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Hohoho How To Brand A Boho Chic Soldered Crystal Request Ring

I only finished making this awesome proper name upwards for my miss Erica, who had asked me to brand her a Boho fashion amethyst crystal indicate ring. 

I snapped a few photos during the process, thence I idea I'd part them hither amongst you. This is non a complete, criterion step-by-step tutorial, but only a uncomplicated glimpse into the procedure that volition perchance offering you lot some creative inspiration!

Check out how I made this pretty, awesome soldered crystal ring!

 Soldering level: Beginner to Intermediate

 Materials & tools needed:




It all started amongst a stone oil crystal indicate bead! Who doesn't dear royal amethyst crystals? My miss Erica picked this amethyst crystal bead out of i of my bead boxes too asked me to pattern it into a proper name upwards for her.

 Choose a crystal or stone oil cutting gemstone stone amongst a center-drilled hole. You tin also utilization whatsoever type of  large stone bead for this project.



First you lot volition demand to shape your wire inwards the shape of a circle to exercise the shank of the ring. Use your nylon jaw pliers to straighten a length of copper or silvery wire - I used virtually 12 to fourteen inches of copper wire for this ring. Straighten the wire piece it is on the spool too thence cutting the wire amongst your wire cutters. 

Shape the shank of the proper name upwards (form the circle): Hold i cease of the wire against your proper name upwards mandrel at the desired proper name upwards size marker on the mandrel too utilization your other manus to twine the wire snugly unopen to the mandrel ii times. If you lot exercise non bring a proper name upwards mandrel you lot tin utilization whatsoever circular shaped object that is the size of your finger (maybe a lipstick underground or other similar sized object). Then carefully take the wire from the mandrel. 

Hold the wire circles that you lot only formed inwards house amongst your soldering pliers too utilization your other manus to solder the wire rings together amongst a modest amount of solder, coating the wires on all sides too binding them to each other amongst solder. 


Next, thread your bead onto the long tail cease of your wire too force the bead downwards the wire until it is even out against your ring's shank.

Bring the tail cease of wire that traveled through the bead downwards toward the ring's shank too concord it against the ring's shank. Use a drib of solder to attach the tail of wire to the ring's shank every bit shown inwards the photograph above. 


Your proper name upwards should at i time await something similar this. 

Now slide the proper name upwards dorsum onto the mandrel too carefully twine the long tail cease of wire unopen to the mandrel i time again until all of the wire is used up. If you lot bring excess wire you lot tin snip the remaining wire off amongst your wire cutters. Tuck the pointy cease of wire into the other wire wraps (try to shroud the end). 

Remove the proper name upwards from the mandrel too at i time solder the residue of the wires together, adding to a greater extent than solder every bit needed, until all of the wires are completely soldered together too your proper name upwards is formed (photo below).  



If desired, add together a few modest droplets of decorative solder to the proper name upwards every bit I did inwards the photograph above. 

Once you lot are finished, brand certain at that topographic point are no pointy ends of wire anywhere on your ring. If at that topographic point are, comprehend them upwards amongst a modest drib of solder.

Wash, dry, polish, too taste your ring! 

I promise you lot enjoyed this mini-tutorial! Check out my books Boho Chic Jewelry too Soldered Alchemy for tons of fun jewelry soldering projects, all kinds of soldering information, beautiful jewelry too soldering inspiration! 




I promise you lot bring a dandy week! 
Love, 
Laura


My broken china jewelry is ever available for buy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns


Jewelry design, article too images ©Laura Beth Love 2016 all rights reserved. 
Project for personal utilization only. Commercial utilization forbidden nether constabulary without the limited written permission of the copyright holder.