How to Craft a Cabochon Pendant with Copper Wire

The outcome of a wrapped-shaped and polished gemstone pendant can be quite eye-catching. With an artist skillset, a supporter of this gemstone jewelry can wear this piece with pride, gaining much praise in the process. In order to make a copper-crafted cabochon pendant it takes a few things to complete the project. And supplies aren’t the only requirement.

To get through a roughly a 10-20 minute process, if lucky, of wrapping a cabochon pendant with copper, it takes the following.

Firstly, the supplies:

• 15-inch Round Copper WIre (Coated)- $12.99: Used by OxanaCrafts
• Wire Cutters – $15.80 (Amazon’s Choice): Used by OxanaCrafts
• Round Nose Pliers – $13.49 (Amazon’s Choice): Used by OxanaCrafts
• Needle Nose Pliers – $21.35: Used by OxanaCrafts
• 1 1/4 inches Cabochon Pendant (teardrop) – $12.98: Jewelsofearth.com

Secondly, you:

• Patience
• Precision
• Persistence

Below is a video, titled, “Simple Beginner Cabochon Wire Wrap Pendant Using One Piece of Round Wire”. Scroll down for a detailed explanation on how Patience. Precision and Persistence can relate to skillfully wrapping a cabochon pendant with copper wire.

Patience

To deal with the twisting and turning of copper wire for minutes at a time, there will be moments when its an inability to twist, turn, and position the wire to liking. Many doers may have the desire to quit at this point. It can be quite frustrating. Finding understanding, strength, and the will to continue is recommended.

Precision

Using the tools (wire cutters and pliers) to artfully design the wire around the gemstone pendant takes a bit of accuracy. After watching the video, it is noticed that the artist was dealing with symmetry concerns due to a slight error. She was able to fix the symmetry issue with precise tweaks using her tool.

Persistence

The first time designing this pendant can be quite displeasing. It could take multiple tries up to 20 before getting it right. Using pliers and wire cutters can be quite difficult to operate, especially when positioning the wire to a beautified representation as seen in the video. The strong will to skillfully wrap the cabochon pendant to perfection is a trait of value.

Typically, how long will it take to complete a DIY cabochon pendant with copper wire?

Based on the video tutorial, having a grasp on the process of designing a cabochan pendant with copper wire, it can take about 8-10 minutes or less to finish. With patience, precision, and persistence one can earn their way to accomplishing such a feat.

Are wire cutters, and pliers available at JewelsofEarth.com?

Unfortunately, Jewels of Earth doesn’t have wire cutters and pliers available. However, cabochon gemstones are available and there is a large selection. Visit Amazon.com for tools (Wire Wrapping Jewelry Making Supplies Kit) needed for Do it Yourself cabochon gemstone pendant copper wire wrap.

DIY gemstone bracelet

Gemstone beads are available @ JewelsofEarth.com.

Learning about the crafts of making a wrapped gemstone cabochon can be fun. It can definitely get a bit tricky, but not impossible. When the final result of the project is done, hopefully it is wonderful and loved by friends, family, and colleagues.

It takes patience, precision, and perseverance to get through a copper-wrapped gemstone cabochon project, more likely for your first time. However, once going through trials and errors, eventually, an overcome will result. Take many deep breaths. Focus. Stick with it.

Titles translated in Spanish, Arabic and French

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