by Diane Schamp.
(Great Lakes Region, USA)
The right bail can add a lot to an otherwise ordinary pendant.
I wanted to add interest and appeal to my pendant without the cutting and filing of metal so I used a bit of wire wrapping.
I first make my bezel and then solder on a jump ring. Then I add some wire around the base of the jump ring along with a small decoration such a sterling charm or metal beads.
The bail itself is not altered but the area just beneath the bail is where the design is added. It’s simple and easy and the results are lovely.
Diane Schamp
DianesDangles LLC at Artfire
BeadSouk at Artfire
Love these little dressed up bails…especially the first one with the dainty flower.
Thank you Lynda, that particular pendant you mentioned with the flower is a flat sterling wire with a flower charm that was soldered onto the wire, then the wire wrapping was completed.
This is such a great idea, Diane! It makes such a difference to add an artistic embellishment to a plain bail. Thank you for sharing this with us! 🙂
What I great idea! I’ve been adding charms with a jump ring but these look so much more creative and finished. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Rena and Maureen, I have added Swarovski crystals to a jump ring and then added it to some of my pendants, Many of my coin pendants are decorated in this way.
I am new at this, ok. But how does the design part hold the stone tight enough to keep it (stone) from falling out?
This I like.