Jewelry Making Project -- Four Leaf Clover Bracelet Pg 06 Made with WigJig Jewelry Tools, Beads, Wire and Supplies

Helpful Hint: This wire component is made with two diagonal axes. One axis includes the loops made on pegs 1 and 4, while the other axis includes the loops made on pegs 2 and 3. (See pattern on page 5.) The peg 1-4 axis has an open loop on both ends of the diagonal. The peg 2-3 axis has a closed loop on both ends of the diagonal. This is important. When using this piece, connect the wrapped bead links to the peg 2-3 axis with closed loops on either end as shown at right. The peg 1-4 axis with open loops is called the weak axis of this wire component. The peg 2-3 axis with closed loops on both ends is the "strong axis" and this is the axis to use when incorporating this component into jewelry.

Four Leaf Clover wire component jewelry making project made with beads, wire and jewelry supplies.

Alternative Design: Shown at right is an earring made with the Four Leaf Clover link. These earrings are simple to make and use a head pin, 8mm beads to match the beads in the bracelet, two round 3mm metal beads and a post earring with ball and loop finding for each earring. This ear post finding can be found here in sterling silver and here in gold-filled in our Internet store.

The technique for making these earrings is to make two of the Four Leaf Clover wire components using the instructions from page 5. Next, you thread one 3mm round bead, one 8mm bead, and the second 3mm bead on a 2" head-pin. Attach this combination to one of the loops in the strong axis of the Four Leaf Clover wire component using the wrapped bead link. The technique for doing this is shown here and described in greater detail in our online book "Wire Design Basics". Now attach the combination Four Leaf Clover wire component and bead dangle to the post ear-wire with ball and loop finding. This is done by opening the loop in the finding, adding the opposite corner of the Four Leaf Clover wire component and then closing the loop in the finding. Make two earrings using the same techniques for both.

This WigJig jewelry making project is provided as part of WigJig University - College of Jewelry Making Designs. We try to provide interesting jewelry projects using beads, jewelry wire and other jewelry supplies. We hope that these pictures will provide you enough information for you to complete this project. Some of the skills and jewelry making techniques have not been discussed here. For beginners, we suggest that you visit our Beginners Start Here pages. These pages discuss the skills necessary for making jewelry in the detail that beginners need. We also suggest that beginners to jewelry making might need to visit the WigJig University College of Jewelry Making Techniques for additional information about some of the skills and techniques shown.

Most, but not all of the jewelry supplies shown here can be purchased in our WigJig store. We try to have a complete selection of jewelry supplies in our store including chain, wire, glass beads, findings, watches, tools, etc.