This design is based on the lotus flower found in dried flower arrangements.
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Ring-A-Day: Lotus Ring
Author: POTUS31.com
Ring-A-Day: Gypsy Set Crystal
You gotta love YouTube! I watched this little video about how to flush/burnish/gypsy set a stone and voila: Ring-A-Day!
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Ring-A-Day: Hammered Niobium
Tried to heat anodize niobium today. All I got was a thick strong layer of black. I think this black is stronger than the liver of sulphur black on silver.
Will try conductive anodizing next. There are pretty colors hidden within this metal.
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Ring-A-Day: Stinkie Ring
“YOUR AD HERE” should be the name of this ring, but stinkie is funnier. The ring is made from acetal, which is really strong crystalline plastic.
I can put your words on a ring. Keep it above the line if you can. In other words, no descenders (mostly in lower case letters like g j p q y). For example: if I put “stinky” on this ring, you would see “stinku” because the descender on the y would be hidden in the ring shank. ALL CAPS is easiest. You can also send a PDF of vector art with the font outlined. Acetal comes in black or white.
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Ring-A-Day: Cracked Crystal Ring
Bending brass tubing around the ring mandrel was the hardest part of this ring. I put copper wire inside to prevent the tube from crimping, but didn’t lubricate it. A little graphite or oil would have made removing it much easier. The cracked crystal bead was chosen by my gemologically attracted wife. Her main criteria: Pretty, Shiny, Sparkly.
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