the curve of the ring. Grabbing our bead, we're going to place it onto the ring mandrel to give us an estimate of where we need to bend the wire to create the band of the ring. Marking the spot where we need to bend the wire, we're going to pinch it with our fingers or our pliers and bend it over 90 degrees. Using the first loop as a guide for the size, we can then place the wire into our pliers and create a second loop identical to the first one. Wrapping the wire around to complete the loop, we will then use our wire cutters to snip off the extra wire. Grabbing our file, we want to smooth down any rough edges. If needed, adjust the loop with your needle nose pliers to make sure that it is centered over the band of the ring. After we finish shaping the band of the ring, we are then going to use our 24 gauge wire to attach the bead. Placing the bead onto our 24 gauge wire, we are then going to thread the wire through one of the loops from the outside to the inside of the ring. Pushing a short tail of wire through the loop, we are then going to wrap it around underneath the loop multiple times. You can make this wrapping as long or as narrow as you want, but at least wrap it four to five times so that the wire is secured onto the band of the ring. Once you have wrapped it as far as you can with your fingers, grab your chains pliers to finish securing the wrapping onto the band of the ring, pressing from side to side, as well as end to end to squeeze the wrap together. With the first end secured on the ring, we're going to slide the bead up into the center of the ring. And then we're going to clip off the extra wire, leaving enough wire that we can thread it through and then wrap that tail of wire down around the loop like we did on the first side. We can place the ring back onto the ring mandrel to help us keep the correct shape. After we wrap the wire as far as we can with our fingers, we can then grab our chain ofs pliers to finish securing the wire onto the ring. And then we have finished the ring. A different way to attach the bead is to simply thread the wire straight through. So we go from the outside inside, inside, outside as we thread the wire directly through the first loop, the bead, and then the second loop. And this creates just a little bit of a different look when you're attaching the bead onto the ring. Both options for attaching the bead onto the ring work great, and it really depends on what you want the ring to look like. I wanted to show you this option as a reminder that when you're creating wire jewelry, you really can just do anything you want to create the jewelry piece that you're making. These two rings are made with the two different attachment styles. You can see that they both look great, and it's really up to you what you want the ring to look like. Now that you have finished creating this statement ring, you have to check out this video where we create an arched stacking ring that fits perfectly with this ring. I hope you enjoyed creating this wire jewelry with me, and thank you so much for watching. Be sure to go check out the rest of my channel where you can find many more tutorials. Thank you again, and I look forward to seeing you in the next video. 3. Elegant Stacks: Pearl Arch Wire Ring: Um to another tutorial, we are going to be creating this arch ring which is perfect for stacking along with this solitaire pearl ring, which you can see in this video here. Starting off our materials, we have an 18 gauge solid brass wire which we will use to create the band of the ring. Then we have our 24 gauge copper coated wire, and this is the size we need to attach our seed beads onto the band of the ring. Then we have a ring mandrel in the size of your choice, and we also have a metal file to smooth down the wire. Then I have three sizes of beads ready to go. For our pliers, we have our needle nose pliers, chain nose pliers, some wire cutters, and then we also have our Nylon jaw pliers. To begin creating this ring, we are going to measure out 4.5 " of the 18 gauge wire. This is about how much wire we need to create a size seven or eight ring. Clipping the wire at that measurement, we are then going to fold the wire in half. Slowly bend the wire so that the ends are even with each other. Now, I'm creating this ring as a stacking ring. So I have here a pearl solitaire ring that I just made in this video here and I'm going to place that onto the ring mandrel to help measure how I want to create the arch of this ring. Using the solitaire ring as my guideline, I'm then going to take my chain of pliers to bend the wire directly over from the arch in the wire. Bending both ends of the wire out, we now have this little bump or arch in the wire. Placing the whole piece of wire onto the ring mandrel, we are then going to shape it into a circle. Wrapping the wire tightly on the mandrel to create the shape, we can also then place the solitaire ring on the mandrel and check the size of the arch against this ring to see if it fits well together. With the wires crossed opposite of the arch, then we're going to use our chainos players and bend one end of the wire directly up. Making sure that the wires are criss crossed, we are going to take the other end of wire and bend it directly down so that the two wires are wrapped against each other. You want to create these binds of wire as close to each other as possible so that those binds in the wire are sitting right next to each other. We are then going to bring the ring to the end of the mandrel and press one end of the wire down so that we can begin wrapping it around through the ring. Because this 18 gauge wire is pretty heavy and stiff to work with, you will want to use your chainos pliers to wrap this wire around the band of the ring. Bending the wire down and through the center of the ring, we will then pinch it with the chainospliers so that we can get a nice tight bend in the wire. Bringing the wire up through to the other side of the ring, we are then going to bend it over the top and securely press the wire together. Turning the ring around, we are going to use this same process to bend the other end of wire through the ring and begin wrapping it as well. Pressing the wire through the center of the ring and then using our chain of pliers to press that bend into the wire so that it is tight and close together. Gently squeezing the wire together as you go to make sure that this is secure, as this is what is holding the ring together. Wrap each end of wire around multiple times until you are satisfied with how the closure looks. Press this wrapping from end to end with your pliers as you go so that it is tight and everything is pressed securely together. Once you are satisfied with the wrapping, then I like to bend the ends of the wire to the inside of the ring and cut them off there with the wire cutters. Then use your file to smooth down any rough edges. Next, we are going to begin attaching the beads. We are going to measure out 12 " of the 24 gauge wire. Cutting the wire to length, we are then going to secure one end of the wire to one side of the arc. Begin by wrapping it with your fingers and then finish it by securing it with your chain nose pliers. Squeeze the wrapping from end to end with your chain of pliers as you go so that everything is pressed together. Then we can go back and begin attaching the beads. Sliding a bead onto the wire, we're going to bring it all the way down against the arch. Holding the bead on the outside of the arch, we are then going to take the long end of the wire and wrap it down and around through the center of the ring. You should wrap the wire one full rotation at the least between each bead. I did two full wrappings in between each bead that I added. Once we have secured this bead on, we can then add another bead onto the wire, bring it down against the outside of the arch, and then wrap the long end of the wire around the band of the ring. Then we are going to repeat this process until the entire arch is filled with beads. As we go, we are going to use our chainles pliers to squeeze each wrapping between each bead closer together. Once we have finished adding beads, we are then going to create a wrapping on this side of the ring that matches the one on the other side. Clipping off the excess wire, if we have any, we're going to use our chainless pliers to secure and press down the end of wire. And now you have finished creating the ring. Wear it on its own or stack it with this lovely solitaire pearl ring, which you can see how to make in this video here. I hope you enjoyed creating this wire jewelry with me, and thank you so much for watching. Be sure to go check out the rest of my channel where you can find many more tutorials. Thank you again, and I look forward to seeing you in the next video. 4. Timeless Pearl Hoop Earrings: Welcome back to another video in a new tutorial. Katrina here with the earrings that are probably some of my favorite earrings to have ever made, which makes me super excited to share them with you. Starting off with this 18 gauge solid brass wire, we're going to use this to create the frame of the hoop earrings. Then we will be using a 24 gauge brass coated copper, and we need this small size so that we can string the beads onto the wire. Of course, we have our freshwater pearl beads, and I have three different sizes ranging from probably a five millimeter down to two or three millimeter Cb. We're going to be using the 34 millimeter size beads to create the hoop earrings. I'm using a size eight ring mandrel to shape the hoops and then I have a metal file to smooth down the wire. Then for our pliers, we are going to be using the round nose pliers, chain nose pliers. We have our wire cutters, as well as our Nylon jaw pliers. Now let's get into creating the earrings. Using our 18 gauge brass wire, we are going to grab the Nylon j pliers and straighten out a length of wire. Placing the wire onto the ring mandrel, we are going to leave a tail hanging out over the edge. This is going to become the post of our earring. Bending the wire three quarters of the way around, we're going to bring it straight up so that it crosses with our first end. Now we have what looks like a teardrop shape. We're going to then grab our chainnse pliers and begin creating the frame for the hoop of the earring. We're going to take the long end of the wire and bend it background on top of itself to create the frame which we will then attach the beads inside of. Using our chainnse pliers, we're going to grasp the wire just underneath the post of the earring. Grabbing the wire in the very tip of the pliers, we're going to bend it over 90 degrees. Slightly over bending the wire will create a sharper angle. We're going to grab our string of beads and place it next to the wire to see how wide we need to make the frame. Once we have a good idea on how wide this needs to be so that the beads fit, we can then place it into our chain of pliers and create a second 90 degree bend in the wire. After we know that the beads are going to fit into the wire, we are then going to place it back onto the ring mandrel and wrap the other side of the frame. Holding the wire firmly onto the ring mandrel, we're going to bring the other end around and draw it up next to the post of the earring. Then we're going to clip off the wire even with the other end. Placing the wire back onto the ring mandrel, we're just going to make sure that it is all bent in the same shape. Now grabbing our chain noose pliers, we are going to both create the hoop and close off and secure the frame. Leaving a tail, we're going to place the wire into the pliers and bend it over 90 degrees. Then switching to our roundness pliers, we're going to place it into the very tip of the pliers and bend the wire straight up again. This end is going to be the post of the earring. The other end of wire, we are now going to grab our chaos pliers and bend over and wrap that around the post of the earring. At the same level as the first bend of wire, we're going to draw the wire directly over creating a 90 degree turn. Placing the wire frame into Nylon jaw pliers helps to hold it securely so that it doesn't bend when we wrap the end of wire around the post of the earring. To save our fingers as we're bending this 18 gauge wire, we're going to use the chaos pliers to do most of the wrapping. Using the wire cutters, we can now clip off the excess wire. Using the chain of pliers, we are going to tighten down that loop and do any adjusting that we need to to the post of the earring. Now that we have created our first earring, we're going to go ahead and start creating the second earring, wrapping it on the ring mandrel to first create that teardrop shape. Then we're going to use our first earring as a pattern and guide to create the second earring to match. Holding the pieces side by side, we're going to line them up and then use our chainles pliers to begin creating the frame on the second earring. Measuring the width of the first earring, we're going to mark that spot with our finger and then place the wire into the pliers and bend over, so we can begin creating the frame on the second earring, then wrapping it on the ring mandrel to create that circular shape. Then lining up the ends of wire, we can snip it off with the wire cutters. Back on the ring mandrel, we're going to make sure the wire is shaped correctly, and then we're going to grab our chainnosepliers to begin creating the post of the earring and secure the frame. Again, using the first earring as our guide so that we know where to bend the wire. Bending the one end of wire over, we're then going to switch to the round noose pliers and bend that wire straight up again. Using the roundnos pliers helps us to create a smaller bend in the wire that isn't as wide as when we use the chain nose pliers. Then switching to the chainnsepliers and the other end of wire, we're going to create a bend in this end of the wire to meet and match the other side. Now placing the whole frame into the Nylon jab pliers, we're going to bend that tail of wire around and secure the wires together. Once we have wrapped the wire around, we are then going to take our wire cutters and clip off the extra wire. Then use the chain of pliers to finish securing and pressing the loop together. Now we have created the frames for both of the earrings, and we're going to place them onto the ring mandrel and clip the posts to the same size. We want to make sure that the ends of the posts are extremely smooth, so take your time filing it down. Now we're going to grab our 24 gauge wire and measure out 12 " of it so that we can begin adding the beads. Now we are going to secure the 24 gauge wire onto one side of the frame. Threading the wire through the frame and then wrapping the 24 gauge wire down towards the end of the frame. Use your chainose pliers to help thread and wrap the wire and secure it onto the frame. Depending on how wide you want the wrap of the wire to be, will determine how much wire you need to use. I gave myself enough to wrap the wire around three or four times. Use your chainnse pliers to press the wrapping from end to end and squeeze it together as you go. Once you have secured the wire and the end is pressed down, slide the wrap to the very base of the frame. Now we can begin adding beads. Bringing the wire down into the center of the frame, we will then secure it by wrapping the 24 gauge wire onto the frame. You can put as many wrappings in between each bead as you would like. I wrapped the wire around about two times. Adding another bead, we are then going to secure it by bringing the wire to the opposite side of the frame and wrapping the wire onto the frame to match the other side. We're going to continue adding beads, wrapping the wire in this back and forth pattern where we add a bead, secure it onto the frame, add another bead, and wrap and secure the wire on the opposite side of the frame, going back and forth until the entire frame is filled with beads. When we come to the top of the frame, we are going to secure the wire by wrapping it around multiple times up towards the post of the earring, and then taking that long tail of wire, wrap it around and around to create this fun little cluster or nest of wire up around the post of the earring. When we have finished wrapping the wire, we'll clip off any extra with our wire cutters. Then using our chain nose pliers to secure and hide that little end of wire up into the wrapping that we created. Once you have hidden and secured that end of wire, repeat all of these steps to add beads onto the second earring. Also, here's one more reminder to make sure that the post of your earrings are very smooth so that there's nothing sharp or scratchy when you put it on. I hope you enjoyed creating this wire jewelry with me, and thank you so much for watching. Be sure to go check out the rest of my channel where you can find many more tutorials. Thank you again, and I look forward to seeing you in the next video.