How to Make a Weeping Willow Wire Tree (with gemstones)

In this video, Fox shows how to make a weeping willow gemstones wire tree!
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[@silentprayers728]

50 wires, 5-7 beads per wire = 250-350 beads.

[@SculptyWorks]

More or less. 😊

[@joannajamerson35]

Folded wires

[@CeeMarz]

@@SculptyWorks you didn't say the length of the wires

[@SculptyWorks]

@@CeeMarz 1:03 - It's looped around the ruler and then cut at one end, making each wire 24 inches long.

[@CeeMarz]

@@SculptyWorks you are wonderful! Such a speedy reply!! I wonder if 23 gauge wire will be okay to use?

[@elyri4728]

My toxic trait is seeing this video one time and thinking I can do it. Buying $100 worth of materials, trying it. Getting halfway though and then putting it in my closet unfinished until the next time I move and have to pack it up. lol

[@deeesmeralda8577]

I do the same😅.

[@anndelaney4426]

This is fantastic. Thanks so much for a great demonstration.

[@carlycharlesworth1497]

Your weeping willow came out really well! I love how you strung the beads on the branches. It looks so good!

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! 😊

[@randywinters2272]

I luv your project!!!!!!,.!!! Always watching THANK You !❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you ❤

[@rosehen7448]

I love this little tree. I have a tough time putting the branches together. Thanks for sharing. Great job.

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! ❤ It can be a lot of work! 😉

[@rosehen7448]

@@SculptyWorks yes I know. I've been making trees for awhile but still practicing. Thanks again for the inspiration.

[@everettrory2825]

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[@marcharry6634]

@Everett Rory Instablaster :)

[@everettrory2825]

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[@lindashadow3260]

Absolutely FABULOUS!!! Great job! 🙌🏻❤️❤️ Thank you for sharing 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! 😊

[@marygleco2790]

Love, love, love this weeping willow tree! Thank you for sharing your tips and your talent!!💜

[@Kosaliax]

I love this tutorial, comprehensive and looks beautiful. Thank you

[@urmieseenarine4810]

Beautiful

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! 😊

[@DionneRoxanne]

AMAZING!!! I would love to see a video on how to make a twisted wire houseplant trellis with decorative beads!!💚🌿

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! ❤ I'll put it in the ideas list. 😊

[@royalmaster203]

I have to say, this is one of the best tut vids I have seen, organized, good pictures, great explanations, and a good looking tree at the end, thanks for your time...

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! 😊

[@lisaguzman7774]

I made one today. I love it. This video was so easy to follow. Thank you

[@SculptyWorks]

😊

[@cruisingkirby.8188]

Very nice love it. And your reference two minutes later a shout out to Peter Sellers. Pink Panther

[@annapodolska75]

Best wire tree tutorial on the internet. Very clear instructions and lots of very helpful advice. Your Willow Tree is beautiful. Well done.x

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! 😊

[@beadinggem]

Nice! I will share on my blog (beadinggem) later this year so my readers can come to learn from you!

[@SculptyWorks]

👍❤

[@kthfox]

omg i love wire working. Its so pretty.

[@lydiacodding9308]

That’s amazing! Thank you for the tutorial.

[@tech4ever1]

Ive started this project but ive got to go buy more wire and beads lol. This is sucj a great tutorial. I really like listening to your voice and instructions. I wish you would do more videos on wire trees or jewelry 🙂 Excellent job amd beautiful tree!

[@SculptyWorks]

Hehe, we always need more wire, longer wire, and more beads than we think we will when making these little trees. 😉 I've been wanting to make more of these videos but I have so many projects going on.

[@andrinabarrette5149]

Excellent tutorial, looking forward to making this 🙏

[@JustGG1956]

I get my crafting wire at the hardware store; it is very cheap compared to the craft stores even if you have a coupon for the craft store the hardware store sells wire much cheaper. Another nice thing is you can buy exactly what you need/want because they sell it off the roll by the foot.

[@SculptyWorks]

Indeed! The hardware store is an excellent place to get copper and steel wires! 👍 But the wire used in this tree in particular was silver-plated, and I've never found that in the hardware stores around here. 😥

[@aidamckinney1895]

Just beautiful!

[@jamiecee4960]

I Love Weeping Willow Trees. Crystal Chips would be pretty for a tree like this.

[@monsooniphone]

Excellent I absolutely love the way you have done this. I made a pink one this evening but a different way. I didn’t really like how mine came out so I’m definitely trying yours tomorrow. Thank You for you’re video. Scott from England.

[@SculptyWorks]

Glad you enjoyed it! 👍 I'd love to see what you come up with! 😊

[@ToDamCute]

Absolutely amazing!

[@marieklein3090]

Beautiful. Hopeful one day. Self learning.

[@SculptyWorks]

You can do it! 👍

[@miabrndstrup9755]

So beautiful !

[@nirateller5603]

Spectacular. Thank you

[@jyotibala3812]

It's very very beautiful

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! 😊

[@KitchenTherapy]

Beautiful work!

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! ❤

[@monicafernandezbravo7785]

Me gusto quedo hermoso voy a tratar de hacerlo igual gracias 🌹🌹🌹👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@SculptyWorks]

¡Gracias! ¡Buena suerte! 😊

[@Natakalapa]

Very nice bro...love its

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! 😊

[@karenellis3039]

Love this thank you for sharing can’t wait to have a go 👏🏼👊🏼

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! Good luck! Let us know how it turns out! 👍😊

[@VC-we8xc]

Very nice tree!

[@Ghinwa369]

hi there I love it soooo much Im one of your audience from lebanon i just wish if you can NOT fasting this much so we can do exactly what you're doing thank you so much

[@SculptyWorks]

Thanks! ❤ And sorry about the fast-forwarding, but the video would be hours long if I didn't do it.

[@catherineferns6781]

Gorgeous

[@denvergigi7329]

Great tutorial. Thank you!

[@SculptyWorks]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sandjade1]

Beautiful!

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! 😊

[@appleholic1553]

Very cool. Thank you ✌🏼️

[@stephaniereyes2700]

Beautiful ❤❤❤

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! 😊

[@debjanibhowmick5870]

Very well done. Will def. Try🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@praveensharma5939]

Thank you so much for this tree 🙏❤️ This was very helpful for me

[@justinehelleson849]

Awesome. Great work

[@Tiepdoandiyhandmade]

The flower tree is so beautiful that it looks so limp

[@jacksg1809]

Its a weeping willow

[@debjanibhowmick5870]

Gorgeous🙏🙏🙏

[@janewest3731]

This is beautiful I am just watching videos as I want to try my had at this and you have made me definitely want me to try thank you

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you, glad it was inspiring! Good luck with your attempts! 👍

[@al5547]

Oh, this is rad!

[@Histiology]

Just wow

[@crafts4fans421]

Awesome

[@charlottehaeckl4576]

Wow, thank you...

[@jennifercelis7300]

you may also use string beads if you want them to sway and move

[@SculptyWorks]

👍

[@lana5593]

a 2x4 board around 18" long with a couple of finishing nails works great to measure and cut the wire.

[@SculptyWorks]

👍👍

[@Azul_Charlas_y_Relatos]

Bellisimo! 💙

[@starlenemora9438]

Very nice work I tried but didn't make enough Branches so I'll try again tomorrow ❤

[@SculptyWorks]

Always make more branches than you think you need, and make them longer than you think you need! 😉

[@jerzy2732]

Bardzo ładne drzewko. SUPER!!

[@SculptyWorks]

Dziękuję Ci

[@MaricelaNelson-t3c]

Where did you get those chip beads and that color? I can't find them anywhere. I love your tree it is beautiful How many branches?

[@SculptyWorks]

Thanks! 😊 I know a supplier in India. Those specific ones are peridot. The tree has 13 branches.

[@kimberlymuschong8723]

How many times do you wrap the wire around the ruler?

[@rhondalynch6969]

Lovely❤🌹

[@tech4ever1]

Are you alternating between which wire you out the beads on? Or does it not matter?

[@SculptyWorks]

It doesn't matter much, you can get creative with it. 👍

[@mikihover4373]

Thank you for the video. I am going to try it. Approximately how big does this come out to be?

[@SculptyWorks]

With everything, it came out to about 6 1/2" tall, and some 5" to 6" around.

[@Williams63]

Hi. What a lovely tree. Thank you for sharing 😊 I just have a question. How do you calculate how long the wire have to be? Will you do videos of other shapes? Tia. Lots of greetings from Denmark

[@SculptyWorks]

Thanks! I mostly guess the length of the wires. Depending on how much you twist it, usually you can expect the final height of the tree to be about half the length of the folded wire (so 1/4 of the total length), more or less. I've been wanting to make some other trees videos, just haven't had the time to do it, way too many projects going on at same time! 😉

[@scooterb3814]

I like the video and love this type tree but what size beads did you use? I've watched 100 different videos on different trees and styles and NOBODY talks about the beads or size or what they are made of just the wire and tools

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! I think I do mention somewhere in the video that those are peridot beads, but in case I forgot, well, they're peridots. 😉 I think the size doesn't matter /too much/ because you can use whatever size you feel looks better, and in the case of irregular shaped beads like these, size is all over the place. These vary anywhere from 4mm to 8mm in any direction of measurement.

[@scooterb3814]

@@SculptyWorks you may have said they type but not the size cause I ordered 2mm and they to dang small and gonna try 4mm this time and thank you so much for replying cause I just got into this a few days ago and its very stress releasing making these trees. I made my 1st tree out of old copper wire and it didn't turn out to good but I refuse to give up lol

[@SculptyWorks]

@@scooterb3814 Yeah 2mm might be a tad small for this kind of stuff. But if you have A LOT of them, you can bunch them up and still make the 'leaves' look nice. 😉 And yes, you can use whatever wire you can manipulate easily enough! The others I've made are all copper wires; this one is silver because I got a really good deal on the wire and couldn't pass on it. And yes again, it can be quite soothing to make these little trees! Glad you're having fun with them! 👍😊

[@scooterb3814]

@@SculptyWorks where do you order your wire and beads? I ordered 26 gauge wire cause it small and easy to twist.

[@SculptyWorks]

@@scooterb3814 The wire usually I wait for a local craft store to have some sort of sale, usually Joann or Hobby Lobby. The beads, well, the craft stores have some good options and I have bought from them before too, but in this tree's case the peridots are a precious stone and I have a supplier in India that provides me with gemstones when I need them for jewelry, and they hooked me up with the peridots too. 😉

[@emmalioness1948]

Thank you for this video! May I ask is that a special type of glove?

[@SculptyWorks]

The glove I started with was one of those cut-resistant gloves, I used it because it was the thinnest I had and gave me the best tactile feel, but handling the wires so much the glove started to fray on the fingertips, so I swapped for a leather glove. Any glove is Ok, and even no glove at all, if your fingers can take the abuse! 😉

[@aidamckinney1895]

Please! When you get a chance, make a cherry blossom tree. I want to watch your video and learn it. Because I don’t want to use my brain.lol

[@SculptyWorks]

Cherry blossoms? That's a neat idea! 👍

[@patriciadagostino1257]

Where do you get your gems? Thanks.

[@SculptyWorks]

You can buy pre-drilled little gems in crafts stores in the U.S. (I know Hobby Lobby and Michael's have them), and you can find them on eBay, just as always be careful when buying on eBay, specially from overseas sellers. 🙂

[@Oxyacantha]

Watched video: check. Measured and cut wires: check. Got all ready to start beading: check. Went to get beads out: check. Realized I don't have enough of any one color and had to go order more beads that won't be here for another two days... check...

[@SculptyWorks]

We've all been there! 😉

[@mandisunshinez]

this is absolutely beautiful! I cannot wait to try and recreate this. do you sell these??

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! 😊 I'm afraid I don't sell them, I only make them for family and friends when I do.

[@joannpeters4835]

How many wires do you cut to make the full tree like that?

[@SculptyWorks]

That one has about 50 wires. 🙂

[@joannpeters4835]

@@SculptyWorks thank you so much

[@337-m4l]

what measurements should i use if i wanted to make a big 4ft tall tree?

[@SculptyWorks]

That really depends on how you bend the branches and how tight you twist everything, but more-or-less the final height is 1/4 of the wire length (24" wires got me a 6" tree). So, for a 4' tree you probably want to start with 16' wires.

[@rashmiparikh6386]

Greetings from Hyderabad , India. Amazing work. Please let know the length of each wire and no of wire you used in your video. Have a nice day

[@SculptyWorks]

The wires are around 24-inches long (~60cm), folded in half, and I made about 50 of them.

[@rashmiparikh6386]

@@SculptyWorks Thank you for YOUR kind support and reply

[@James-en1ob]

You've been a luthier a baker and now you're a tree maker

[@SculptyWorks]

I like to stay busy! 😁

[@carmenelviraosoriobuitrago5153]

Muyy hermoso...pero si no traducen al español quedo en las mismas....

[@bergamotandbenzene]

What size beads are these? I'm worried I'll buy something online that's too big or small in a large quantity.

[@SculptyWorks]

They vary, from 5mm to 8mm. These are stone chips so they are irregular in shape.

[@angelagonzalez2428]

how many yards of wire did you use?

[@SculptyWorks]

If my math is right, about 42 yards.

[@CeeMarz]

what if I made 12 wires of 8, 12 of 7, 12 of 6, 12 of 5. You said variety, so divide into 10 groups as you have done?

[@SculptyWorks]

Go for it, see what it looks like! And take pictures, I'd like to see it too! 👍😊

[@sarachamorrocostain2396]

Hola dime en todas las ramas lleva 7 pelas?

[@SculptyWorks]

Si. Algunos tienen 7, otros 5, un poco de variedad lo hace más interesante. 😉

[@gregorymckenna3662]

What size beads?

[@SculptyWorks]

The beads I used are irregular shaped, and they vary between 3mm to 5mm.

[@zoa2353]

😍

[@jinshajithesh4732]

Supeb😍👌👌👌

[@nswbassman]

What gauge wire were you using? Thanks!

[@SculptyWorks]

The wire is 20-gauge.

[@aaroncronin3801]

This is awesome, where can I purchase the crystals

[@SculptyWorks]

Thanks! ❤ You can find all sorts of stone and man-made beads that can be used for a project like this on craft stores, eBay, and Etsy. 😊 (those I used are peridots; I have a contact in India that supplies me with that kind stuff, so I can't direct you to where you can get /those/ specifically)

[@lizmalcom3214]

Can I get a link for the beads you used?

[@SculptyWorks]

I didn't buy the beads online, so unfortunately I don't have a link for them. But if you search eBay or Etsy you might be able to find similar ones there. 👍

[@Titania0909]

What kind of epoxy did you use??

[@SculptyWorks]

It was simply a 2-part Loctite 5-minutes epoxy you can easily find in stores (in the U.S.). 😊

[@shainatrosclair8005]

What size pot did you use? Also where do you purchase pot??

[@SculptyWorks]

The pot is about 4" x 1 1/2", and I think it was a fancy dipping dish from Target.

[@shainatrosclair8005]

@@SculptyWorks thank you!!

[@fofokareem8040]

👏👏👏💐

[@AmandaViolinGirl]

What gem stones were used here?

[@SculptyWorks]

The gems are peridot. 😊

[@MrHawaianbay]

Love the tree, not to keen on the fast forward,

[@jackiegarland2585]

What would u sale something like this for

[@SculptyWorks]

I have no idea, I never made any of these for sale, they have always been gifts. 😊 Usually you would add up the cost of the materials and the time spent working on it to figure out a price point. If you are a popular artist, you can also add that to the price. 😉

[@ashleymetts2170]

Tree

[@kaboomxo]

If you took a guess at how many double wires you used to make this, what would you say? 🤔

[@SculptyWorks]

I think it was something like 50 wires. 👍

[@CeeMarz]

50 wires, how many 7s, 6s and fives?

[@SculptyWorks]

I didn't keep count, just made up as I was going. 😉 The idea is to add some variety here and there so the branches aren't all the same. 😊

[@kimleskowyak3347]

I see people saying 50 wires. Is that actually 25 because it's cut in your counting that is the double wire is one or two or is it a total of 50 wires? I'm confused. I'm not a craft person but I want to try and make

[@sarachamorrocostain2396]

Podrías poner subtítulos en español por favor?

[@SculptyWorks]

Mi Español no es suficientemente bueno para escribir subtítulos. 😥

[@alysynwonderland2616]

Left out how to do the branches ???

[@SculptyWorks]

The wires for the branches start being shaped at 0:58 then at 1:58 I start stringing the beads, then at 3:38 I bundle the branches together and on 4:52 the branches start go together to make the whole of the tree.

[@babycakes2713]

Can I pay you for a tree?

[@SculptyWorks]

I don't normally do commission work on these because they take A LOT of time to make and it's hard to make it cost-effective, but if you'd like, send me an e-mail (my e-mail is on the About page on the channel) and we can discuss what you want and all that. 😊

[@luzteresaportela3844]

X q no traducen en español

[@SculptyWorks]

Sorry, I'm not fluent enough to translate it to Spanish.

[@amandathurston2720]

I’ve been doing it all backwards, 😂

[@SculptyWorks]

What did the results look like?

[@margiehohaia4217]

Beautiful

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! 😊