Designing Your Custom Wire Jewelry Family Tree

How To Design Your Custom Family Tree

Wire Writing by Jim Thompson

Each family tree that we build is designed  – JUST FOR YOUR FAMILY – they are never exactly alike.  They are all as unique as your family.

The circles that contain the names will be different sizes due to the different length of the names.  We wire write the name first then build the wire jewelry circle to fit the name.  The FREE birthstone crystal is added last.

Now it’s DECISION TIME

Step 1: Who is this tree for?  You, Parents, Grandparents or Friend

When we build your Family Tree it is recommended that you start with who it is for.  Who’s home will it be displayed in.  If it is for grandmother – start with her and granddad, they will go on the top and their branch will be hand twisted.  Remember:  This Personalized Family Tree can be added to or changed as the years go by.

Step 2: Do you want a bloodline tree or full extended family?  You can do Mom, Dad and the kids – leave the spouses off – your choice.

Step 3: Do want a formal presentation or a “just for the family” style.  If formal is you preference supply us the the proper names and extensions such as:

William instead of Will or Bill or if you have a James Jr. instead of using Jim

If you like the informal – this is for family look.  Just use the common names that you call one another.  You can even odd old “Rover” if he is a loved and cherished part of the family.

The key to this is – what would the person you are preparing this family heirloom for prefer.

Step 4: Color for the mat.  I will try to get as close as possible to the color you need.  Sometime a fabric swatch is helpful or maybe just a clip our of a magazine the shows what you want.  We carr the basics in our jewelry workshop all the time – Green, Blue, Mauve, White, and Beige.

Step 5: Send us a list of the the spellings and color mat you want.  Start with who the tree is for: Mom & Dad.

Next list the oldest child, spouse,  children and grandchildren in order of birth – include the birth month with each one.

Proceed to the next oldest child, spouse and children and grandchildren – just keep going until you have them all.

Now all you have to do is relax and give us the time to design your ‘one of a kind’ custom Family Tree from Wire Works Custom Jewelry.