Wire Art and  Craft Home Decor Accents

Wire art and craft is fun and easy to do with our free craft project instructions.  We have wire craft supply stores and stores online to buy wire accents already made.

Wire is one of the cheapest, most versatile and most readily available craft materials.

Wire is a great material to shape into exquisite and delicate objects.  You can enhance wire art and sculpture with beads and rocks.  You can make it elegant, casual or rustic. 

Buy Craft Wire Here

Create wire baskets, jewelry, kitchen do-dads, wire curtain tie backs, window covering accessories and wire and bead fringe for a lamp shade.....

Add wire detail to any project  for texture or interest.   Try stitching the detail on a wall hanging with copper wire.  Hang  shaped wire with beads from a valance.

There are all types of wire suitable for different purposes from galvanized, copper, aluminum, garden wire and chicken wire to a coat hanger. 

The techniques are easy from twisting, wrapping, weaving, making coils and spirals, binding and shaping.  

Martha Stewart has some great wire accents to make or buy.  

Jazz up a mundane chest with wire craft drawer and cabinet pulls enhanced with beads like these.   Free Wire art and craft drawer pulls instructions are below.

Free Craft Project:  

Wire art and craft drawer and cabinet pulls:    

Supplies

1. Plain “C” shape drawer or cabinet pulls the same size to fit the screw holes already in the drawer fronts.  Count to see how many pulls you need.

2. 20 gauge copper or brass wire. Check Dick Blick Art Materials,,MisterArt.com,  joann.com   for 20 and 22 gauge copper wire in several colors.

3. Wire Cutters

4. Small needle nose pliers

5. Small slab of steel or metal 3”x 3” or larger to hammer coils flat

6. Hammer

7. Several colored beads for each pull.  Be sure the hole is large enough for your wire to slip through.  

  Find all your wire craft supplies at these two online stores:

Steps

1. Take one of your drawer or cabinet pulls and a coil of the wire.  Use wire from coil.  You want one continuous piece of wire for each pull.  DO NOT CUT WIRE until you have completed the drawer pull!

2. Pull out about 25”.  Start wrapping the wire around the drawer pull at one end leaving a 20” tail of wire for your decorative ends.

3. You may need to double wrap right at the end to secure the wire.

4. Wrap the wire close and tight.

5. After you have covered up the “leg” to the straight part of the pull you will want to start adding your beads. 

6. A freeform design with your beads is easiest.  Meaning, they don’t have to all line up or be symmetric. 

7. As you add each bead, twist the wire to secure it.

8. When you get to the end of the straight part, cover the other leg to the end. 

9. Double wrap to secure.

10. Pull out about 20” of wire and cut wire.

11. Take the wire tail at one end of the covered pull and shape it in a coil or triangle or other shape using your needle nose pliers. 

12. Check to see how the shape fits on the drawer by holding the pull up to where it will be secured.  Adjust shape or size if need be. When it looks right go on to the next step.

13. Now,  take out your metal slab and hammer. 

14. Place the decorative shaped end of your drawer or cabinet pull on the slab.

15. Flatten the design by hammering the wire on the metal slab.  You will notice after you have done this, the shape is secure and hard to adjust.

16. Screw all of your drawer pulls in place. Tighten with nut in back inside of drawer or cabinet front.

Voila!  Your own wow, styley piece of furniture!  Enjoy! 

You can pick up your hammer, pliers, wire,  other tools and supplies online at    Dick Blick Art Materials or MisterArt.com,   Just use their search box to find your wire craft supplies quickly.  

Don't want to make your drawer pulls yourself?  Check out the selections at BHG  and Bellacor - Lighting and Home Furnishings

Other free craft projects, yard art and furniture to build or paint:

Decorative Wall Display Shelf

Art and Craft Resources Here

Art and Craft Online Shopping Directory

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Let me know how your Wire and Bead Drawer Pulls turn out….This project can make any old piece of furniture a star!….  Send me a photo!   I'll post it on InOutDecor.com.

Until next time!

Bye for now,

Vickie

mailto:vickie@inoutdecor.com

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