Ring Tutorial- Easy, Solitaire, Flower Blossom Ring

This tutorial is for a easy, elegant flower blossom ring.

I love how easy this ring is to make. It is dainty, elegant, and so pretty, yet it uses hardly any supplies! A 3" headpin can make up to a size 8 ring. If you need a bigger size, you can use wire with a flattened end.

Supplies needed- 

-1, 3" Long Headpin

-1, 6mm Rondelle

-1, 10mm Filigree (or Leafy) StyleBead Cap

-Wire snips

- Chain nose pliers

I'm using  a 6mm, Topaz  crystal rondelle, a 10mm Blue Moon Beads "Frosted" silver bead cap , 

and a silver plated 3" headpin.

Let's Get Started!

First string your bead onto your headpin.

Then string on your bead cap, facing it towards your bead.

It looks like a pretty flower!

With the smallest edge of your chain nose pliers, grip the bottom of the "flower". 

Get as close to the "flower" as you can. 

Make a 90° angle. This creates our base.

Place the ring on the mandrel according to the size you need and wrap the pin around the mandrel.

Pull your ring off your mandrel and you will have the basic shape. 

While maintaining your shape, bend your tail around the base.

Using your chain nose pliers continue wrapping the tail up towards the bottom of the "flower" until the bead and cap are secured tightly.

Give the tail (if there is one) a snip.

Press in the clipped edge with your pliers.

Place the ring back on the mandrel and stretch it slightly so that it holds a firm shape and is perfectly round.

And you are finished! You made your own Flower Blossom Ring!

Aren't they Pretty!

Hope you enjoyed your project!

See ya next Friday when we make a...

Native American Dream Catcher Pendant

Enjoy!
<3 Cassandra

Ring Tutorial- Beaded Wrapped Stone Ring

This tutorial is for a Spiral wrapped Beaded Stone Ring.

This ring is one of my favorites to make. It's pretty, elegant, versatile, and relatively easy to make. 

So lets get started!

Supplies needed- 

-2, 8 to10 inches 20 Gauge wire

-1, 4mm round stone

-6, 2mm or 3mm beads

-A ring mandrel (or some type of rod)

-Wire snips

-Chain nose pliers

To Start, take your lengths of wire and lay them across the number of the size that you need your ring to be. Place the 4mm stone in the center of your top wire.

Wrap both wires around the mandrel once.

Turn the top wires down and the bottom wires up.

Add 3 of your smaller beads to the very top wire and round the wire down.

Repeat with the very bottom wire, adding stones, and round the wire up.

Remove your ring from the mandrel.

Begin wrapping the wire ends around the base of the ring, like so...

Once Wrapped 2 or 3 times, give the wires a snip. Be sure that the snipped wires are on the top of the ring and not near the skin.

Press down your loose ends.

Repeat to the other side.

Once done you can manipulate the wires a bit to lay nicely next to the stone.

Then admire your finished ring!

I usually charge about $10 for these rings. They are wonderful for vending!

I hope you enjoy this tutorial! If there is a project you would like to see a tutorial on, feel free to leave a suggestion in the comments! ^_^

Next Weeks Project-

Tiny Bird's Nest Earrings

Enjoy!

<3 Cassandra

Ring Tutorial- Basic Spiral and Stone Ring

I've decided that every Friday, I would like to try to do a tutorial. I have quite a few friends and family members aspiring to learn some wire-wrap techniques, so I decided to start creating some basic tutorials to help everyone along. 

This tutorial is for this basic spiral ring with a stone in the center.

Supplies needed- 

-8 to10 inches 20 Gauge wire

-1 4mm round stone

-A ring mandrel (or some type of rod)

-Wire snips

-Chain nose pliers

To Start, take your length of wire and lay it across the number of the size that you need your ring to be.

Bending the wire in half around the mandrel wrap each side around once.

Add the stone to the top length. (Sorry the pic is blurry)

Bend the bottom wire up and the top wire down.

Continue in this circling motion around the stone until you are satisfied with the thickness or you start to run low on wire.

Remove ring from mandrel and begin wrapping the wire around the base of the ring, like so...

Once Wrapped 2 or 3 times, give the wire a snip. Be sure that the snipped wire is on the top of the ring and not near the skin.

Repeat on the other side.

Tada! Your ring is done! Now that was easy huh? These rings are wonderful to sell while vending, I usually charge about $5 a piece for these.

Next Week's Project- 

Beaded Wrapped Stone Ring

Have fun! <3 Cassandra