My handmade silver ring - the "blob"

I had a few pieces of scrap silver left at my jewellery course, and I decided to melt it all down so that it didn't go to waste. The melted silver turned into a "blob", and I decided to make a ring out of it.

I used a square wire for the ring itself. I flattened the ends of it, and when I bent it round I didn't let the ends meet, but I saved quite a bit of space in between. I then soldered the "blob" onto the ring where the space was, and this is how it turned out. Here you go, mum. This one is for you :)

An antique fork turned into two rings

As I've been mentioning quite a few times now, I am taking a jewellery making course at Leeds College of art. No putting beads on threads here, but proper metal work! What I am most proud so far is my project of turning an old antique silver fork into two rings - one out of the handle and one out of the head. The fork is only a tiny dessert fork, and it was just about enough for two rings.

I really like this ring below made out of the pointy bit of the fork. The swirls really disguise that it's actually a fork, don't they?

The handle on the fork had a really swirly pattern, which is one of the reasons why I chose to work with an antique fork. Modern cutlery just don't have that little extra, but they're all very plain. So even though this is a very simple ring it looks extraordinary cause of the pattern. 

Gemstone Love

As most of you know already, I am taking a jewellery making course one evening every week. So far, I've only made a few rings (post about those are coming soon) and a few weeks back I posted an inspiration post on handmade silver rings. All gorgeous :) That post sure gave me lots of ideas for upcoming designs. I'm still on the sketching stage though, so it may take a while before you get to see any of my work...
This is another inspiration post, but of rings a bit more complicated in their designs. It's my dream to be able to create rings like these sometime in the future. A few friends of mine have said to me "If you're learning how to make jewellery, you should make my wedding ring". I'm probably lightyears away from the day when I will be able to create a gorgeous, sparkly wedding ring, but I can always dream... And practice makes perfect, so I better get started!
I've recently been looking at sapphire rings for inspiration, as I would really like to start working with gemstones. These are some really lovely designs I've found.

Blue, purple and green are my favourite colours when it comes to jewellery, so below are some great designs of amethyst and emerald rings as well. Since I'm a very arty person my motto is that the swirlier and more complex, the better ;) Which one is your favourite? My favourite of all these is the first one of the sapphire rings. I love the fact that it looks simple from a distant, but when you look at it closer you see all the little swirly patterns cut out in the silver. Absolutely amazing! And honey, I am not at all hinting :P

Inspiration on handmade silver rings

My first inspiration post!

As some of you may know already I am taking an evening course in jewellery making at Leeds College of Art and Design. So far I have tried working in both copper and silver, and I must say that silver is my favourite, even though it's more difficult to work in. (I accidentally melted my first attempt of a silver ring while trying to solder it... oops!)

My first ever ring was just a plain copper ring, and the first one I made in silver was also just a plain one. My next step is to do something more creative (=more complicated) and I've started making a ring in silver that goes around the finger 2-3 times with swirly ends. We'll see how it turns out. I promise I'll keep you posted :)

For now, here is some inspiration on handmade silver rings. Hopefully these will get my creativity going.

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A selection of handmade silver rings to get me inspired