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Tree Of Life Pendant

5/4/2016

Everyone loves a tree of life pendant. You see them at fairs and at shops. They look so difficult to make and a bit mysterious, but I am here to show you that they can be a great do it yourself pendant for beginners to wire jewelry. With just a few tools and a bit of practice you will be making this Tree of life for all your friends, in every color imaginable.

Tools

Round nose plier
Flat nose plier
Cutter
1/4" dowel
File
Dowels for frame sm 1 ¼”, md 1 ⅜”, xl 2”

Materials

16g wire for frame (sm) 7”, (md) 8”, (xl) 9”
24g wire for Tree (sm) 28”, (md) 32”, (xl) 36”
Assortment of stone chips or xsmall (2mm) beads

Directions

Cut 16g to length needed and file ends of wire
About 1 ¼ from one end of 16g make a large loop around the 1/4"
Wrap the short tail around the long one 2 times.
Make it lay smooth and file the end
Make a bend 1/8"-1/4"from bottom of wrapped bail

Shape long tail around large dowel and then wrap under bail once or twice to meet up with the other wrap.
Cut any excess, tuck in tight and file smooth
Remove frame from large dowel
Hammer frame to make it stronger, being careful to not hammer the bail.

Cut 24g wire into 4 pcs (sm)7”, (md)8’, (xl) 9”
File all ends
Fold each wire in half leaving a small u bend at centers
Starting at the center bottom wrap each wire around the frame 2 times on each side one next to the other, making a coil around the frame

Push all coils close together.
Take all eight tails and twist tie them together three to five times. This is your trunk and the shorter (less twists) it is, the fuller your tree will be.

Separate all the tails into branches
Flip tree up in front of frame
Twist tie together the second and third tails three times
Then do the same on the opposite side of tree

Now twist tie the top center tails 5 times .
Bead wire starting on one side and working your way around the frame ( picture shows starting at the top, but I found this much more difficult as I went)
Wrap remaining tail after placing beads onto wire around frame in a downward coil around the frame and tighten with your flat nose.
Check for any rough edges and smooth them out
Feel free to adjust branches if needed and retighten

For an optional look add a flat bead in ne wire as a moon or add a tiny bird, use your imagination and make it fun. You can also do it in wire only for a skeleton tree, add more branch wires so it won't look to spares. Or make it really large for a Christmas ornament or suncatcher.

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