Wire Wrapped Spiral Bead Ring

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  Step 1

  Gather your materials:

  *Ring Mandrel
  *Round nose and Chain nose pilers
  *Wire cutters
  *Wire 20 gauge
  *Measuring Tape
  *2mm Bead any color

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  Step 2

  Measure out your wire:
  *20 inches in length

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  Step 3

  Start making the ring shank:
  *Wrap the 20 gauge wire around the ring mandrel. (If you don't have a ring mandrel you can use a marker or pen)
  * Wrap your wire at one size bigger than your actual ring size (For ex: if you wear a size 5 wrap your wire at a size6)
  * Wrap the wire around 2x making sure the wires don't touch.

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  Step 4

  Pull your wire tails up so you can get ready to add your bead.

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  Step 5

  Push your bead all the way down to the wire shank.

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  Step 6

  Start making the spiral:
  * Push your wire tails down to create the wire spiral
  * Wrap the wire around the spiral making sure the spirals meet evenly.
  * Continue wrapping the wire around until you have a 4 to 6 inch tail.

• Step 7

  *Wrap the wire tails around the bead base 2x
  *Seperate the wire tails into two sepearate tails (a left and a right)
  *Wrap the left wire tail around the shank 3x
  *Wrap the right wire tail around the shank 3x
  *Cut off the exess with your wire cutters and pitch down with your round nose pilers.

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  Step 8

  Voila!!!1 Your statement ring is done. Now go and rock your bling.

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CO + K User

September 15th, 2012

wow its simple and abstract, yet elegent

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Olivia H. · Indianapolis, Indiana, US · 32 projects 19th July 2012

Love it! I'll post the version I just made soon.

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