How To Make A Bird Pendant With Cabochon From Wire

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This wonderful little bird will tell you how to fix a cabochon and solder the copper. Ready to go?

Tools and supplies

First, make the sketch

Take 18-gauge wire and bend it following the sketch

You must make sufficiently dense pattern for the stone to be the base

Flatten the wire from the back side and smooth the edges

Take another piece of 18-gauge wire and make the bar for bail

Take 16 inches of 20-gauge wire and make the eye

Soldering! I use solid solder Felder 94

Locate the solder in the four place junction of wire

Carefully heat the whole part

Remove carbon deposits in the place where it will be attached to the eye

Attention! I solder the eye separately

Clear the bird in the hot solution of citric acid (1 spoon per cup of water)

Beat a little detail again using a hammer. After soldering it was soft and we make it tough. Cut the excess wire and smooth the edge

Bend the bail

Now we wrap cabochon and take the wing

You can make your own pattern. But the main principle - it should be thick enough for cabochon not to slip through anywhere

Weaving! Now we have to fix the pattern, but do it elegantly

I put together two wires and capture the lowest layer in three places

Now, weaving in the left direction

Cut the separate piece to connect the wire around the bail

Almost done. But we have to cover a patina

I polished it in two stages: first polishing pads, then cream

Wash thoroughly in the cold water and soap to clean the remnants of dirt

A copper becomes dim from moisture

Here's a video of the process to help you