ARGH! I give up on these freaken DIY personalized hangers!

Hey, I think Adree doesn't look half bad

But if you want, instead, a bride stamped the girls' names on the wooden part of the hanger with paint and one of those rotating letter stamps (the kind where you can spell a word at a time) and even a little heart.. it was super cute and probably 10x easier than doing the wire!

Oops, double post.. and btw, if you have an Ikea near by, I hear they have nice wooden hangers for a great price.

But $20 seems like so much for a hanger. And I've already spent lots of time and close to $20 on material. ARgh! I should've bought one in the first place. But I wanted to make them for my BMs, MOH and myself.

Thanks Jen L.!

Maybe I should try again but with the thin wire???

I guess I'm not as crafty as I thought.

Not sure if this helps.. here is some others did their "c" and "o"

some other examples

http://diy.weddingbee.com/topic/diy-hangers-1

No I think the wire looks fine, but maybe you should start backwards, leaving plenty of room at the end to fit into the hanger and then just go backward from there, that seems like it would be easier! Does that make sense?

Maybe draw it on paper, take String and trace it so you know EXACTLY how much wire you will need.

Print it on paper with a font that is loopy but connected?

try this font so you have the spacing and then trace it.

http://www.fontspace.com/mario-arturo/riddle

The thiner the wire, the easier to bend..

Some DIY sites for instructions

http://www.projectwedding.com/wedding-ideas/diy-instructions-for-wire-hangers

http://shellchris.weebly.com/custom-hangers.html

http://diy.weddingbee.com/topic/wire-name-hangers

Another attempt at "Cngo"

I used a shot glass this time to make sure the "C" and "o" are nice and round.

tracing it with a string sounds like a great idea!!!

I think was is throwing me is that it looks like "Cingo"

is there a reason why you are not running the C right into the n???

Get some sleep, play more later...

Oh! You're right! It does look like Cingo. lol

Let me play around some more. Skipping the gym tomorrow b/c I'm so dang determined about these stupid hangers. I'm stubborn. I know

Ok...I used 12g floral wire. I used a whole 5yards for practice. Here are 3 of 5 hangers. It takes time and patience...but worth it considering each hanger if purchased on easy cost $25-30. I too drew everything on Paper and practiced the hard letters with string. Keep trying. In the end you will be proud to say you made them yourself

Fh iPad won't let me attach images. I'll try to get on the mail computer...

My hangers got all bent up in transport. But 12g is the best (from my experience) it looks cleaner, and it a lot easier to handle!

You'll get it! It just takes a LOT of practice! =]

Alright... I'm getting sick of this.

Will probably try again next weekend... maybe.

First one says Adree. Second one says Miriam.

Lighting is bad. The wires are actually purple; butterflies are silver and glittery; hanger is dark brownish red.

So the larger the gauge, the thinner the wire? So like a 16 gauge wire is thinner than a 12 gauge wire?

I tried looking at Lowes' website but couldn't find it. Can someone link me?

The craft stores sells 3 yards for $1.50+tax. (And they don't sell it in any other length than 3 yards.)

Thanks everyone for the suggestions, links and especially the pictures!

Is this the wire? this looks dull. Everyone's silver wire looks shiny and pretty.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_51214-1463-6012_0__?productId=3199513&Ntt=12-gauge&Ns=p_product_price|0&pl=1¤tURL=/pl__0__s?Ns=p_product_price|0&Ntt=12-gauge&facetInfo=

I'm officially insane and obsessed. I just realized that there's probably no space to hang something on the hanger (like the straps of a dress). Ugh.

http://www.hancockfabrics.com/Aluminum-Floral-Wire-12-Gauge-5-Yards-Floral-Tools--Pins--Wires_stcVVproductId57330728VVcatId540003VVviewprod.htm

colored but shorter.. ?maybe

http://www.consumercrafts.com/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?clg=jewelry&prd=1999-1532(ConsumerCrafts)

Wow you ladies are soooooo crafty should i be ashamed to admit that I threw in the towel before I decided to poke my eye out with the wire and just bought one from ETSY???!!!! LOL

Can't find the exact one I bought but it looks like this. http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?pageName=search&flag=true&PRODID=xprd728380

I bought from Michaels for like $1.60 with a 40% off coupon. I tried using the 18 gauge but it was wayy too thin, so the smaller the gauge number the thicker the wire.

I bought mine from a vendor on Etsy for $14 or something... here is her store on etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/LawStudentCrafts She was absolutely amazing to work with & I had the hanger in about 3 days on my doorstep Good luck!

edit: $14 was with shipping too!

@aysa LOL. ya I know myself well enough to not even attempt this..I have bad handwriting so I'm thinking it would come out crappy.