Beaded Wine Glass Charms Help Set a Charming Table

Begin making the Beaded Wine Glass Charms by gluing one of the End Cap Beads onto the end of each one of the Memory Wire loops you will use to create your Wine Glass Charms. Leave them to dry for 24 hours or as instructed on the glue box or tube. If, when you check the bond between the bead ends and the wire the next day, you find that the ends are falling off or popping off too easily, try re-gluing them with an industrial-strength glue such as E-6000 Glue. Be sure your have good ventilation.

Once you have a strong bon between wire and end bead and the glue is dry, you may begin beading, using the same technique as shown in this Memory Wire Pearl and Crystal Bracelet. Make your charms and personalized headpin charms using the instructions found in this tutorial on How to Create a Wrapped Loop if you are new to wirework. NOTE: Add a lobster clasp or a Spring Clasp finding to the loop section of the Wrapped Loop in order to make the personalized initials charm removable. This will give you more mileage from your Beaded Wine Glass Charms as you need not keep the initials on them at all times.

Once all of the beads and the charms are on the Memory Wire, close the opposite end with an end cap and the same glue you used on the first side. Leave a bit of slack (approx. 2-3mm) in the wire to allow for the clasp with the initials to fit and to give the beads and dangles a little room to move and jingle and play with the light.

That's it! Now you've got your own, hand-made set of Beaded Wine Glass Charms to offer your guests and to use with family. If it's just two of you enjoying a glass of wine, then stack up all of the charms on the two glass stems and make the glasses look incredibly festive and romantic.

Salut!