Earthsong ring

Went and got a small amount of wire today to hold me over until my order arrives.  I had a bunch of plans of stuff to make today, but I was so tired when I got home (not been sleeping well, and that's on top of my usual insomnia) that I pretty much just sat down and did nothing.  Now that it's later in the evening, my night owl side is waking up and I put together this ring using green impression jasper / sea sediment jasper / variscite and fern green Swarovski crystal bicones.  I would have made this last night had I not run out of wire.
Still battling with my camera to focus on my jewelry and not on the scenery around it...when it focuses at all.

 

Name: Earthsong ring

Price: $8

Size: 7

Silver Lining ring

Again, sorry about the picture quality.  Camera is now on the charger, with hopes it'll help focus when the battery's full.  I still had some blue impression jasper / sea sediment jasper / variscite left, so I picked one of the richest in color and used the remainder of my silver wire to make this problem child.  It didn't stay the size I wanted it to--size 7--and for a while it looked like I wouldn't be able to make it bigger than a 5 (again), but I kept molding it with my hammer and got it to a size 6.  I would have just scrapped it and started over if I'd had more wire.  It looks nice despite that limitation.  The photo actually shows a decent idea of the actual color, unlike my attempts to shoot Jill's necklace last night.

 

Name: Silver Lining ring

Price: $8

Size: 6

Cherry Rose ring

I'm going to go ahead and post this, even though I haven't gotten very good pictures.  My camera's battery was dying, so it wouldn't focus.  I felt in the mood to attempt another couple of rings.  I had a nice flat oval of cherry quartz left in my stash, and it reminded me of a rosebud, so I used some green wire to make it look more like a flower.
Biggest plus?  I actually got it to stay the size I intended it to!

Name:  Rose ring

Price: $8

Size: 8

Flower Ring

I made this ring for my sister for Christmas this year.  I didn't have a lot of money as I've been on seasonal lay-off from the greenhouse where I work, but I wanted to make her at least something jewelry since that's all she ever really wants from me.  She also loves bright colors and funky rings, so this was a no-brainer.  I used bright orange 6mm flowers, 4mm Swarovski rounds in blue zircon, and 6mm Swarovski rounds in capri blue.  As with the last ring I made her, I wire-wrapped the beads onto a three-loop ring, this one a size 6 since I couldn't find a size 5.  When the ring was done, I taped it as the "bow" on a little owl notepad I'd found (she likes goofy owls, too).  Both were a big hit.  Photograph copyright (c) Margot Roudebush and Whimsicals by Margot (www.whimsicalsbymargot.blogspot.com).

Name: Bright Flower Ring


Price: $10 to $15 (was a custom project for my sister)


Length: size 6 ring

Funky Ring

I don't usually do rings.  This was a first for me this summer in preparation for my sister's birthday.  I wanted to do something really funky and this ring project fit the bill.  How much more fitting can I get with the Groovy Swarovski crystal mix from FusionBeads, wire-wrapped onto a vine ring?  She absolutely loved it, and was awesome enough to take the photo for me!  Image (c) Margot Roudebush and Whimsicals by Margot.  Check out her blog!

Name:  Funky!

Price:  $30 (reason: Swarovski crystals; custom project for my sister)

Size:  size 5 ring