How to Make a Mobile - Creating Your Own Jump Rings | Mark Leary Designs

In today's 1-minute mobile tip, you'll learn how to make your own jump rings.
Jump rings connect the arms of your mobile. You can certainly buy jump rings at big box stores like Home Depot or Michael's, but I like to make my own?
Am I just a glutton for mobile-making pain or is there a good reason? Um, maybe both?!
But seriously, I like to make my own jump rings because it allows me to match the type and gauge of my jump rings to the whatever wire I'm using for any given mobile.
Got a mobile-making question? Feel free to shoot me a message, then keep tuned to see your questions answered here.
Cheers and keep on making art that moves!
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[@nilooren]

genius !!

[@irreverentbard7322]

You channel is fantastic. I was looking for a project and this was incredibly helpful. Your tutorials are easy to follow and enable viewers to add their own touches to it. Thank you for making these!

[@marklearydesigns]

Thanks so much. Super glad to hear the videos have been helpful! Feel free to reach out with any specific requests. Happy Making!

[@kimcup5000]

I really appreciate your videos. Thanks so much.

[@marklearydesigns]

Thank YOU, Kimberly! Much appreciate the good word. Happy creating to you!

[@miriamadriana9441]

Gracias,Mark,hoy hice mi primer móvil,muy agradecida por compartir tus conocimientos.🙏😀

[@marklearydesigns]

¡Felicidades Miriam! ¡Eso es muy emocionante! ¡Me encantaría verlo!

[@hotam7680]

Hi Mark, So glad to find your channel. It is very helpful. Have you made a mobile with cross arms (like 4 end points) with wire? I am just wondering how the center point will look like.

[@marklearydesigns]

Hi there! What a cool question! I haven't tried a cross-armed mobile, but I can totally picture it. If the cross was oriented horizontally (e.g., facing the ground), then the centerpoint would be where those cross pieces met; but, hmmm, if it was oriented vertically, that's a good question/challenge. Do you have thoughts on where it would make sense?

[@Angela-pi6zc]

Thanks!

[@j.c.villalon7778]

Hi Mark. I'm really enjoying your videos, thank you so much for posting them. I was going to ask you about wire gauges but I see that you already answered bellow, very helpful. I'd like to ask about "tension", I'm planning to do a sculpture and use wire as a framing device to stretch small pieces of canvas on it, in the same way that Lee Bontecou did. I imagine that doing it this way I'd need strong wire that doesn't bend easily, so that it can withstand the tension of the stretched canvas. What wire would you recommend that I could curve and bend, but that it wouldn't give in once canvas was attached to it? Thank you!

[@marklearydesigns]

Hi J.C.! Oooh, I love this idea (and love your work). I see you sent an email with the same question, so I'll respond there!

[@BILLY-px3hw]

what wire are you using? What wire would you recommend for all around use for mobiles? Thanks for the content I subscribed

[@marklearydesigns]

Hi Billy and thanks very much for your question. I primarily use OOK brand wire. It's a galvanized steel wire that comes in a variety of gauges. For my smaller mobiles, I typically use 14- and 16-gauge wire. You can find it online and in the big box home improvement and art stores. It runs under $10 for a 100-foot coil. One of the great things about it is - since it's galvanized - it's rust resistant. Feel free to let me know if you have any other questions and happy mobiling!