Wild Hearts

Skill Level: Intermediate

Technique: Simple wire bending and twisting, adding gemstones and coiling.

Materials

• Approx. 24", 26 gauge round half hard wire
• Approx. 24", 20 gauge half hard half round wire
• 8, 3" pieces of 20 gauge square half hard wire
• 2, 5" pieces of 20 gauge square half hard wire
• 5, 4" pieces of 20 gauge square half hard wire
• 3 to 6, 5mm gemstones
• 3 to 6, 5mm snap settings
• 1, 10 to 12mm gemstone
• 1, 8mm jump ring

Tools

• Wire Twister
• Wire Cutters
• Flat Nose Pliers
• Chain Nose Pliers
• Bail Pliers

Instructions

1. With your wire twister, twist the 8 pieces of 20 gauge 3 inch wire and the 2 pieces of 20 gauge 5 inch wire.
   
   
2. With your bail pliers make a figure 8 out of each 3" piece of wire. At the end of each figure 8, curl the cut end under. This will form an "S" from your figure 8.
   
3. Layout the 8 "S" shaped wires opposite each other to form a heart. You should have 4 hearts. 2 wires for each heart.
   
   
4. Cut a 3" piece of half round wire and wrap the two "S" pieces of wire together to secure the heart shape. Do that to all 4 hearts.
   
   
5. Take 2 of the hearts and put one on top of the other and secure them with half round wire.
   
   
6. Connect all 4 pieces together with half round wire.
   
   
7. Take the two 5" pieces and twist them.
   
   
8. Take one of the pieces and with your round nose pliers place the pliers in the middle of the wire and wrap it around the round nose forming a V.
   
9. With your bail pliers bend the wire around them to form a hump about an inch up from the small loop in the middle of the wire. Do this to both sides to form a heart. Cut the wires and close the heart with the half round wire.
   
   
   
   
10. Attach the heart upside down to the top of your piece. The small loop will form the bail where you will slip a small jump ring to hang chains with.



11. Snap the gemstones into the settings and with the round wire weave the settings onto your pendant. You can choose smaller gemstones and place more of them on the piece. It is your design.

12. Bundle the 5 pieces of 4" wire with half hard half round wire. Wrap about a half inch in the middle of the wires.
    
13. With your flat nose pliers bend the wire at a 90 degree angle in the middle of the wrapped wires.
14. Take your bundled wire and slip the stone in the middle where the bend is.
    
15. Take the outside wires and bend them over the stone forming an X. This should secure the stone in the setting. Cut the wires down to form prongs to hold your stone in place.
    
16. With the remaining wires fasten the gemstone to your piece where the upside down heart is located. With the excess wire, form loops over the gemstone to secure it in place.
    
17. With your last 5" wire, bend the wire around the bail pliers at the halfway point. Take each end and form spirals. Attach to the bottom of your piece with half round wire.
    
18. Tumble your piece or polish and clean it.
    

Congratulations! You've made your first Wild Hearts!

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