(Closed) I started my DIY Wire Hangers, Pleased with their progress!

• Brittanyrio
• 5 years ago

• Wedding: August 2014 - Forest in PA

I started off using the completely wrong type if wire for the type of words I wanted to make.  The first spool of wire I bought was 14 gauge galvanized steel wire. I wanted mine to have little loops, so the first type of wire was too hard. I could see with practice that maybe I could have used this wire, but it was taking too long for my beginner skill.With out the loops, this was the best I could get. I will admit, it was WAY too big and not pretty at all. Not to mention I literally pierced my eyelid with the wire it was so thick and came flying back at my face after I set it down and went to reach for my needle nose pliers!   I appologize ahead of time if my images are too big, I am at work and am not sure how to shrink these off of my phone.  

So, I went back to michaels and found 12 gauge aluminum wire in the floral section. This wire worked PERFECTLY! It was $3.99 for 5 yards and I used 40% off coupon so I got it even cheaper. It bends very easy. I had to cover my needle nose pliers with masking tape to prevent them from scraping the paint off. With this wire, I only had to use them for the really tight bends. Everything else I did by hand by simply writing out the names the way I wanted them on

paper and then following the lines with the wire.       Sometime this week I want to start putting them onto the wooden hangers. I will have to post the finished product soon! Again, I apologize for the quality and size of these photos. I will be taking better ones later to replace them! 🙂

• Brittanyrio
• 5 years ago

• Wedding: August 2014 - Forest in PA

iDreamofJune:  Thank you! I didn’t crop my legs out or anything and they looked HUGE when I posted it! haha

FutureMrsPrim:  Thank you!!! I really enjoyed doing it. I still have a pretty hard time making T’s and I’s I really liked the swirly I’s I made but I didn’t want to risk ruining the rest of the name with the last few letter I’s so I made them plain with out the swirly.

• Brittanyrio
• 5 years ago

• Wedding: August 2014 - Forest in PA

somersetdarling:  Thanks so much! Not a stupid question at all! I will be posting how I did that on here tonight. I finished three of the hangers last night aside from any accessories I may put on them. What I did was I drilled small holes into the bottom of the hangers undernieth where the notches are to put clothes on. Then, I made sure that the wires were the correct length and that they were centered. I put this really good glue, I can’t think of the name right now, into the holes then put a little bit on the wires as well and stuck them into the holes. Lay them out flat for a day to dry and they are done! 🙂 It was a project my FH could get involved in he drilled the first few holes for me.

• Brittanyrio
• 5 years ago

• Wedding: August 2014 - Forest in PA

klhubb:  Thanks! I can’t wait until they are done. 🙂

ebarnes0:  Thank you!

• Brittanyrio
• 5 years ago

• Wedding: August 2014 - Forest in PA

leannteresa1:  Thank you! I had no idea I was capable of doing it! I am happy they came out so good!

CanadianBride456:  Thank you! I am suprised with how well they turned out. My writing sucks, I thought they would come out like my writing! haha

kearaaaaaa:  Thank you! 🙂

• Brittanyrio
• 5 years ago

• Wedding: August 2014 - Forest in PA

The hangers are finally done. I am thinking of adding some type of bow or flower at some point but for now I am calling them done! 🙂 I am happy with how they turned out!       

• This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by  Brittanyrio.
• This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by  Brittanyrio.