TUTORIAL:

the Faux Bow

Uploaded on: Dec 11, 2009
Level: Easy
Description:

This fun and easy step-by-step tutorial shows you how to make cute little Faux Bows in wire. They can be made into earrings, matching pendant, even a package enhancement. Add crystals and beads to the ear wires to match the season, for Awareness causes, or birthstone colors. These bows work up quickly, and can get you out of that last minute “gift-jam”. :)) This tutorial also includes a bonus bail “adapter” for the pendant bow.

Price: $5.00
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Material List:
  • For earrings – 11 ½ inches (29.2cm) half-round wire 16 to 14 gauge dead soft
  • 2 5mm jump rings
  • 1 pair of ear wires
  • For pendants – 5 to 6 inches (12.7 to 15.2cm) 12 to 10 gauge half-round wire dead soft (recommended)
  • 2 inches (5.1cm) 18 to 16 gauge half-round wire
  • 3 inches (7.6cm) 18g round wire half-hard
  • 1 5mm jump ring
  • Wire can be any metal of your choice – this will also work in round wire
  • hammered round wire
  • and thin pattern wire
Tool List:
  • Ruler
  • Permanent marker (Sharpie)
  • Flush cutters (heavy duty recommended)
  • Round nose pliers
  • Chain or flat nose pliers
  • File for round wire ends
  • Optional - large stepped-round nose pliers
  • awl

Number of steps: 27
File size: 1275.77 KB
Page count: 12
Listing ID: #40771
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Whau - how lovely and elegant - I just love them, so nice and good looking.
Lise
http://www.smykkekreationer.dk

Thank you Bobbi, Beautiful tutorial, I love it, pretty earrings, elegant and nice!!
Rita

Thank you, thank you Lise and Rita!!!! They really are a lot of fun to make.....

~♥Bobbi
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http://facebook.com/MyWiredImagination

"If at first you don't succeed, do it like your Mother told you to." ~Unknown

Happy Holidays Everyone!!
lighted tree

~♥Bobbi
http://facebook.com/BobbiMaw
http://facebook.com/MyWiredImagination

"If at first you don't succeed, do it like your Mother told you to." ~Unknown

Nice creation, Bobby!

Thank you very much XQ :))

~♥Bobbi
http://facebook.com/BobbiMaw
http://facebook.com/MyWiredImagination

"If at first you don't succeed, do it like your Mother told you to." ~Unknown

Love these little bows :) Made a couple tonight; posted on in the gallery! :) Thanks!

Thank you Kristin! I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial!!

~♥Bobbi
http://facebook.com/BobbiMaw
http://facebook.com/MyWiredImagination

"If at first you don't succeed, do it like your Mother told you to." ~Unknown

Someone asked me on Etsy, how I came up with this, and I thought I'd share it here - I always have wire in my hands, or almost always, especially talking on Skype. I twiddle with wire the same way some folks doodle on a pad when they talk. Without thinking about it, playing with the wire, I looked down at the "doodle wire" and it looked like a bow. So I finished it off and there ya have it. maybe I should have named it "Doodle in Wire" cheesy grin.

~♥wrap happy,
♥Bobbi
http://facebook.com/BobbiMaw
http://facebook.com/MyWiredImagination

"If at first you don't succeed, do it like your Mother told you to." ~Unknown



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