It's almost Easter and if you don't feel like the traditional decorations that you've seen a hundred times before, then get involved yourself and design them according to your taste. Decorate the Easter eggs in a different way and use craft wire. With little effort, a lot of imagination and little time you can create a quick and effective spring decoration. We present 5 creative DIY ideas for crafts with wire.
Make egg cups out of copper wire
Craft wire is a versatile material, which can be used for different DIY projects. It is available in many versions - very thin and fine or with a large wire thickness, colored, with an elegant metal look, silver-plated or made of steel, etc. The large selection definitely doesn't make the decision easy. You always have to make the choice depending on the purpose or the craft. Craft wire generally refers to gold, silver, brass or copper wire with different thicknesses, depending on how fine, large and heavy creative work it is used for. For crafting with wire for Easter, a craft wire with a thickness of 1 - 2 mm in any look is ideal. A thin wrapping wire can be used for inconspicuous binding and fastening.
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The craft wire can usually be easily shaped with your fingers. However, you can only create abstract shapes this way, such as these beautiful egg nests made of copper wire.An imaginative egg standYou can make copper wire crafts in just a few minutes by wrapping a little wire chaotically around an egg. In order to create an accurate shape, you should use suitable tools. To bend it squarely, you need flat-nose pliers and for soft curves - rosary pliers. Never use scissors to cut, as this will only make them dull. A pair of pliers or side cutters are suitable for this purpose. If you only want to shape a piece on one side and hold it in place on the other, then you need holding pliers that can do this job perfectly. All of these pliers are also available as a whole set and can be found in the jewelry department of any craft store.
Make your own Easter baskets out of copper wire
You can create a pretty Easter decoration out of craft wire in just a few minutes. It seems inconspicuous at first glance, but it is sure to attract attention. The copper wire is particularly attractive for decorative work. If you get a small amount of them, all you need is a pair of jewelry pliers to cut the wire to size and you can start making beautiful wire baskets for the Easter eggs.
Make your own wire basket: instructions
Serves as a base that makes crafting this creative wire basket easiera bowl or bowlyour choice. You design the wire basket directly on top of it and it will then be as big as the bowl. Turn the bowl upside down and start making a beautiful wire basket from the bottom. Cut three pieces of equal length that are slightly longer than the opposite points of the cup wheel. Cross them on the bottom of the bowl at even intervals between them and bend the wire ends inward towards the inside of the bowl. Fix them in this position with tape. Using a longer piece, begin weaving the wire basket across from the bottom up.
You should incorporate at least four horizontal lines so that the basket ultimately becomes somewhat stable. The larger the basket, the more vertical and horizontal pieces you should include. Finally, remove the shell, insert a piece as the edge of the basket, bend the vertical pieces inward and secure them to the edge.
Make decorations for the Easter eggs out of wire
It is often the smallest elements that have the greatest impact. That's how it is with this wonderful craft idea for creative Easter egg decorations and decorative flowers. Bend a small ring out of silver or aluminum wire that can be placed on an egg. To do this, also work in two rabbit ears, also made of wire.
Attach three small decorative flowers between the rabbit ears on the wire ring using their wire stems. Cut off the excess stem length with pliers. The result is a kind of bunny ears with flowers for the Easter eggs, which look extremely cute and create a real spring mood.
Make simple Easter decorations yourself
A decoration made entirely of wire appears very simple, minimalistic and impresses with its creative ingenuity. With craft wire, any motif can be represented linearly and designed as a decorative pendant. A wire pendant with a bunny motif is a wonderful addition to the Easter decoration or a sweet gift idea.
The easiest way to make wire pendants is to use a template. In addition to the bunny motif, the theme “Easter & Spring” also includes birds, flowers, and even hearts or butterflies. Print out the design in any size and attach it to a cutting board or cork coaster with small nails. Now shape the wire pendant according to the template by wrapping the wire around the nails and finally wrap the wire ends together to tie the figure together. For a perfect finish, tie a nice ribbon around the bunny's neck.
Small wire pendants can be used to add beautiful accents to the table decoration. If you would like to depict larger motifs in this way, it is recommended to use a stronger wire and finally to tie the wire ends discreetly together using a wire connector that is as small as possible.
Creative table decorations in the shape of Easter bunnies
You can design the popular Easter motifs out of wire in an imaginative and very abstract way. Most of the time, small details are completely sufficient to clearly depict a bunny, a chick or an Easter egg. In just a few simple steps you can create original stands for table name tags in the shape of rabbits. All you need is some craft wire and jewelry pliers.
The body of this abstract bunny consists of three circles. The first circle acts as a foundation and keeps the rabbit stable in a vertical position. To do this, form a double circle, then bend the wire into a right angle and then create the rabbit's belly and head vertically in the middle of the base circle.
Finally, form two ears and you will later attach the beautiful name tags between them. Each part of the bunny should be made of double-wrapped wire and all bunnies should be the same size.
