Comments on: Wire Focal Bead (Tutorial) https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/ free jewelry tutorials, plus a friendly community sharing creative ideas for making and selling jewelry. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:31:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 By: Caroline https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-580553 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 12:08:59 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-580553 Thank you. I’ll certainly enjoy “trying”. Might not turn out as great as yours but that’s ok.????

]]> By: Rena Klingenberg https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-579881 Sun, 28 Jan 2018 09:03:15 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-579881 In reply to Caroline.

Caroline, thank you for letting me know! I think you’ll have fun making some of these. 🙂

]]> By: Caroline https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-579876 Sun, 28 Jan 2018 08:19:52 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-579876 Just what I was looking for!! So effective & versatile for gifting, I’m making a birthday gift for a boho type & I think with the right cord, leather or whatever I choose, this is wonderful with unique personality. Tfs.

]]> By: Rena Klingenberg https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-527906 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:42:24 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-527906 In reply to Lurene Cornelius.

You’re very welcome, Lurene! Wonderful to hear about your new great-grand baby, and that creating things is a major part of your life.

]]> By: Lurene Cornelius https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-527891 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:45:32 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-527891 Thank you Rena. I will be 80 next month and thank God for the many talents He gives me. I am about to have my 20th great grand baby, so I have been making jewelry as well as crocheting and other crafts as gifts for my family. I need to sell, but don’t have an outlet. I am amazed and grateful for your ability and generosity in sharing this with us!!

]]> By: Cynthia L https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-329815 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:06:10 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-329815 This is a great tutorial. I know that I could make this using your step by step instructions.

]]> By: shaheen https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-329633 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:28:43 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-329633 Lovely! Thank you so much for sharing.

]]> By: Kristina and Millie https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-329482 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 02:58:30 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-329482 Lovely! and would be so easy to personalize! I could see having one of these wire focal beads in every color or maybe several of each color!

]]> By: Jann Olson https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-328925 Sun, 15 Feb 2015 20:04:59 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-328925 You make some wonderfully creative jewelry! Thanks so much for sharing it.
hugs,
Jann

]]> By: Stella Lee @purfylle https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-327332 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:39:50 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-327332 These are so pretty, I’m going to have to make some of these. I love your grandmother’s knitting needle too.

]]> By: Sarah J https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-326636 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:12:31 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-326636 I love the tip about using shelf liner to make it easier. I shy away from wire work because it hurts. I may have to give that tip a try. Lovely beads by the way =)

]]> By: Anna https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-326108 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:32:56 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-326108 They’re beautiful, really unusual.

]]> By: Rena Klingenberg https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-318763 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:54:09 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-318763 Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments on this project!

Hi Beth – Thanks for asking how many beads I used. I just added beads and wrapped them on without planning any specific number of them to use. It turns out that I used 11 seed beads on the blue focal bead, and 9 seed beads on the green one.

]]> By: beth https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-316835 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 07:08:25 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-316835 Thanks Rena! did you say roughly how many beads you used? Sorry I’m a little slow. Its 1am my time. Cant wait to try & make them.

]]> By: kim michaels https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-316356 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 03:22:25 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-316356 I love working with wire.But these wire beads look fantastic…Already made 1.
Just to see how i went,used copper wire.Its not the best,but still turned out really nice…Thank you kindly…hugssssssss

]]> By: Marnie Ehlers https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-316222 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:20:34 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-316222 Thanks Rena, great tip on using the shelf liner!

]]> By: Julie White https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-315710 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:45:46 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-315710 This is a great idea with infinite possibilities! Thank you Rena. I never would have thought of this. I’m a bit averse to ” wire wrapping, caging,etc” but I can make all kinds and sizes of inventive beads this way using different wires and small beads and crystals.

]]> By: Janet https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-315705 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:21:04 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-315705 I love this!

]]> By: Pastora Cahow https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-315702 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:09:42 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-315702 These are great! You can make them out of sterling and copper as well and add Swarovski crystals or tiny gemstone beads. Great idea. Thanks Rena! 🙂

]]> By: Judith https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-315690 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:26:56 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-315690 Thanks for this idea, Rena. I enjoy your site very much and appreciate what you share with us.

]]> By: Lauren Bell https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-315674 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:17:02 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-315674 I am thinking these would make neat earrings!

]]> By: Tamara https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/wire-focal-bead-tutorial/#comment-315628 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:24:25 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=36639#comment-315628 I love these, Rena!! I think this is my kind of wire-wrapping, lol! It would also be a good way for me to use up the wire I have laying around that I’m not using. It occurs to me that the technique is the same that I was using with my thread-wrapped pieces, where I wrapped tightly first, then went back over with messy wrapping, adding beads. I’ll have to try the beads … thanks! 🙂

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