DIY wire ring

How many times have you seen an item in a store that you knew you could make yourself? I felt that way about the wire rings I kept seeing so I went to the bead store in Kitsilano and decided to give it a try. I’m not going to lie this ring took two or three goes to get the size right but I’m pretty happy with it.

Have a look and give it a try, it feels pretty good showing off something you made yourself. Let me know if you have any questions.

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I'm going to start off by saying my blogging skills need a little work. For starters I didn’t clue in to taking photos until I was 2 steps into the process and second I’d like to apologize for the photo quality. I’m not sure why there is a dark shadow at the bottom of each shot, clearly we need a new camera!

Supplies:

×          22mm wire

×          Pliers

×         Cutters

×        Stone with hole drilled through it.

Directions:

Cut your wire (again my apologies I didn’t measure, next ring I will be more attentive to what I’m doing ha).

Wrap the wire around your finger app. 3 times then cut the wire and fold it under. Have one end long enough to feed the stone through until it feels secured to the ring. You can now wrap the wire over the stone if you choose. I did this time, I think it adds to the look.

Once you're happy with the setting and look just wrapping the wire around the base of the stone. Make sure you use the pliers when securing the wire to be sure you don't have a sharp end coming out.

If your wire is long enough you can proceed to wrap it around the ring portion, if not cut the wire as close as you can and use the pliers to tuck the piece in. Get another piece of wire and wrap till you've gone all around the ring.

I found the pliers got in the way so I just used my fingers, after a while my hands got really tired. Remember it's worth it once it's done.

I ended up wrapping the wire around the ring a second time, just to give it a bit more depth.



The great thing about a ring like this is that it's not supposed to be perfect, the messy wire adds character.

I think the three main points I would recommend are:

Pick a stone you’re drawn to, try to get the size right when you’re starting (it’s no fun taking it apart and starting again, trust me!)and lastly have fun, these are unique and one of a kind, just like you!