Entwined Heart Closure

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Entwined Heart Closure

Assortment of papers

Assortment of 4mm beads

22 Gauge Wire (silver
toned, sterling silver, gold
toned, or gold-filled wire)

Tools: Wire straightener,
rosary plier, needle-nose
plier, wire cutter

Epoxy Glue

Step 1:
Select the papers you wish
to use for your invitation.

Step 2:
Assemble the pieces
together using a ruler and
glue stick.

Step 3:
Cut 1 ½ feet of wire. Center
your invitation over your
wire to measure where you
will make your folds.

Step 4:
Using your needle-nose
plier, fold the wire over the
invitation.

Step 5:
Repeat on the other side.
Now find the center point of
your invitation—both sides
of the wire should overlap
here.

Step 6:
Taking one of the wires, fold
it upward to a 120 degree
angle. This will form one of
the "v's" on one of the
hearts.

Step 7:
Using the thickest diameter
on the rosary plier, insert
the tool above the "v" you
just created and mold the
wire over the rosary plier.
You have just formed one of
the humps on the first heart.

Step 8:
Using your needle-nose
plier, bend wire to form the
divide between the heart
humps.

Step 9:
Use your rosary plier to
form the second hump, as
you did to form the first
hump of this heart.

Step 10:
With the straight long end of
the wire, loop it through the
"v" of the heart.

Step 11:
Straighten out the long end
of your wire if it has become
distorted.

Step 12:
Clip off the straight, long
end of your wire, leaving
about ½".

Step 13:
Bead on a few beads to this
end, and curl the end with
your rosary plier.

Step 14:
Repeat this process for the
other side of the wire. Be
sure you start your second
wire heart so that it sits
across and around the first
heart. This will allow you to
lock the two hearts together.

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