Introduction: Wire Wrapped Stone Pendants
I really love gemstones, so what better to do than make a pendant with them! By wire wrapping the stone, you can personalise the pendant, yet still see all the beauty the stone has to offer.
I was a bit insecure about writing this instructable, since there are a lot of great wire wrapping tutorials on here, new ones are even being published while I'm typing this. But, I just figured everyone wraps a stone differently :) I hope you like it!
2020 update: I revisited this project and made a new instructable about it! Check it out here :).
Step 1: Materials
To make a pendant like this, you will need:
- a stone / probably the most common location I see these is on markets, but you can also find them online (e.g. here)
- wire, for a stone of about 2 cm high I used 25 cm of wire
- pliers
Step 2: Start With a Swirl
Take the piece of wire and hold it with the top of the round nose pliers. Turn it around to make a loop. Holding it with flat nose pliers, you can now continue your swirl, until it has reached the size you want it to be.
Step 3: Getting the Stone In
Take your stone and hold it as shown in the second image. Place the swirl you just made against it with the remaining wire pointing down.
Step 4: Wrapping the Bottom
Place your thumb against the swirl, so it can't move. Wrap the wire around the bottom to create a kind of bed for the stone. Stop wrapping after about two or three rounds.
Step 5: The Top Needs Wire As Well
To bring the wire to the top of the stone, bend it up on the back of the stone. Start wrapping the top by just bending the wire to the side on the right height and wrapping it around again. Here you can also wrap about three times. I adjusted the position of the swirl here as well, I thought it was just a bit too low.
Step 6: A Loop to Finish It
To make sure you can put this charm on a necklace, bend the wire straight up and make a loop using your round nose pliers. I prefer to make double loops, this will also prevent the charm from falling off your necklace.
Step 7: Done!
That's it, you're done! I hope you liked it, and maybe will try it yourself :)

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69 Comments
1 year ago on Step 7
What gauge wire did you use? Your PDF doesn't state.
Reply 1 year ago
For a project like this I mostly use 0,8 mm wire, gauge 20
Question 4 years ago on Step 1
I think this looks simple but very lovely and as someone who's never done this before, I appreciate your sharing your way if doing it. I'm considering buying materials to give it a try. What size/guage wire did you use?
Thanks! ☺
Answer 1 year ago
Do you have a tree of life video
Answer 4 years ago
Thank you! These pendants were made with gauge 20/ 0.8 mm wire, and I'd definitely recommend at least having that thickness
2 years ago on Step 2
I wish you would make a video. I don't understand how you continue the swirl once you start it around the round nose pliers. If you do that it is not flat, it makes a tube. It's hard to see how to do it from just a photo. I really like the design and it seems simple but when you don't understand unless you see it, it's frustrating. 😭
Reply 1 year ago
The round nose pliers are only used for the loop in the middle! After that, it is held in between flat nose pliers so you can create a flat swirl
Question 3 years ago on Step 7
What gauge wire to use
3 years ago
Do you think it would be harder to wrap a stone that was slightly irregular in shape? and have you made any of your spirals bigger than the one pictured?
7 years ago on Introduction
this thing is a total b*ch to make with pliers, if you're gonna skip the loop(which i did to make it easier) i'd make sure to skip one or two centimeters and continue with your hands
Reply 3 years ago
Actually I managed it on my very first try. I think if you take your time with it and practice and as the other commenter said , read carefully, you should be able to do this.
Reply 7 years ago
Just wondering, did you actually read the entire instructable? If you do, you'll see that the wrapping itself is done by hand, the only parts that were created using pliers are the swirl to start with and the loop at the end.
4 years ago on Step 7
Hi. This is good. The stripy mail varnish on your thumb is a distraction though and makes it hard to work out what's going on on a small screen.
Question 4 years ago on Introduction
How do you know what length of wire to use.
Answer 4 years ago
It's a bit of trial and error at first, but I used about 25 cm for a stone with a height of around 2 cm
Question 4 years ago on Step 1
What thickness of wire?>??
Answer 4 years ago
These pendants were made with gauge 20 / 0.8 mm wire!
5 years ago
what is the wire thickness recommended?
Thank you
Reply 5 years ago
For a project like this I mostly use 0,8 mm wire, gauge 20
7 years ago
Hi! Thanks for posting this. :) I was wondering, though, is this round, half round or square wire? Thanks for your help! :)