ArtFire

Im happy to share my technique for turning your favorite lampwork focal bead into a gorgeous pendant caged in coiled sterling silver wire. The tutorial is 19 pages, and contains 45 steps and 50 photographs. Ive incorporated some timesaving techniques and helpful hints including two pages of instruction on how to coil with a drill and even make your own mandrels. Every pendant will be uniquely your own based on your choice of components.

Materials:

1 lampwork bead, 15 to 20mm
2 bead caps with 6 petals, 10 to
15mm wide
3 16 gauge dead soft wire
3 22 or 24 gauge dead soft wire
depending on size of hole in
bead.
6-7 26 gauge dead soft wire
1 cubic zirconia or quartz top-
drilled pendant bead, 18 to 35mm

The tutorial is in PDF format and will be emailed to you within 24 hours, usually much sooner. Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view the file. The tutorial will be sent to the email address associated with your Paypal account unless you instruct otherwise.

The lampwork beads in my samples were made by my friend, Brenda Hynes, of Dancing Hedgehog Studio.