The Simple Craft Diaries: Fun with beading wire

Hi!!

This week, when at my local craft store, I saw some pink 24 gauge beading wire for sale for

$ 2.49..humm, inviting...... so, despite never have worked with wire before, I decided to give it a try and have some fun at the same time. I had seen these cute wire nests all over the internet, and I immediately wanted to try making them.

After looking at some of the many tutorials out there, I decided it was time to try. Actually, there is no wrong or right way to do this, I noticed that soon one develops his/her own technique....so do not worry :0)

I gathered:

1. Glass pearl beads

2. Beading wire - I used approximately 24 inches for the nest

3. Cutting plier

Start beading at one end and after you have all 3 beads in, bend this end of the wire in order to keep the beads from sliding off

At this point, bend the wire in a circle motion, to have the pearls in this shape below

After that, just keep encircling the pearls with the wire, always trying to keep a circle shape, as sometimes a triangle shape wants to form instead...at least with me :0)

When you think your nest is full enough, and while you still have wire left, start passing the wire through the loops, in order to keep them together .

I made there of these "security" points

Cut the wire at the end, leaving a bit for you to twist and make the hanging part

In the end, I actually did not like this hanging part and twisted it to the back of the nest, I'll show it at the end

I also tried another design using only one bigger pearl

The process is much the same

But "behold", there is more!!! more fun!! and in the cheaper side...:0). My sweet nieces had collected these beautiful sea glasses at the shore and I simply stole ( bad bad aunt Dea) 2 of them, with their authorization, of course:0) ...BUT sniff sniff, could not steal the aqua ( the one I had my eye on!!) one..the sweeties said NO NO NO! hahahah no problem....still love them-my nieces- to pieces:0)