Tonight's Creation: Cocktail Rings

One of the easiest item I love to make is my signature cocktail rings. A few saturn loops and framing, swirls and twists and Im all done! 
Here's what I made for tonight. I made these 2 in 20 minutes. 

Materials used were glass beads and aluminum craft wire

Materials used were glass beads and aluminum craft wire

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How to Make a Wire Loop

When I first started making wire jewelry, making wire loops is the first technique I needed to master. It allowed me to make so many things like earrings, bracelets and even necklaces! From  simple single bead earring to bunches of dangling beads in a necklace, it was all made easy with this easy to master technique.

simple loop

wrapped loop

First, know that there are two kinds of loops that you need to master before you start to experiment. One is a simple wire loop that you basically create a circle with the wire using a round nosed pliers while the second is called a wire wrapped loop using the same tool.

Here are ways to do it. 

Image from Beadaholique

Image from diyjewelryblog

Image from diyjewelryblog

Please note that the circle (loop) should sit on top of your bead in order for it to look presentable and to ensure it will not loosen. 

Here's an illustration

image from beading.com.my

Thanks and catch you again soon!

All my best,
Sheela

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