Preciosa Autumn Tree Wire Pendant

Autumn is the perfect season to embrace nature-inspired designs and elevate your jewellery collection with something truly unique. In this detailed tutorial, we’ll guide you through creating a charming autumn tree wire pendant, brought to life with Preciosa crystals - adding a touch of woodland magic to your autumn accessories.

This project is ideal for intermediate makers looking to challenge their skills and explore more intricate wirework techniques. It’s a rewarding and creative venture for those ready to take their jewellery-making to the next level.

Component List:

The full list of Preciosa Crystals, components and tools needed to complete this project can be found below. If you click on the product description (link), the respective product page will open, where each item can be viewed and added to cart:

Component	Component Name / Link	Quantity
	Preciosa Bicone Bead Emerald 6mm	x 50
	Preciosa Bicone Bead Topaz 6mm	x 25
	Preciosa Bicone Bead Light Colorado Topaz 6mm	x 1
	Preciosa Bicone Bead Peridot AB 6mm	x 1
	Artistic Wire 24 Gauge	x 1
	Artistic Wire 26 Gauge	x 1
	Chain Nose Pliers	x 1
	Side Cutters	x 1
	Silver Plated Jump Rings
	Silver Plated Blecher Chain	x 1

Instructions

Step 1

Gather your supplies

Gather and cut your wire with your side cutters. You will need a full circle of 24-gauge wire for the base of the pendant. Make sure to leave some extra wire so that the ends are overlapping.

You will also need to cut around 13 pieces of 26-gauge wire that are around 30 cm each in length.

Step 2

Securing the Base

To secure your base into a loop you will need to attach all of your 26-gauge pieces to your loop.

To do this, take one of your 26-gauge pieces and fold it over the overlapping wire on your 24-gauge loop. Now take one end and tightly wrap it around the loop roughly 5/6 times.

Do this until the overlap on your 24-gauge loop is no longer visible.

Step 3

Twisting your Branches

The first step in creating your branches is to take your chain nose pliers and twist two of the excess 26-gauge wire pieces you wrapped around your loop. Do this until they are twisted around halfway down the lengths of the wire.

Repeat this step as many times as needed while leaving two untwisted pieces of wire in between each twisted piece.

Once you have done this, turn your wires so that they are facing into the loop.

Step 4

Creating your Tree

Now it’s time to get creative. To start the tree, you will need to create roots. Using your wires, twist and bend them to your liking, then bend them so that they all come together in the centre.

Make sure to maintain the shape of your loop while doing this, and don’t use the full lengths of your wires as you still need them for the rest of the tree.

Step 5

Adding your Tree Trunk

The trunk is composed of all of your wires twisted together. For this you will need your chain nose pliers. Take your time twisting the wires together, and again, make sure to maintain the shape of your loop while doing this.

Step 6

Branches 

For the final stages of our pendant, we will need to start adding beads. Before we can do this, we want to create roughly four main branches for the wire to sprout off from. Twist these using your chain nose pliers and bend them to your liking.

Once your main branches have been formed, you can start adding your beads to the individual branches you have made. You can add the colours in any order you like.

Step 7

Finishing Touches

To finish off our pendant we will need to take each branch and wrap it around the outside of the loop two times, cutting off the excess with your side cutters, then flattening the sharp edge with your chain nose pliers. Repeat this until there is not excess wire left.

Finally, add one jump hoop to the top of your pendant, then thread the chain of your choice through your jump hoop.

Congratulations! You have made your very own wire tree pendant.

Show it off to your friends and wear it with pride this autumn season.