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Things Needed:
- Shrink film for computer printers (I found some at my local craft store. Office supply stores should have it too. It is sold near the specialty papers for printers.)
- wine charm loops (Found in craft stores, usually near the jewelry and bead section)
- 18 gauge wire
- beads of choice (I used seed beads and 8 mM faceted beads)
- crimp tubes (I used 1.3 mM size)
- Jewelry round nose pliers
- Wire cutters
- Hole punch
- computer printer
- baking sheet
- scissors
- oven
1. Begin your homemade wine charms by making your designs for the tags on your computer. If you would like to use my template, which includes 9 festive phrases ("To Your Health", "I'll Have Another", "I'll Drink to That", "Love that Wine!", "Carpe Diem", "Bottoms Up", "Down the Hatch", "Cheers", "Lovin' Life!") then click here or on the image below. A new window will open for the PDF file. Simply insert a sheet of the shrink film into your printer and print out the file. If you are designing your own, keep in mind that the shrink film usually shrinks down to about 1/3 of the original size.
2. Once your designs are printed, cut them out with scissors. Then, punch a hole near the top of the charm with a hole punch.
3. Place the charms on a baking sheet and bake according to the manufacturer's instructions. It usually only takes about 1 minute for them to shrink, so watch closely. The charms will curl up, and they are finished when they lay flat again. Do not overcook or they could become discolored. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool.
4. Next you need to create a large jump loop to connect the wine charm to the wine charm ring. You can either purchase large enough jump loops, but I find it just as easy to make my own. To do this, cut a small piece (about 1/2 inch) of 18 gauge wire, one for each wine charm.
5.
Using your round nose pliers, wrap the wire about the nose of
the pliers to begin to form a loop. Stop when you have a hook
shape.
6. Thread
the hook through the wine charm hole, as shown in the first photo
below. Then using your jewelry pliers, close off the loop and
cut off any excess. The loop should not be attached securely to your
wine charm tag.
7.
Finish the wine charms by threading on the beads.
You can really get creative here, but if you would like to
follow my pattern do this: Thread on a crimp tube, followed by a seed
bead, 8 mM faceted bead, and three seed beads (first photo below).
Then thread on the charm, and finish the sequence on the
other side.
8. To keep the beads from falling off every time the homemade wine charm is opened to be placed on a wine glass, it is important to use the the crimp tubes. Crimp these tight using the pliers. These create a "stop" to keep the beads from falling off.
8. To keep the beads from falling off every time the homemade wine charm is opened to be placed on a wine glass, it is important to use the the crimp tubes. Crimp these tight using the pliers. These create a "stop" to keep the beads from falling off.
9.
Your homemade wine charms are finished. Enjoy them
yourself or to give away as a gift. They go perfect with a
bottle of wine as a complete hostess gift.
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