You can use any wire you desire, as long as you can hammer it, to create this summertime favorite! Use blue and silver beads to match the Marine Blue butterfly’s colors or, stick with the colors of the Monarch butterfly, orange and yellow. There are so many species of butterflies to emulate, the possibilities are endless. Wear this pendant with a sundress and kick winter to the curb!
Required Materials: (a) 18-gauge dead soft round wire, 13 6/10" (b) 28-gauge dead soft round wire, about 44" (c) 2mm-6mm rondelle beads, 22.
Tools Needed: Round nose pliers, flush cutters, flat nose pliers, nylon jaw pliers, chasing hammer, and bench block or anvil.
Originally Published: Step by Step Wire Jewelry, June/July 2010