Making Wire Rings

This ring style is so versatile! It can be used with smooth or faceted round beads (up to 6mm), or regularly shaped flat coin style beads (up to about 10mm). The bead size probably depends on the size of your fingers - but these are the stone sizes I found worked the best for me.

Free Rustic Multi-Row Wire Wrap Ring Tutorial

I have been having so much fun making these copper wire rings. They give the look of a stack of rings, but it is a single wire wrapped around the mandrel multiple times. They are really simple to make using this free tutorial for the Bold Copper Weave Stack ring from York Avenue Studio. You need to know how to solder a single joint to make these rings. It's a good ring to practice on if you are a beginner with the torch.

Wire Heart Ring

Perfect for Valentine's Day or anytime you want to show some love. This wire heart ring is very easy to make and doesn't require too many tools. There is no soldering required, just wire wrapping. You can find the free step by step heart ring tutorial here. There are two alternatives for securing the end piece of wire. It can be flattened against the ring band (or shank) or it can be wrapped around the band. I like to use 18g wire, but you can make them in 20g for a daintier look. You need to use a tumbler to harden the wire though or it may bend out of shape. You could try using 16g wire, but the wire would need to be very soft and the finished ring will be much larger. It would make more of a statement, but probably be very cute. Adding a dangle from the point of the heart would also be a nice addition.

Free Rosette Swirl Wire Ring Tutorial

I love this ring!! It is so simple to make, but looks so great on! The free tutorial is by McFarland Designs and once you've made one, you will be hooked!

How I made a Cocktail Ring with a Braided Band

I didn't set out to make a cocktail ring - it just happened. One of those ideas that just got bigger than I ever expected. I made this ring for a swap with one of the online jewelry groups I belong to. The theme was 'Back to School'. It was a tough theme, but I decided it reminded me of the turn of seasons from Summer to Fall. I love the way the band on this ring turned out. I used a jump ring to start and folded the wires in half over it. I think I started with 3 groups of 3 wires (9 wires) of equal size in 26g silver. I put them through the jump ring and folded them in half. Then I braided them to the length I needed to make a size 7 ring. The braid came out really nice and neat.

Braided Wire Band

A new simple ring style. This is made from 26g wire, braided and then joined in the back. No picture of the join - it's not especially neat, but it is comfortable and it has grown on me. I really like the ring stacked with my other simple rings. It's comfortable. The ring is hammered on the mandrel to flatten the join and the braid. I didn't use all 3 wires from each side to make the wrap like you might expect. I tried that at first, but the wrap was waaaay too big. Instead, I clipped two wires from each side at the join and left one wire on each side long. The long wire from each side was used to join the two sides and wrap over the join. Here is the ring as part of a stack. The other style is the simple ring I previously made, but with a heavier gauge wire. I think it is 20g which is much thicker than I usually use. I also added some small silver beads on the side. Click on the pictures to enlarge them...

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