Help!!! Wire Patterns

[dayna anne]

I have been on a mission to find wire patterns. If anyone has any ideas please, please HELP me. All my searches result in jewelry patterns. I am looking for flowers, letters or anything else that I can use in my cards. I love the look of wire but am becoming discouraged with the lack of patterns.

A stamper on a mission is worse that a woman who has pms.

[Ruth Gray]

Hi there

Found this somewhere, massaged it, added, deleted, etc. HTH

[Ruth Gray]

Error message - Sorry. Will try again.

Ruth

[PaperRapt]

First off, I must say that I haven't had time to play with wire nearly as much as I would like--I'm far from an expert. Having watched experts on the DIY channel and the like and dabbling myself, the key to it (from my perspective) is to have a tool that looks kind of like needle nose pliers but instead has two flat pieces of plastic that can "pancake" the wire.

Basicially all programs I have watched show the person forming the wire into general shapes or cursive letter making a phrase or name. At this stage, the wire barely looks like what they are creating. Then, they use this tool, and squish (such a technical term) the key areas of the wire that need to be close to define the word/shape (ie petals of the flower where the petals are close to the center, areas where letter lines are close to make the actual word--as you would write it).

Since I don't use wire much, I couldn't justify paying full price for this little tool (just me being cheap--as it is probably not that expensive relatively speaking). I just nabbed it at a store closing sale for a few dollars. I have tried it two times and been pleased with my wire results since.

HTH
Annette
http://stamponthis.com

[dayna anne]

Thank you for your input. Of course I took a beginners class and had to buy all of the tool that day. I can do the basics but from what I have heard there are patternd for the jig. I am not having any luck finding them though. I have a few like stars and flower stems. I was just looking for some more. I have seen other flowers and even a wine glass. I will keep you posted.

[justheather]

I've created some patterns:
http://home.att.net/~scrapbooknut/wire/

The easiest way to do it yourself is to "trace" over a drawing or clip art. Practicing on thinner wire (28 gauge-ish) may help, too.

[StampinPixie]

Here's a link to a page in my gallery that shows the wire page from my techniqe scrapbook. The "crinkled" wire was run through a crimper.

Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

I love wire and have "all the tools".

[Ruth Gray]

Here is my list

[TTTweety]

Ruth, I thank you for such a terrific list of ideas with wire! I've done a few but haven't thought out things nearly as much as you. I must get my thinker thinking more! :lol:

[lin stamps]

Found this on SCS. It has some different ideas.
Lin

[pinkhedgehog]

You guys are great! If I ever get the time to use all of the great ideas I've downloaded from here I will be a lucky chick!