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RE: How To Make Wire Wrap Jewelry ~ Step by Step with Pictures ~
I have a bunch of little glass pieces from a fusing class I took a few years ago that have been waiting for me to figure out how to do this kind of thing. Really need to get around to it. Might practice with the hardware store wire first, though!
Oh cool! But I really wouldn't get anything from the hardware store. It has the wrong tensile strength, flexibility and memory. What this means is that it will be very hard to work, will kink often, and if bent too much will break. And craft wire is rather inexpensive. You can get a roll of various colors made of copper for around $4 or $5 at Michael's or JoAnne's or HobbyLobby or whatever your local craft store is. ;)
What @artopium said. Not all wire is created equal. The wrong metallurgical properties result in a wire that works against you rather than for you. I speak from a drafting and design background rather than from an artistic background, but the same principles are considered in each even if they are valued differently depending on the application.