Showing posts with label ring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ring. Show all posts

Wire Wrapped Lapis Ring

Posted by Laurel Collins , Wednesday, June 30, 2010 12:22 AM

Here is a quick spur of the moment project I finished a few days ago. I only had a little bit of silver wire left, so I decided to try and craft a ring! Here is what I came up with:



It was a bit difficult to get the wire to cooperate, but I think it turned out okay in the end! I used small lapis lazuli beads for this ring since they looked so nice with the silver.



I have to admit that I was a little hesitant to post the picture of me wearing it... I always feel like my fingers look silly in photographs. Silly fingers!

Here is the video that I first saw explaining how to make wire wrapped rings: Auntie's Beads. This tutorial is quite helpful in showing the basics! And wow there are loads of tutorials up on YouTube! Will have to check out a few more later.

That is all for tonight! It is late and I should be asleep... *sigh*

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Fuzzy Knitted Hat and Rosette Rings!

Posted by Laurel Collins , Monday, May 3, 2010 1:33 AM

Managed to finish the hat! Yay! A fairly easy project that actually turned out really nice! It also fits my boyfriend's head perfectly! Now I just need to get a picture when he isn't asleep....

I was browsing for new jewelry tutorials yesterday and came across one that looked simple, yet pretty.

The Rosette Wire Wrapped Ring

This tutorial is fabulous! It calls for 22 gauge wire, but the closest I had was 20 gauge. I feel like this made the rings I made a bit more difficult to shape, but they actually turned out quite nice!



I would love to experiment with this more. Possibly by mixing copper and silver wire together or adding small beads. I definitely need to acquire 22 gauge wire as well as a ring mandrel. I ended up using a Burt's Bees lip balm container to wrap the wire around and it would probably be better if I could get the sizing a little more accurate.

Excellent tutorial from McFarland Designs!

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