The shops are filing up with Halloween costumes,
food, decorations and anything related to a
'trick or treat' party! Here's my little offering of
a CRESCENT MOON tutorial that could be made
a CRESCENT MOON tutorial that could be made
as a decoration (if scaled up), a pendant necklace,
a pair of 'Dark Side of the Moon' earrings, a
bookmark charm, etc ...
bookmark charm, etc ...
... just have a play with your wire!
STEP 1
I have used 1mm soft black iron wire for my frame
and 0.5mm black enamelled wire for the inner freestyle
filigree decoration. However, use whatever you have
to hand!
Depending on the size of the half moon, wrap your 1mm wire
around a circular mandrel to shape.
STEP 2
Place the tip of your chain nosed pliers, about half way on the
circle and bend the wire back (to create a point).
STEP 3
Place a smaller circular mandrel next to the point and bend that
you have just created, and shape the wire around to form a
crescent.
STEP 4
Trim the top end wires to be roughly the same length and this
is what the frame should look like. If you would prefer to create
a BANANA pendant ... here's your chance! Get your yellow beads
ready ... !!
STEP 5
Using your round nosed pliers, create circles at the very ends and
continue to spiral the wires so that they meet at the top point of
the crescent frame.
STEP 6
Cut a short length of 0.4mm or 0.5mm wire and bind the ends together
just under the spirals. Cut off any excess and neaten the ends.
STEP 7
Place your crescent frame on a steel block and hammer the outer
edge (omitting the binding wire area) to temper and work harden
the frame.
STEP 8
Cut a long length of fine wire (such as 0.4mm or 5mm gauge) and
double it. Secure the centre of the doubled wire to one area of your
frame.
STEP 9
Here's where the free-styling begins ... Keeping the doubled wires
closely together and as one, wrap a curl, a swirl, or wherever your
fingers make you do (!) and secure on each side as you fill the
central space of the frame.
STEP 10
Once you've filled up the frame with your swirly loops, you can
cut the ends of the wires down, ready to create one or two small
spirals, which you can flatten on your piece as extra decoration.
STEP 11
Using the nylon head of your Whammer, tap down any raised
wires and areas on your piece (on either side).
STEP 12
Finally you can choose to suspend a bead, or charm from the lower
top spiral and a connect a jump ring on the top one, so that it can be
suspended from a cord, ribbon or chain.
A spider charm, or skull charm ... would be very appropriate
for a Halloween theme!
This design works well in silver and gold plated wires too, for pendant
and earring sets ALL the year round and to the moon and back!
I have used 1mm soft black iron wire for my frame
and 0.5mm black enamelled wire for the inner freestyle
filigree decoration. However, use whatever you have
to hand!
Depending on the size of the half moon, wrap your 1mm wire
around a circular mandrel to shape.
STEP 2
Place the tip of your chain nosed pliers, about half way on the
circle and bend the wire back (to create a point).
STEP 3
Place a smaller circular mandrel next to the point and bend that
you have just created, and shape the wire around to form a
crescent.
STEP 4
Trim the top end wires to be roughly the same length and this
is what the frame should look like. If you would prefer to create
a BANANA pendant ... here's your chance! Get your yellow beads
ready ... !!
STEP 5
Using your round nosed pliers, create circles at the very ends and
continue to spiral the wires so that they meet at the top point of
the crescent frame.
STEP 6
Cut a short length of 0.4mm or 0.5mm wire and bind the ends together
just under the spirals. Cut off any excess and neaten the ends.
STEP 7
Place your crescent frame on a steel block and hammer the outer
edge (omitting the binding wire area) to temper and work harden
the frame.
STEP 8
Cut a long length of fine wire (such as 0.4mm or 5mm gauge) and
double it. Secure the centre of the doubled wire to one area of your
frame.
STEP 9
Here's where the free-styling begins ... Keeping the doubled wires
closely together and as one, wrap a curl, a swirl, or wherever your
fingers make you do (!) and secure on each side as you fill the
central space of the frame.
STEP 10
Once you've filled up the frame with your swirly loops, you can
cut the ends of the wires down, ready to create one or two small
spirals, which you can flatten on your piece as extra decoration.
STEP 11
Using the nylon head of your Whammer, tap down any raised
wires and areas on your piece (on either side).
STEP 12
Finally you can choose to suspend a bead, or charm from the lower
top spiral and a connect a jump ring on the top one, so that it can be
suspended from a cord, ribbon or chain.
A spider charm, or skull charm ... would be very appropriate
for a Halloween theme!
This design works well in silver and gold plated wires too, for pendant
and earring sets ALL the year round and to the moon and back!
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