Rings & Things Jewelry Blog

Welcome to our new Jewelry Design Gallery! To browse jewelry ideas by category or theme, use the turquoise #tags below (#etched jewelry projects, #enamel projects, etc.) for all projects of a particular category. For a Jewelry Design Gallery / Resources search box, click here or press the turquoise "FREE JEWELRY PROJECTS" link near the bottom of any project's page. You might also like our blog (blog.rings-things.com), filled with step-by-step illustrated projects, and a spot for Q …

As a graceful nod to the free-spirited Bohemian trend, we created a set of beautiful bracelets in softly muted hues: smoky quartz, warm gold, smoked topaz, antique brass, rose gold amber and iridescent green. We added the sparkle of Swarovski and the luster of Pyrite, and some swing with metal chain and thread tassels. The symbolism and metaphysical properties are protection.Created by: Sondra BarringtonDesigner TipsMeasure your wrist, and cut Stretch Magic an extra four inches to give you enoug …

As a graceful nod to the free-spirited Bohemian trend, we created a set of beautiful bracelets in softly muted hues: smoky quartz, warm gold, smoked topaz, antique brass, rose gold amber and iridescent green. We added the sparkle of Swarovski and the luster of Pyrite, and some swing with metal chain and thread tassels. The symbolism and metaphysical properties are protection.Created by: Sondra BarringtonDesigner TipsMeasure your wrist, and cut Stretch Magic an extra four inches to give you enoug …

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Created by: Tricia Van LeuvenShimming moonstone, sparkling Metallic Sunshine crystal, and Mystic Black pearls make a perfect set of jewelry for the next solar Eclipse. Try subbing malachite, azurite or turquoise for the Earth (in place of the sun color), when there is a lunar eclipse!Designer TipsCenter the stone in the ring setting and gently squeeze in prongs with nylon jaw flat-nose pliers, forking from apposite sides to keep the stone centered.Once the prongs are bent in, use the burnishing …

Created by: Summer MelaasDesigner TipsFor step-by-step instructions on crimping, wire wrapping and using jump rings, see Jewelry Basics 101 (PDF).Place a wire guard on the hammered round link.Crimp about 1 foot of Soft Flex wire through wire guard.String a bead cap, a 6mm crystal, a bead cap, 3 gemstone beads, a spacer, a 4mm crystal, a spacer, 3 gemstone beads, a bead cap, a 6mm crystal, a bead cap, a spacer, a 4mm crystal, and a final spacer.Use another wire guard and crimp tube, and crimp to …