Copper wire crosses

Ok, one of my gal pals wanted to know if I could do wire crosses, and I could only find one that I'd done some months ago...not a good one really. So I did some research and found several examples of really nicely done wire crosses, and made up a couple of them for Sus to look at. I'm posting them here because she can enlarge the photos and see details more easily than in other venues, but it also gives me a chance to show what I did last night, too.

Make sure to click on the pictures to see enlarged image with more detail.

The first one is the largest (all measurements are approximate), measuring 2 3/4" x 1 1/2". I used 18 gauge copper wire for the cross body, and 22 gauge copper wire for the wire wrapping.

This next one was made with 16 gauge copper wire that I hammered for added texture, and to get that 'paddle' effect at the ends of each cross point. I wrapped it with 24 gauge copper wire. It measures just over 1 3/4" x (just over) 1 1/4".

I made this next one with square 21 gauge copper wire, and it measures approximately 1 1/2" x (just over) 1". It was the first one I made, and I forgot to make the bail for it to hang on a chain, or ribbon. I think I can use the middle wire at the top, and simply turn it toward the back for a bail.

The next one was simply done with round 18 gauge copper wire, wire-wrapped with 24 gauge copper wire, and an 18 gauge copper wire heart added, though I've not wired that onto the cross yet. I'm thinking I want to hammer the heart for some added texture, but not sure just yet, because I'm also thinking I want to make a smaller heart.

This last one is the smallest measuring about 1 1/4" x 1". I made it with 18 gauge copper wire that was hammered for more texture, and did a simple wrap with 22 gauge copper wire where the cross meets.

I didn't add beads, or any other adornment because I wanted to get the wire wrapping down first. Though it would be easy to add beads to these, I'm going to leave them as is, and make a few others with beads added at the cross points, and in the center of the cross.

Sorry about all the largish empty spaces, but I had a horrid time aligning text and photos in this post.