#ringamonth2019

Ring-a-Month 2019 💍 - Theme for December is ‘Creatures’ 💖 - ‘Starfish Ring’ - fine silver starfish on a sterling silver shank with brushed satin finish ⭐️ - Inspired by my recent trip to the Maldives where I saw a huge starfish whilst snorkelling over the reef! It is also rather seasonal as the star plays it’s part in the nativity 🌟 - So we have finally come to the end of this year’s ring-a-month challenge! I have really enjoyed taking part every month - it has been most interesting seeing everyone’s different interpretations of the theme! It is so inspiring and lovely to be part of a community where lots of creatives are supporting each other on their journey 🥰 - Many thanks to Anna from @ringamonth for creating this challenge and helping to bring everyone together 💍💖🙏 - #ringamonth2019 #decemberchallenge #creatures #starfish #silverring (at Crowborough, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6LktLeFHAT/?igshid=1hb1t2nfzoj32

Having taken part in the @ringamonth challenge organised by @annaccampbell this year, I am delighted to have two of my rings selected for the Ring a Month 2020 calendar! 💍📆🎉 - ‘Changing Tides’ ring from the October theme ‘Inspired by the Seasons’ is featured on the front page 🌙🌊☀️ - ‘Coral’ ring from the July theme ‘Movement’ is featured on the page for January 💍 - Thank you Anna for creating a wonderful keepsake for us to treasure! I shall enjoy displaying it in my studio 💖 - #2020calendar #ringamonth2019 #featuredartist #jewellerydesigner #rings💍 (at Crowborough, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6BRXqPFhXD/?igshid=19p3hi0ibyvej

Amber and Silver Ring 🧡 - The Ring-A-Month theme for November is ‘Gems Gems Gems’ 💎💎💎 - Inspired by the colours of Autumn leaves, I chose to work with an 8mm round amber cabochon 🍂🍁🍂 - Amber is a fossilised tree resin which has been appreciated for its colour and natural beauty since Neolithic times ✨ - Amber is a soft warm stone to wear and offers a wealth of powerful healing properties - it is a natural purifier, esteemed for its ability to draw pain and dis-ease from the physical body, as well as the mind and spirit 🥰 - Amber set in fine silver, on a sterling silver textured wire wrapped ring, with silver granulation 💍 - #ringamonth2019 #amber #silverring #novemberchallenge #gemsgemsgems (at Crowborough, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B47gVjcFCMn/?igshid=g7t4wbb0ok0i

October #ringamonth2019 💍 - Theme: ‘Inspired by the Seasons’ ✨ - I have called this ring ‘Changing Tides’ as it is a reflection of how seasonal changes can affect tidal heights 🌊 - A textured brass ring represents the mountainous earth 〰️〰️⛰🌍 〰️〰️ A silver band of undulating sea to represent the differing tidal heights, is wrapped around the ‘earth’ at chart datum 〰️〰️ 🌊 〰️〰️ A silver crescent moon 🌙 and a copper red setting sun ☀️ complete the scene for their part in the tidal cycle 〰️🌀〰️ - Seasons come and seasons go - as with the ebb and flow of the tides 〰️💙〰️ - As with life - seasons change - we are in a constant change of flux and flow..... ♒️ - #inspiredbytheseasons #octoberchallenge #changingtides #handmadering (at Crowborough, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4K2ugkl6tp/?igshid=10ykw903a65xr

‘Finish It’ is the theme for September’s #ringamonth2019 challenge..... - Silver Twisted Ring with Blue Stone 💙 - On a visit to Granada around 10 years ago, I purchased a metal ring from a street seller with the intention of re-setting the stone in a silver ring 💍 - I released the stone which looks like Sodalite (but I am not sure if it is or not)! I made a bezel setting which was a little too tight and the stone has sat in the bezel in my ‘unfinished’ pot for all this time.....💎 - I decided to ‘finish it’ for this month’s ring challenge and set about releasing the tight bezel from the stone and stretching it to make it fit the stone properly. I completed the setting and made a new silver adjustable ring shank with a textured finish 🔨🔨🔨 - I soldered the setting to the ring shank and finally set the stone. I am delighted with the result after all this time and it will always remind me of my trip to the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain 💖 - You can view the work in progress shots in my Ring-a-Month 2019 story highlights 🔝 - #finishit #ringamonth #silverring #handmadejewellery (at Crowborough, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3DOpMmFsVz/?igshid=1y2hb4uiev8wk

Make a Ring a Month 2019 Challenge 💍 @ringamonth - Here is my ring for the August theme ‘Under the Sea’ 🌊 - Paua shell set in fine silver on a sterling silver ring 🐚 - The markings on the Paua shell remind me of looking into the sea from above, with ripples on the surface reflecting flashes of colour and light mixed with dark patches of the deep 💙 - #ringamonth2019 #underthesea #paua #augustchallenge #silverring (at Crowborough, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B118mINlPjC/?igshid=1rjqn68kytwla

I have been joining in with Anna Cambell’s @ringamonth challenge this year and the theme for July is ‘Movement’ 💍 - Sterling silver ring with gently moving silver wire cluster ✨ - My ring was inspired by the swaying coral I saw recently when snorkelling around the Island of Gili Meno in Indonesia and as such will also fit the theme for August - ‘Under the Sea’! 😉🌊 - #ringamonth2019 #movement #silverring #handmadejewellery #underthesea (at Crowborough, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ldGDxBkqt/?igshid=1qa79vk4apa3d

The theme for May’s #ringamonth2019 challenge is ‘Mixed’ - My ring is made from sterling silver with a brushed satin finish that has a 9ct gold polished ring freely running around it.....💖 - Mixed metals and mixed finishes - I love it! 💍😊🔗 - #mixed #sterlingsilver #9ctgold #polished #matt (at Crowborough, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByBUxu6l4Mi/?igshid=ct48u1a2v4fj