Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant, Contemporary Wire Jewelry. Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry. This drilled shell with a hole in the middle was the perfect jumping off point for this design.

All Seeing Eye Pendant

by Mei Tan
  • Category: Contemporary
  • Technique(s): Wrapping
  • Skill Level: Beginner
This drilled shell with a hole in the middle was the perfect jumping off point for this design. If you have an oval shell, you can drill that center hole, but also, you can adapt this design to other beads and shapes as well.

Materials

18 Gauge Round Half Hard .925 Sterling Silver Wire
H8-18H
  • Lesson Quantity: 7.50 inches
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 1FT
  • Price: $4.93
  • Gold Club Price: $3.70
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28 Gauge Round Dead Soft .925 Sterling Silver Wire
H8-28D
  • Lesson Quantity: 8.00 inches
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 1FT
  • Price: $0.50
  • Gold Club Price: $0.38
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Snowflake Obsidian 8mm Round Gemstone Beads - 8 Inch Strand
A1-689
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $7.35
  • Gold Club Price: $5.51
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oval shell bead with 8mm hole
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
teardrop charms
  • Lesson Quantity: 2.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 2.00 each
Silver Filled Jump Rings Open (.025) 22ga (OD) 4mm (ID) 2.55mm - Pack of 25
S11-14
  • Lesson Quantity: 2.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $1.83
  • Gold Club Price: $1.37
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Tools

Round Nose Wire Pliers
G2-507
  • G2-507
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $32.95
  • Gold Club Price: $24.71
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Chain Nose Wire Pliers
G2-508
  • G2-508
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $32.95
  • Gold Club Price: $24.71
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C.H.P Milano Italian Flush Cutter, 5 1/2 Inches
PLR-487.00
  • PLR-487.00
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $16.97
  • Gold Club Price: $12.73
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Steel and Wood Bench Block 3x3 Inch
G17-25
  • G17-25
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $14.97
  • Gold Club Price: $11.23
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4oz Ball Peen Hammer with Wooden Handle
G3-36
  • G3-36
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $5.25
  • Gold Club Price: $3.94
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Instructions
Step 1:
Forming the loop
Cut a piece of 5.75" 18-gauge wire. Mark the center of the wire and use round nose pliers to create a loop about the size of 4.5 mm in diameter at the center.
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - Forming the loop, Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, tools
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - Forming the loop, Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, materials
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - Forming the loop, Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, seeing eye pendant
Step 2:
Forming the frame
With the loop created, wrap the wire around the shell bead to form the wire frame. Use your fingers to do the shaping.
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - Forming the frame, Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, seeing eye pendant
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - Forming the frame, Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, seeing eye pendant
Step 3
Use round nose pliers to bend each end down 90 degrees from the bottom of the shell.
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, seeing eye pendant
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, seeing eye pendant
Step 4
Use round nose pliers to create a loop at each wire end to a size of about 4.5 mm in diameter.
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, seeing eye pendant
Step 5
Flatten or harden the loops with hammer.
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, seeing eye pendant
Step 6
Use the two 28-gauge wires each measuring 10 cm to secure the beads onto the frame. Slip both wires through both beads so two wires come out on each side.

With the two wires coming out of each side, begin wrapping from the center of the frame, progressing outward on each side, away from the center as illustrated.
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, seeing eye pendant
Step 7
Repeat the same steps for the other side of the pendant to securely hold the beads in position.
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, seeing eye pendant
Step 8
Attached the teardrop shaped findings to the loops using jump rings as shown.
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, seeing eye pendant
Step 9
VoilĂ ! Your All-Seeing Eye is completed.
Mei Tan's All Seeing Eye Pendant - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, seeing eye pendant