Copy Cat: Ring Project

Ring I made that was inspired after a much more pretty ring which I can't copy and paste here because my computer is being foolish.

This ring (that I made) cost $1.50 for the stone, prob like $.05 for the eye pin, and maybe less than $.05 for the ring wire I bought at the store ($6 for 6m of wire). Let me tell ya the ring that I saw originally looks a lot better than mine but also cost A LOT more than $1.60. You get what you pay for I suppose.

What you need for this is:
- a stone you like that has a pre-drilled hole in it
- an eye pin that can fit the stone in it.
- ring wire (I bought mine at the Bead Monkey on Grand: the brand is called "The Bead Smith Bead Wire: Silver Wire with copper core 0,8 MM Length 6M 20 Gauge")
- pliers

Step 1: Put bead on eye pin. Make sure to cut down the wire so that it fits close enough to the bead's actual size, but leave enough room to close the end.

Here is an example of how the bead should look with the eye pin.


Step 2: Cut enough wire so that it will fit around your finger and then some extra to wrap around the ends of the eye pin. Be careful here you will need it to be bigger than you think. This is why my ring became a pinky ring because I misjudged on my sizing.

Step 3: Take your bead wire and poke each end through the eye pin on each side of the bead. Make sure the wire is even on both sides.

Step 4: Using your pliers wrap the wire in circles around the eye pins so you can't see the eye pin anymore.

Step 5: Wear the ring!!!!!