How to Make Fancy Headpins

Needle-nose chain
Round-nose pliers
Wire cutters

2
6mm beads

2
4mm beads

a pair of earwires

24 gauge
half-hard or
dead soft wire*

*
Half-hard wire will
maintain its shape better.

To use dead soft wire, be
sure to work harden
your wire.

Step 1:
Cut a 6" piece of wire.

Step 2:
Grab one end of the wire
with the tip of your round
nose pliers.

Step 3:
Make a loop by rotating
the tool and wrapping the
wire around the tool.

Step 5:
Grab the loop with your
bent nose tool.

Step 6:
Make a loose coil.

Step 7:
Grab your wire where you
want the bottom of your
heart to be with your
round nose tool. Bend
the wire to make a right
angle.

Step 8:
Grab your wire where
you want to make the
second curve of your
heart. Position the wire
on the middle of your
round nose pliers.

Step 9:
Wrap your wire around
your pliers.

Step 10:
Position your round nose
pliers with one nose in
the first loop you made
and the second nose on
the other end of the wire.

Step 11:
Wrap your wire around
your round nose pliers.

Step 12:
Continue to wrap the
wire to make a complete
loop. Position your
pliers with one nose in
the loop and the other
nose on top.

Step 13:
Bend your wire into a
right angle. You wire
should be pointing up.

Step 14:
You now have a fancy
headpin.

Step 15:
Add some beads.

Step 16:
Make a wire wrap and
loop it to an earwire and
you're done!