Sunday, March 13, 2011

Jewelry Inspiration

My good friend Breezy recently opened an etsy shop. She makes awesome jewelry! I was lucky enough to get a one-of-a-kind necklace from her as an exchange gift to the purple hat I knit her in November. We went to Michael's together, I picked out beads and she did the rest. It turned out amazingly.


Her etsy store got me looking in other etsy stores, and 4+ hours later (boy, is etsy a time-suck), I decided I wanted to try making some rings of my own. I went craft supply shopping yesterday and already have 4 rings to show from a productive morning.





I been searching for months for ring blanks, rings with a flat top that things can be glued on to. I finally found them yesterday! The coin is 2 Algerian dinar with a cute camel, and the map of Minneapolis was a free gift from an etsy seller. There are so many more things that would be awesome glued onto rings, so I'll now be on the lookout when I'm out and about.



Wire rings are a lot harder than I thought, because the wire bends easily, doesn't lie flat and gets unruly when it's long. But considering it was my first time, I'm happy with the results! It seems like an addicting (but expensive) hobby, so I'm sure I'll have many more fun things to show off!