How to Make a Tree of Life Pendant : Easy Wire Wrapped Jewelry Tutorial Part 1

[@elizabethhopkins9986]

I've only been wire wrapping for about 2 months now. Been interested for years. Always thought the Tre ofj Life was rother difficult. But today I thought I'd give it a try. NOt hard at all! Thanks for the demo.

[@carlamarlene2927]

omg it took me forever to find this video. i used to.make trees alot. had about 20 for sale and then my truck was stolen with all my lovelies. i got very discouraged and then covid swept through the nursing home i worked at and hit a bottom. i am back to making them but couldnt remember the proper way i used. thank you for sharing.

[@FantasiaElegance]

So sorry to hear about the theft of your truck and jewelry :( that is so sad! But I'm glad my video was able to help you recover a bit

[@AmyHoldaway27]

Girl, I started getting into jewelry making years ago and would watch your videos. Life got in the way but I’m trying to get back into it now. I was trying to find you. I knew you made a video with a tree so I searched that. I’m so happy I found you again!!! ♥️♥️ you explain things on an easy way with a relaxing voice 😊

[@FantasiaElegance]

Aw, so glad you found me!! Thank you for being here and for the kind words

[@jodihaller3036]

Just wanted you to know how much I appreciate your videos. I have been using them with my 100% remote jewelry/metalsmithing high school students who are at home making all sorts of things in their bedrooms during this wacky year! Clear, easy to follow! So grateful for what you are doing and sharing with so many folks.

[@FantasiaElegance]

Wow Jodi, that is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing that - makes my day to hear that you and your students are finding my videos helpful ^_^

[@susandorado491]

Thank you, I have been looking at a lot of tutorials and yours was the best and most complete, at least to me. Saving this for when I get started. I have customers asking for these like crazy. Thanks again. Your work is wonderful.

[@hummerklein2567]

Jo ,Thank you for being so Sweetly in your teaching , I haven't started to do my project yet . have all of my suplies but I'm going to watch it first. then do it . thanks again so very much. God bless you and everything you touch .

[@debbiegoble9836]

Nursing job great for you. I'm A RN. I'm retired cause I crushed my right foot so can work any more. Bless u

[@nancyc5922]

Thank you for posting this tutorial. Your tutorial will be my first attempt at making the tree of life pendant.

[@lindad3421]

Thanks for sharing, as always I love watching you create your beautiful jewelry. You are a true artist, you make it look so easy the way you just know when to bend, tweak, curve your wire to make it turn out just perfectly. I admire you very much.

[@angelabonidemarco7532]

Absolutely beautiful and so easy to follow! I'm off to make one right now, thanks for sharing x

[@MyMiaArabella]

Thank you so much for making all the wonderful tutorials. I've watched many of them and have made some things, including numerous tree of life pendants. Thank you for sharing these instructions, your designs and tutorials are the best! Happy new year!

[@joyceproser9539]

loved this you made it look easy looking farword to seeing number 2 can not wait thank you

[@ShoryoTombo]

Disregard my question in your other video. This pretty much answered it...lol Love your tutorials!

[@painting55]

Beautiful. Thank you for this video. Your work is lovely.

[@ABrokenSociety]

This was wonderful! Could you give any advice on what wire I should use if I want it to be gold and the color of the wire not fade too fast?

[@ABrokenSociety]

***** Do you have any links to sterling and the gold? Or even just a price range that you typically use/see? I'm sorry I'm always short on time so researching isn't easy to get to for me. :\

[@mcft81]

NazoZero I've found that Rio Grande has the best prices and quality.

[@martinehurtaud4886]

bonsoir !! j'adore ce que vous faite !! c'est trop joli ! quel fil utilisez vous s'il vous plait, pour faire ce modèle ! merci a vous si vous pouvez me répondre !! cordialement! Martine

[@Serum-cy9hs]

I have an idea. I just made one wrapped around a stone it was pretty hard. What if you did this first and then pressed it to a stone then tied it with a couple around the back.ypu would need the right stone though like a sphere or whatever.

[@ezzellchic]

ok, where is your favorite place to get supplies? especially gem stones.

[@tammygurl64]

Thanks for the tutorial! 😊 I'm just starting out and did my first hammer project making a bookmark with beads. I don't have a jeweler's hammer but I have a small steel plate and I use my carpenter's hammer/framing hammer. I layer thick plastic bags around the wire to prevent messing it up. I've only ever used copper wire with the hammer so far. I imagine hammering would ruin silver "plated" wire with its thin layer of silver, wouldn't it?

[@Adnancorner]

i think you should create a brand i mean i am on the other side of atlantic but this an actually have a place in creating brand.

[@izzyherondale6303]

how long does it take to make one of the necklaces?

[@porsorodis7985]

You are so nice! I loved your video! It's so amazing! I love it! Thank you so much :-)

[@ziggypop4768]

can i use a coat hanger wire instead for the main circle ? i have two guages now and beads to try and make one .

[@ziggypop4768]

true . no i will make it a sun catcher instead . like a wind chime . adding shells at bottom to make sound when wind blow etc.

[@richardgarlick6595]

When you hammer the circle do you hammer both sides?

[@FantasiaElegance]

Nope! You only need to hammer one side because the steel bench block flattens the other surface as you hammer the top side.

[@hargersadventures]

where do you get the chains for the necklaces? Love your videos.

[@hargersadventures]

Thank you!

[@charlottecarter7919]

Where do I get the jewelry hammer and anvil?

[@natashacline1601]

Hi Charlotte ! I am not the original poster, but I bought my hammer and anvil on Amazon. Here are a couple of links. I bought beginner tools without investing too much. There are lower priced options but these were the two I went with after reviews and my needs of hammering copper wires. www.amazon.com/SE-8325CH-Chasing-Hammer/dp/B009RLGF1Q/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1519737585&sr=8-5&keywords=jewelers+hammer and www.amazon.com/SE-JT34443SB-Steel-Bench-Block/dp/B008CO8DIM/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1519737629&sr=1-1&keywords=steel+bench+block

[@lolitafrost3495]

Thanks for sharing x

[@angelasawyers4066]

Do you have a site that you sell things from? Do you have a name for your design line? Do you mind if others make and sell your designs? I got into beading to add to my budget on my eBay site for times when the storage sales are thin or just not the right kind of items for ebay... but I wouldn't want to step on your toes. Please let me know... I can always use your designs for gifts.

[@angelasawyers4066]

thanks I'll check it out!

[@shePhoenyx]

I followed your this tutorial and the part two and completed a tree of life today. (Picture here: facebook.com/VeRajArt/photos/a.821253641259084.1073741828.548759115175206/1022073064510473) I'm curious about one thing, though. I used 100% copper wire, and followed your instructions on how to clean it while straightening it before cutting the wire off the spool. I even continued to clean the cut piece and the pieces I used for the actual tree beyond that. Working with the wire, I stained my fingers a dark, almost black color, the same color that came off on the jewelry cleaning cloth I have. It happened several times but washed off with some scrubbing. It wasn't the green color people complain about with copper jewelry, so I'm unsure what the cause of this might be. It was cut from brand new spools from a reputable vendor. Anyway, thanks for the tutorial! It was very easy to follow along and inspired me to try today.

[@shePhoenyx]

+Jocelyn D. Thank you! I've made a few trees of life before, but I think this was my best one (thanks to you). I was worried that there was something wrong with the copper when it did that. It didn't seem tarnished, it appeared clean, but it just kept wiping off black. Copper is definitely much more affordable than sterling, and I also really love the way it looks. When you polish after oxidizing, do you just use a polishing cloth to do that or do you use steel wool? Thanks again!

[@pesto12601]

Hmmm. I feel like I've seen this before... deja-vu or KZbin-voodoo?

[@v.prestorpnrcrtlcrt2096]

You could have pointed out to skip to 2nd part of making the outer ring the whole first vid. Appreciated but a waste of time for me. Moving on to part 2 now hoping for a bit more mindfulness.

[@priscillalandlanders6870]

That wasn't as easy as you said it be lol