Got a lonely single or a couple of beads or crystals left over that you want to use it? Check out this wonderful collection of wire jewelry tutorials from the Vietnamese creator and instructor, @LanAnhHandmade.  She shows you how to make eye-catching handmade jewelry with just a solitary focal for colour.

First up is her long tear drop wire cage pendant tutorial using a 6 mm bead. Simple yet stunning.



This flower inspired tutorial of hers can be used to make a pendant or earrings if you have two identical leftover beads. Stick to the recommended wire gauge (soft 20 G) because a thinner gauge will bend much more easily and a thicker gauge might be too hard to manipulate. Always work harden by gentle hammering afterwards, carefully avoiding the bead as you do so.  If you have some experience, half hard temper has more "memory" and the design will be easier to accomplish.


Bending wire in small segments works well for this long contemporary earrings design.


I love this simple offset single bead ring design so unlike the normally centered ones.


This prong ring design is striking as well as innovative in how to capture beads without any heat techniques like soldering. This is her update on the original tutorial which I featured before.


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