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Foot Jewelry From "Jewelry Making" episode DJMK-201

The finished "shoewel".

Guest artist Kathy Peterson shares a technique for bedazzling your feet with "shoewels"!

Materials:

20-gauge rose-colored wire and 24-gauge rose-colored wire
Wire Worker
Needle nose pliers and precision cutters
Decorative filigree beads, seed beads, cut crystal beads and a 7mm cabochon
E-6000 glue
Towel or bead tray
Dowel

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

1. To create toe ring, first cut approximately 6 inches or more of 20-gauge wire.

2. Create a loop at one end of wire, and make 1/4" spiral.

3. Measure toe or use dowel for shape (figure A). Glue cabochon onto filigree bead and slip narrow end of filigree bead onto opposite end (figure B). Loop and spiral the wire to toe size and set aside.

4. To create the ankle wire, use the wire worker and 24-gauge wire to create two 6" coils (figure C). Cut one of the coils into two 1" and two 1-1/2" coils.

5. Thread 40-50 seed beads onto the 24-gauge wire. Use wire worker to make 4 beaded wire-beads (figure D). The finished wire-bead will measure approximately 1/4".

6. With toe ring/filigree on second toe, measure 20-gauge wire from the wide tip of filigree, around ankle and back to filigree. Add 7" to the measurement and cut wire to length. Loop and spiral one end of wire. Remove toe ring/filigree.

7. Next, thread opposite end of wire onto wide end filigree so that spiral rests on filigree.

8. Thread the following beads onto ankle-wire in order: 2 crystal beads, one 1-1/2" wire coil; 2 crystal beads; 1 wire bead; 2 crystals beads; 1" coil; 2 crystals beads; 1 wire bead and long coil; 2 crystal beads; 1 wire bead; 2 crystal beads; 1" wire coil; 2 crystal beads; 1 wire bead; crystal beads; 1" wire coil; 2 crystal beads.

9. Connect end of ankle wire to wide end of filigree and secure with another spiral. Fold spirals over filigree to secure. Slip foot through ankle wire and secure toe ring by overlapping spirals.

RESOURCES :

Creative Wire Jewelry
Author: Kathy Peterson
ISBN: 0823010449
Click here to order this title from Amazon.com.

Artistic Wire
Website: www.artisticwire.com

Jewelcraft
Beads available at most bead, craft and scrapbook stores, or at www.jewelcraft.biz

Xuron Precision Tools
Website: www.xuron.com