#ring making

This is a small piece of a branch i found decaying and infested with termites. It was covered in epiphytes that i relocated

namely the resurrection fern (pleopeltis polypodioides)

different types of foliose lichen

and the occasional strand of silver thread moss (bryum argenteum) and dried spanish "moss" (tillandsia usneoides)

this was the original log

over time i whittled it away to find an abandoned termite homing by the rotted wood, separating all the identifiable flora from the main mass

i intend to use everything in my projects, but i thought it would be cool to have a plant i could wear around. i chose the resurrection fern due to its resilience and lack of water needs. i found a small one from the main cluster and carefully cut off a small section (the roots aren't needed for anything but anchoring, but i still don't want to send the lil guy into shock accidentally)

after using a chuck like a diy lathe, my third piece of the branch didn't break, so i took it how it was, slapped a bit of oil on it, and glued the guy in place :3

I made a Steven Universe inspired ring! It is size 8, silver tungsten inlayed with crushed rose quartz and mother of pearl, with pink pigment powder and bolo opals!

inlayed and then shaped on a lathe, I sanded it up to from 60 to 12,000 grit!

selling for 135$ USD, ships world wide!

PS:it also has a secret

charge it in the sunlight and it will glow white in the dark!

btw--another rainbow ring made!!

It's size US 7, made with a ceramic core, bolo opal, and pigment powder. Going for 125$ USD plus shipping! Support your local leabian creator--if you cant buy I still appreciate if you would reblog.

Happy pride!

I need to admit the credit of this post entirely goes out to my little sister who at the age of 13 is probably more talented than I’ll ever be, but making rings is such a fun pastime and is way easier that you could expect. There are tons of different ways to make rings, you can for example make rings using stones and copper wire or silver if you’re a little more advanced, you can also make ceramic rings which are more a chunky style which I am also in love with. You can definitely make rings with minimal equipment but I do recommend that if you’re going to make some more advanced ones to buy a ring stick (that’s probably not the real name but we’ll work with it).

They look like the image above and they’re so helpful for making rings that fir perfectly on whichever finger you want. You can honestly kinda test yourself forward and see what you want yours to look like but I like using youtube videos for my first ones just because it’s a bit less frustrating when you can follow someone. I attached two videos one with and one without a ring stick. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZnX-34oRpI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhbep8elIpI

I 10/10 recommend because they always turn out looking really cool and there’s something so satisfying about having made your own rings. 

Here’s a picture of what my little sister made in the span of about 10 minutes. (apologies for my crusty fingers).

I hope this inspires some of you to pick up a crafty hobby ;)))

PS. I am so sorry for being inactive I’ve just been so busy with school, I hope you’re all doing great and staying safe <333

Love,

I commissioned a ring from @lettering-is-my-music aka @randomthingsthatilike123 at their etsy store linked below.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/gabbywax480?ref=search_shop_redirect

Look at how amazing their work is!!! For some reason, it won't let me post pictures on the review, so here it is here