{"id":316,"date":"2008-09-04T19:15:08","date_gmt":"2008-09-05T02:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=316"},"modified":"2008-09-05T12:41:28","modified_gmt":"2008-09-05T19:41:28","slug":"wire-bezel-pendant-handmade-copper-findings-polymer-clay-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wire-bezel-pendant-handmade-copper-findings-polymer-clay-jewelry\/316\/","title":{"rendered":"Wire Bezel Pendant | Handmade Copper Findings | Polymer Clay Jewelry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tips on wrapping Fimo cane slice beads with a hammered copper bezel and handmade jewelry pendant bail:
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With metal prices rising globally, the interest in copper jewelry also seems to be going up. This rich warm material is<\/span> rustic and arty; easy to work with; and available in hardware stores (one of my favorite places to shop for cheap jewelry making supplies<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

To make the copper bezel for the pendant in the picture above, I hammered a section of 14 gauge electrical copper wire (plastic coating removed), as flat as it would go. This flattened copper was then bent into a rectangle shape to fit around a thick cane slice from one of my mod polymer clay canes<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

After fashioning a loop at the top, I used a fine copper wire (24 gauge) to wrap the cut ends of the hammered wire and hold them together.<\/span><\/p>\n

The whole pendant, copper bezel and polymer clay cane slice were then popped into the oven to bake. Once finished, the clay insert was removed, sanded, buffed and glued back in place with Krazy Glue.<\/span><\/p>\n

This jewelry piece has got me excited to do more with copper wire for making bezels, clasps and other findings. If copper jewelry is of interest to you too, I can most certainly share other pics, articles and video tutorials. Let me know your level of interest in the comments section below… <\/span><\/p>\n

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