Free Tutorial: Wire Heart Clasp

This tutorial will show you how to make the heart clasp from the infinity link bracelet project pictured above. This is a beginner level wire project, but it may take you a few tries to get the heart to be the size and shape you want.

Make several until you have the what you need for the project. Then hold on to the practice ones. You will always find a project that needs a little love, which is the perfect project to use the extra wire heart clasps.

Free Tutorial: Wire Infinity Link Chain Bracelet

Infinite Love Bracelet

Infinity shapes are very popular in jewelry lately - and this chain is easy and quick to make.  It's also great practice to learn to make consistent size and shape loops.

I added a quick heart shaped clasp because Valentine's Day is on my mind this time of the year. It also gave me the opportunity to give it a really sappy name like Infinite Love.

There is a free tutorial to make the clasp too.

If you like this design, see my Infinity Bracelet with Beads.

Simple Wire Heart Ring Free Tutorial

I hope you enjoy this free tutorial to make a simple heart shaped wire ring.

It's perfect for Valentine's Day and great practice for learning to perfect making simple wire loops.

Make a Simple Wire Loop for Jewelry - Basic Wire Jewelry Technique

The simple wire loop is one of the basic building blocks for making wire jewelry.  For a beginner, it is a great way to get familiar with your tools and materials.

Making simple wire loops gives you practice to understand:

• what size loop you get from different areas on your round nose pliers
• how soft or hard the wire you are working with is
• how to make perfectly centered loops
• what size wire and loop combination will be strong enough as a connector loop for your project
• how long the wire tail needs to be for various sized loops

 As if all of those benefits aren't enough - what makes the simple wire loop really great is that once you know it, you can actually make jewelry.  Really nice jewelry!

If you want to learn how easy it is to make wire jewelry, get my book Wire Wrap Jewelry Making for Beginners: Step by Step Projects for Beaded Designs. I tell you the tools, how to choose wire, the basic techniques and step by step pictures for 20 projects. (And don't forget to leave a review on Amazon to let me know how you liked it!)

If you want a taste of what's in the book, get started by learning to make a simple wire loop.

How To Choose Wire for Making Jewelry

Getting started making wire wrap jewelry can mean a lot of trial and error finding the best supplies and tools.

There are a lot of new things to learn including what jewelry tools you need, supplies, techniques - with one of the most important being what type of wire to use for a project.

Choosing the right wire for your jewelry project will make a ton of difference in the amount of scrap and the way your project looks and wears in the end.  This much I tell you from experience (too much bad experience).

5 Tools Every Wire Jewelry Maker Needs

Making wire wrap jewelry doesn't require a lot of tools, but some are essential to good results.

Here's my list of must-have tools for a beginner or even an experienced jewelry maker working with wire. This is a first article in a series that I hope will help new wire jewelry makers get started on the right foot.