Home Tweet Home - Pin

As seen in the Rings & Things 2010 Super Supplement
Created by: Amy Mickelson

Suggested Materials:
1 29-797-08 38mm wooden donut with laser cut sunflowers design, maple
1 28-333-96 Lampwork glass bird house bead, red/cream
1 44-694-0 17x15mm hummingbird charm, raw brass
3 23-629-000 9mm Czech glass leaf beads, assorted
3 37-415-2 1.5" thin head pins, yellow
1 37-424-2 4" standard head pin, yellow
2 37-133-2 4.5mm round jump rings, yellow
1 41-288-4 Screw eye, gold plate
1 38-302 0.75" bar pin, nickel-silver

Tools and Supplies: cutters, round-nose pliers, chain-nose pliers, awl (#65-800), adhesive such as Super New Glue (#60-270)

Designer Tips:
* Use an awl or other pointed sharp object to pierce a hole in the wood donut for the screw eye.

* Attach the bar pin to the back of the wood donut with adhesive.

See our printer friendly designer tip sheet and the Basic Jewelry-making Technique Sheet for tips on working with jump rings, and Beaded Head & Eye Pin Technique Sheet for creating nice head-pin loops.

To view our jewelry-making technique sheets (PDF files), you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it free here.

View more free jewelry design ideas, peruse our complete list of free jewelry-making technique sheets, or search our Design Gallery.

Post questions on the Rings & Things Discussion Forum. Don't be shy! If you're wondering, so is someone else!

Admin Login