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Dynasty ring
This ring design is from Bronzepony on you tube. She calls it Dynasty ring as well. She gives step by step instructions that are easy to...
Components: 8 mm pearl, 4 mm firepolish beads, 4 mm pearls, Bronzepony used bugle beads. I used 3 mm firepolish beads. 11/0, 15/0, 2 mm firepolish beads and Czech glass true 2 beads. I used black fire line. The last one is a carnelian stone.
Tiny Treasures on the Fingers!
Inspired by the sale this week here at Lima Beads, I decided to get in with the new minimalist rings made with wire or stretchy cord and tiny...
Components: The last photo shows from left to right, freshwater pearls, lapis, apatite, rose quartz, hematite, freshwater pearl, pink freshwater pearl, hessonite, turquoise, freshwater pearl, hessonite, dalmatian jasper, garnet. I used vintage freshwater pearls and hematite and garnets (both about 3mm) then I went on to tiny turquoise (2.8mm) and some dalmatian jasper. For size reference, the rose quartz and dalmatian jasper is about 4.2mm. Parawire 24g and 26g in antique brass. Artistic Wire, 26g. 1mm elastic cord in clear. And, choose your favorite tiny treasures here during the sale to get some Christmas presents made! You could get the chakra mix 4mm round and make several to stack! You may need more that one strand of those if you want a size 8 or larger of the specific colors/stones. Or, the 4mm blue kyanite, those would be perfect! Go to gemstone beads and sort by shape, round, then choose the smallest sizes. ALL of those are on sale this week! I bet some of the Czech glass rounds would work, too.
Emerald Ring
This is my 3rd attempt to post it so just one picture here. My method for a wire wrapped setting of a gemstone. As you can see it seems like Spring...
Components: 20 guage and 24 guage wire. Faceted emerald. Synthetic opals. Crystal cubes.
Rose ring
My local bead shop had a great Black Friday sale. I was lucky enough to find a strand of the silvery gray roses.
Components: Resin rose, 16 gauge silver wire
Autumn Blossom Rings
I love these intricate handwoven flowers and how they conform perfectly around my finger. This is a fun way to use them, plus you can easily make...
Coisich A Ruin
I think we have established that I cannot follow directions. I don't know why I keep thinking that I can. No matter, once the supplies are out and...
Components: 16 guage craft wire. 28 guage craft wire. Sea Sediment cabochon.
Three Beads and a Bit Of Wire
After I saw how to make these rings on YouTube I just had to try. Now I can't seem to stop. So fun. Three beads, a bit of wire and you have...
Components: 18, 20, and 24 gauge wire, Peridot, Amethyst, Adventurine, Blue Crazy Lace Agate, Lapis, and Brown Tiger Eye.
Work table rings
I saw a tutorial on you tube for these rings. I want to do a necklace, so thought I would practice with some small projects. Oh boy, these 11/0’s...
Components: 11/0 delica’s, fire line 4 lb.
What's Your Mood Ring
Mood beads are definitely a throwback to the 70's and are so fun to wear! I love how they start black and as you wear them they turn into...
Seed Bead Stackable Rings
These are cute little rings that will use up your leftover seed beads. I used our tiny charms to embellish the rings which added movement and sparkle.
The Winking Eye
Wire wrapped ring. For Christmas I bought myself a bunch of assorted wire, square, half round and round, so I could try to do some more advanced...
Components: Turquoise cabochon. Copper wire, 20 guage square and 26 guage round.
Crystal Crusted Ring
I wore this ring to a party and met another jewelry maker. She liked the ring so much I gifted it to her. It's wire wrapped and I hadn't had as...
Components: Oval crystal large glass bead in the center, craft Wire, and small rock quartz crystal beads along the outer edges.
It’s just a ring thing
I had my granddaughter for several days this week and she wanted to learn how to make rings. We watched a few videos and looked at LB’s ring...
Components: We used lots of assorted color and gauge wires. We also used assorted Czech glass flowers from LB, carnelian beads, Swarovski pearls and stash beads.
Framed Seed Bead Ring
Simply wire wrap your favorite seed beads into the frame to create a unique statement ring.
In Bloom Ring
Create endless ring designs using wire and your favorite Czech glass or gemstone beads.
Copper Shield Ring
This copper shield ring was made by cutting a one inch circle from a sheet of textured copper. Sanded, polished and forming into a curved shield...
Components: copper and silver plated wire
Le Chat Noir
Black cat ring just in time for Halloween. Embroidered with a fine silk and set in gold Nunn design bezel ring setting. @thimblethistle
Components: Nunn Design Gold (plated) Traditional Oval Adjustable Bezel Ring 19x24mm
I made a ring!
A little Guadalupe poppy jasper cab from TheStoneLab on Etsy. I formerly believed that rings would be really, really hard to make. This took me a...
Components: Guadalupe poppy jasper, 18ga and 26ga copper wire, one big, lazy dog.
Mess of rings!
When I decide to dive into a particular project, I high dive! I took some yummy rivolis & glued into mostly JBB & Nunn settings with epoxy....
Components: Various ring settings in gold, silver & copper, 12 & 14mm Swarovski rivolis-some colors are a special coating from a US seller on Ebay, 5-minute epoxy. The other gem is charoite.
Itsy Bezel Ring
Designer: Haylee Troncone
Haylee shows a creative way to embellish this small bezel ring/bracelet. Follow Nunn Design's Step by Step instructions...
Haylee shows a creative way to embellish this small bezel ring/bracelet. Follow Nunn Design's Step by Step instructions...
Wirewrapped Rings by JCL
Wirewrapped rings in Copper and Sterling Silver
Components: I have not posted in a while. This is a sample of some of the rings I have been working on. Any feed back would be great.
Rings
Had some fun playing at ring making!
Components: Magnetic Rainbow Hematite & 18G bare phosphor bronze wire
8mm lilac stone & 20G Ocean Blue wire
8mm Pietersite & 20G copper wire
Sterling silver JBB embellishment ring with the new Swarovski pearl color Crystal Pearlescent White, CAB crystals, SS 2mm beads, 8/0 seed beads loaded on SS headpins
Springtime in the Rockies
I had a few of these nests made and decided to order these Mykonos pewter birds. Initially the intention was to make necklaces, however, I didn't...
Components: Mykonos pewter bird, copper wire various gauges, labradorite
Snow Queen Bling
This is my first "real" attempt at making a ring!!! The beads I used are named "fairy sparx" (I bought them on etsy -shhhh...
Components: Vintaj copper wire various gauges, English cut Czech glass beads (and Netflix....)
First attempt at rings!
First ring made from memory wire, second is wirewrapping around a mandrel
Components: 1. Seed beads, Czech glass, jasper focal 2. faceted onyx, Swarovski rose gold pearls, gold wrapping wire 18-20 gauge?
Blossom Toe Rings
I got inspired by the upcoming summer at the Jersey shore. Time to create some seasonal jewelry! Best part about these toes rings; they also fit my...
Components: Czech glass flowers, 24g silver plated wire, ring mandrel
Nunn Ring Bling
I make tons of wire wrapped rings...and bought these Nunn Design ring blanks awhile ago. Rediscovered them today on my workbench and made these...
Components: Nunn ring blanks (available from Lima), gold wire, and various stones, glass, stick pearls, and abalone.
It's the Little Things...
I got some fire polished beads from a Sunday Circular and made this super simple ring.
Components: Wire, fire polished round
Scrap Metal
This was originally a finding, but I cut it and and added the sardonyx round for flair.
Components: Sardonyx round, round finding
A Practical Ring is a Practical Thing
Very unlike me, I'll post yet another piece on the same day! This ring I made for my hairdresser, who likes chunky rings, but they have to be...
Components: Brass sheet (0.7 mm?), sawed, filed and sanded, annealed and embossed, and bent and hammered into shape.
Lavender Nest Egg
I love making birds nest jewelry and love the way these Czech glass compliment the silver. I will probably post more nests in the future.
Components: Amethyst druk beads, 24 gauge silver wire
Cinderella Stuff
I wanted to try out crystal clay and decided it would be a great piece.
Components: Bezel, crystal clay, sparkle dust.
A Little Mushroom
Here is the ring I made using some of my copper etching experiments that I posted a week and a half ago! First thought I was doming them to make...
Components: Sheet sterling silver (about 1 mm), wire, etched copper (0, 7 mm??), patina and wax for the copper.
A Trio of Rings
Thought I'd make some rings but didn't expect the design to get out of control like it did with two of them! At least one is a fairly normal...
Components: 14ga brass wire and lots of heat!
A Very Odd Ring!
I can't believe my luck!!! The first ever class I take in jewelry techniques turns out to be THE dream course!! I've learned SO much in two long,...
Components: Sterling silver sheet (1 mm, I think), sterling silver wire (1, 2 mm), impression jasper nugget (LB!).
...and a Handful of Bronze, plus some...
Then I decided to try and make a matching ring of the VERY sturdy bronze wire. The model is what you could call classical, everyone has seen it...
Components: Bronze wire, 14 gauge. Brass wire, 1.5 mm and black patina. Sterling silver 2 mm wire. And torch, hammer, etc.!
Swirly Rings
Happy New Year, LB Friends!
I'm practicing some swirls on artistic wire rings for a high school girls slumber party tomorrow night.
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I'm practicing some swirls on artistic wire rings for a high school girls slumber party tomorrow night.
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Components: non tarnishing silver artistic wire 18 gauge, beads
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- on “Ice Drop Earrings”:
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- on “Some More For My Shop”:
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on “Sapphire Cascade Earrings”:“Great design and the color is just stunning!…” read »
- on “Some More For My Shop”:
“Hi Jane, These are all lovely. I am partial to the one with the elephant charm.…” read »
- on “Eye of Shiva Earrings”:
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on “Some More For My Shop”:“Jane, these are wonderful!! Love the yellow heart with the bird. They will…” read »
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“Love the blend of elegant & organic in this design! Nice use of the links.…” read »
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