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The most wonderful spring holiday is just around the corner, and I want to prepare for my beloved women something special. Why not make a gift for March 8th with your own hands? We offer you ideas for creating original jewelry that will delight your loved ones.

DIY bracelets

Elegant bracelet– a wonderful decoration that is loved by women all over the world. It turns out that making an original bracelet with your own hands is not so difficult. Materials for these fun little things can be purchased at specialized stores, including online stores that offer accessories for DIY jewelry.

What you may need for a double bracelet:

-- Leather lace 1.5 millimeters thick and 1-1.5 meters long

Yellow copper ball chain or rhinestone braid 30-40 centimeters long (about enough to wrap around your wrist twice)

Waxed lace or any thick thread 1.5-1.8 meters long

Hex nut made of yellow copper with a diameter of 0.6 centimeters

-- Scissors

The braid with rhinestones looks something like this. It can be found in any jewelry supply store.

Let's get started:

1) Fold the leather cord in half to make a loop. This loop will serve as a clasp and into it the nut should fit. Tie a loop with colored waxed thread and wrap it around the base 5-6 times so that the thread does not subsequently loosen or come undone.

2) Place a ball chain in the center of the leather cord and begin tying it with colored thread, grabbing each bead one at a time.

3) Continue tying the leather cord with the ball chain until you have product of the desired length to wrap your wrist twice.

4) When the desired length is reached and the ball chain ends, tie a colored thread around the leather cord several times and tie the end of the leather cord with a knot.

5) Place a nut on top and make another knot to secure it.

6) Cut off the unnecessary lace at the end with scissors, wrap it around your wrist and secure the “lock”. The bracelet is ready!

The length and quantity of materials are indicated for a double bracelet, but you can make single or triple bracelets. The threads can be any color of your choice.

DIY pin bracelet

Bracelets made of pins and beads- a beautiful and very simple decoration that can be made in several versions, it all depends on your imagination and available materials.

What you will need:

-- Pins

Beads

-- Elastic stretch cord

Let's get started:

1) Do many blanks from beads and pins. Combine colors as your imagination wishes: you can make single-color rows, or multi-colored ones. Beads of different sizes and textures also look good side by side.

2) Prepare 2 long pieces of elastic cord and string pins on them.

3) Pin the ends of the laces together when the bracelet reaches the desired length. As you work, place the bracelet on your wrist to check its length. Don't make it too tight that it restricts the blood flow, or too loose that it flops around.

DIY leather bracelet

Leather rope bracelet in the form of a pigtail, wrapped several times around the hand, it looks quite cute, despite the rather rough material. Making it yourself is very simple.

What you will need:

-- Leather or suede lace (1)

Scissors (2)

Pliers (3)

Clasp (4)

Two rings (5)

Two jewelry clips (6)

-- Wrench (7)

Let's get started:

1) Cut a piece of leather cord long enough to be wrapped around your wrist 4 times without being too tight.

2) Cut 2 more pieces of cord of the same length.

3) Hold the ends of all three laces and secure them with a clip.

4) Using a wrench, secure the laces to the edge of the table to make the product easier to work with. Next, braid the cords.

5) Cut off the excess edge and place a second clamp on the other end of the cords, pressing it firmly.

6) Attach a clasp to the ends of the bracelet using rings. The decoration is ready.

Very interesting bracelets are made when macrame technique is combined with beads. These bracelets are called Shambhala bracelets. Learning how to make these bracelets is not difficult. The main thing is to understand the principle.

DIY Shambhala bracelet (video)

How to make a ring with your own hands

Do you think that it is impossible to make an original ring at home? You are wrong! It turns out that in your home you can find a lot of unnecessary things, which may be useful to you in your work. Let's take, for example, old forks, spoons, knives that you haven't used for a long time, but you feel sorry to throw them away.

We offer an idea on how in a couple of minutes you can make from old iron utensils with elegant handles original ring.

What you will need:

-- Any old forks, knives, spoons with beautifully decorated handles. This is the basis of your product. It's better if it's silver

-- Metal cutter or hacksaw

Pliers

Sandpaper

Sheet of loose paper

-- Pen

Let's get started:

1) First, decide for yourself, what kind of rings do you want to get?. You can choose the one that seems to wrap around your finger - type 1 (Fig. 1), or one of its ends will be hidden and will not be visible - type 2 (Fig. 2). The length of the workpiece depends on this.

2) At the second stage, you need to choose a suitable cutlery, which will soon turn into a ring.

3) Take a strip of paper and wrap it around your finger, on which you will wear the ring. Mark with a pen where the strip meets the other end. If you choose ring type 2, add approximately 6 millimeters and put a bold mark. If you chose a type 1 ring, then there is no need to add extra millimeters.

4) Using the resulting paper measurement, you can make a blank for the ring by cutting off the fork handle in the right place using metal cutter or hacksaw.

5) Sand the cut edge of the fork so it's not sharp and you won't get hurt when the ring is finished.

6) In the last step you need to carefully use pliers bend the resulting tip of the fork into a ring. If the fork is made of silver, you can bend it without problems.

7) The result should be something like this:

DIY ring with stone

Another very stylish and original ring can be made from a simple pebble that you find on the street, wire and paint. In the example we will show how to easily and quickly make a ring with a “piece of gold”.

What you will need:

-- Pebble of your favorite shape

Golden wire 15-20 centimeters long

Blank for dimensionless ring

Superglue for jewelry

-- Spray can with gold paint

Let's get started:

1) First you need to paint the stone from spray paint. To do this, place a pebble on a sheet of paper and direct a stream of paint at it. Once dry, turn the stone over and work on the other side.

2) Using superglue, glue the ring to the stone. The ring should be made of solid wire or metal and it is better if it is heavy enough. It is also important that you can adjust ring size.

3) Wrap the wire around the stone together with the ring several times. This will help attach the stone more tightly to the ring, and will also be part of the original design.

4) Wrap the remaining wire around the ring.

5) As a result, you will get a very stylish decoration. You can use any paint you like.

Homemade button ring

In the jewelry making materials store you can purchase ring base, to which you can attach any details: buttons, beads and other materials. An original ring can be made from old bright buttons and a piece of fabric.

What you will need:

-- A round piece of thin black felt about 5 centimeters in diameter (1)

Decorative buttons in desired colors (2)

Superglue, but an electric glue gun is better (3)

Ring with base (4)

-- Jewelry pliers (5)

Let's get started:

1) Remove the sewing loops from the buttons using pliers.

2) Glue the buttons to a piece of felt from the center in a circle close to each other to make a round shape. Let the glue dry thoroughly.

3) Cut off the excess felt from the sides. The edges can be left a little uneven.

4) Lubricate the base of the ring well with glue.

5) Glue the ring to the button part you received earlier. Let dry.

DIY necklaces

Necklace– a wonderful decoration that always catches the eye. If you love large, bright necklaces, we suggest you try making one using embellished pistachio shells.

What you will need:

-- Single pistachio shells (1)

A small piece of thick cardboard (2)

Glue gun or superglue (3)

Nail polish or acrylic paint (4)

Brush (5)

Chain (6)

2 rings and clasp (7)

Needle nose pliers (8)

-- Scissors (9)

Let's get started:

1) Cut out a semicircular pattern from cardboard that will become the base of your necklace. Its size depends on you.

2) Attach rings and a chain to the edges of the pattern using needle-nose pliers.

3) Prepare shells for pistachios, having previously painted them in the desired colors.

4) Using glue, glue the shells to the base, starting from the edge. Advice: Before gluing, attach the shells to the cardboard and think about how you will lay them out.

DIY beaded necklace

To make this decoration you need to select beads of the desired color. The size of the necklace largely depends on the size of the individual beads, so if you want a thicker piece, choose larger beads. It's hard to say how many beads you might need, but it's better to have extra.

What you will need:

-- Beads of the same or different colors (1)

Chain (2)

Scissors (3)

Needle nose pliers (4)

Adjustable rings – 2 pieces (5)

Clasp (6)

Calottes - special clips for attaching beads to a chain and masking knots (7)

-- Fishing line or thick thread (8)

Let's get started:

1) Cut 6 pieces thread or fishing line approximately 25 centimeters, on each of which string beads approximately 15 centimeters.

2) You should succeed 6 strands of beads, from which you need to make 3 pairs, connecting the ends of two threads and securing them at the edges with calottes. Make sure the knot is tied as close to the beads as possible so they don't dangle. Cut off the excess thread.

3) Connect 3 pairs of threads to the chain using a ring, and then do the same with the other ends.

Advice: Before connecting the other ends of the beads to the chain, braid them to create a weave effect.

4) The chain must first be divided into 2 parts depending on the desired length and connect both ends with the clasp.

5) As a result, you should end up with a necklace like this:

DIY neck decoration

An original neck decoration can be made from a simple champagne corks with a little imagination.

What you will need:

-- Cutting board

Sharp knife

Champagne cork

Superglue

Leather or suede cord about 1 meter long

A beautiful button or earring with a stone for the centerpiece

Nuts: 1 regular hex and 2 cap nuts

-- Pin

Let's get started:

1) Using a knife, cut about one-third of the length of the cork. Make two holes in the larger half using a drill, and then use a pin to thread the two ends of the lace through both holes.

2) Thread the ends of the laces through the nut and secure it to the bottom of the plug. To the ends of the laces glue the cap nuts. Attach an earring or button to the center of the cork on the convex side.

As a result, you will get an original decoration, the length of which can be adjusted.

DIY hairpins

Hair clip can be made using a piece of lace beads and feathers. This original vintage style hairpin is suitable not only for bridesmaid dresses, but also for other festive outfits.

What you will need:

-- Lace ribbon 2-2.5 centimeters thick and 45 centimeters long

A piece of white felt

Scissors

Glue gun

Threads with a needle

Bead or decorative button

-- Base for hairpins

Let's get started:

1) Sew a white lace ribbon with thread so that, after tightening the thread, you can roll up a flower. You can sew by hand or use a sewing machine.

2) Cut a circle from felt with a diameter of approximately 5 centimeters. Glue the lace to the felt using a glue gun.

3) Glue a couple of feathers and a hairpin to the felt on the back side. Let the glue dry.

4) Glue or sew a bead or decorative button in the central part.

DIY feather hair clip

Hair clips with feathers look very impressive. If these are bright and colorful feathers, then the decoration is suitable for festive outfits; if the feathers are of natural colors, such hairpins can be worn with everyday outfits.

What you will need:

-- Regular base for hairpins

A piece of felt material

A glass or any round measure to cut out an even circle

Beads or decorative buttons

Scissors

--Glue gun or superglue

Let's get started:

1) Using a glass or other device, cut out two circles with the diameter about 5 centimeters or more depending on the size of the base clip.

2) After making the slits, insert the base into one circle of felt.

3) Glue two circles of fabric together with glue to strengthen the base clip.

4) Glue the first bottom layer of feathers on the back side, then the top one.

5) Glue a bead or decorative button to the center.

6) The hairpin is ready.

DIY earrings

Interesting update option hoop earrings You can make your own by adding hanging laces to them. If you're tired of your regular hoop earrings, updating them couldn't be easier. Moreover, laces They are as easy to remove as they are to attach, so you can return your earrings to their original look at any time.

What you will need:

-- Any hoop earrings, in the example - with a detail inside the ring

Thin laces of any color

-- Scissors

Let's get started:

1) Prepare the desired number of laces of the required length depending on the size of the ring. Please note that the lace will be folded in half.

2) Fold the lace in half and pass the ends through the loop, grabbing the ring as shown in the photo. Do the same with all the laces.

3) In the end you will have a product like this with “fringe”. You can also trim the ends of the laces with scissors.

DIY feather earrings

Jewelry that is used as details looks very original. bird feathers. Feathers can be purchased at a jewelry supply store, or found elsewhere. In stores there are feathers not only of natural colors, but also artificially colored ones.

5) Attach a hook to the ring.

6) As a result, you get an earring like this. Make the second earring in the same way.

Shall we move on to the photo report? ;)

The workshop is located at the developing Crystal plant. Since it was already getting dark, it was raining and I was late, I didn’t take pictures of him. But it is very atmospheric, so I illustrate the story with a photo from the Internet:

The plant is located near Yauza, across the river from Winzavod and Artplay. Now, when I was looking for a photo, I saw that the plant will be reconstructed: they plan to create a pleasant public space with cafes, shops, creative offices and more. Already last summer there were fairs and festivals there, many people visited the new place. The concept and appearance are reminiscent of the Bottle design factory, isn't it? Competition! :)

But about the plant another time, I want to return there when the weather is better to explore a new party place;) And now let’s return to the master class, which took place in the creative workshop. It is combined with a small but nice photography studio, so there are a lot of cameras of varying degrees of vintage, paintings and paint-splattered easels. Atmospheric place!

This is what a jeweler's workplace looks like - nothing luxurious, but not only silver, but also gold and precious stones are processed here. At the bottom there is a pedal for the sanding machine.

First we took a small amount of silver and melted it.

After this, the molten mass was poured into a mold, where it froze, but not tightly. In general, silver is a fairly malleable metal and can be worked with for some time without further melting.

Having cooled the resulting “sausage” in cold water, we moved on to running-in. It happens in two stages: first you need to set the width of the ring (the right side of the machine), and then the thickness (the left side). You insert the sausage into the opening, turn the handle and it crawls through the hole. The running-in takes place gradually, with approximately 30 spins at each stage. That is, you cannot immediately take and flatten the metal in one scroll - then it will crack and you will have to start over.

During the last scroll, it was possible to imprint some pattern on the metal (it's still soft, remember?). They offered me a piece of lace, something else - I chose a leaf, because just recently I got a ring in the form of a twig, and I decided to make this ring for the phalanx. It turned out to be such an eco-theme :)

After that, using a thread, I measured the circumference of my finger and cut off the required amount. This was difficult, because the jigsaw needs to be held strictly vertically and ensure that it does not “move” to the side. Here they helped me, since this is an important stage - the cuts must be perfectly even in order to be joined later.

Then a ring is formed from the strip around a cone-shaped stick using a soft hammer. I'm very focused and tense :)

Now it's time to bleach the silver in acid to return the original color - it darkens after remelting.

Next stage: sanding in several ways. First, the side edges of the ring are sanded using sandpaper.

Then the outer and inner sides are sanded with sandpaper rolled into a drill. The ring must be held tightly, otherwise it may fly out into the eye. And this is not so simple, because it vibrates strongly under the influence of the drill - it flew away a couple of times, so I preferred to photograph this stage :)

After this, the ring goes through the final stage of grinding on a machine with a rapidly spinning rubber “wheel”. Due to rapid friction, the ring instantly heats up and after each touch to the “wheel” it must be immersed in cold water.

That's it, the ring is ready! All that remains is to clean it in an ultrasonic bath - leave it there for 10 minutes. You can rest and wipe the sweat of zeal from your forehead :)

And here is the result!

An indescribable feeling when you make something yourself: now I wear this ring without taking it off - here it is, the power of handmade. So I advise you to go to the master class, it is not at all expensive. Or an option for guys: buy a certificate for MK and give it as a gift on February 14 or March 8;)

Thanks to my jewelry mentors who helped me create the photo report!

In the nineties, when the country was faced with such a thing as a shortage, and it was almost impossible to get something worthwhile in stores, almost no one wondered how to make a ring from wire, and no one could be surprised by such a homemade decoration. Now this trend has moved aside, a lot of costume jewelry has appeared in stores for literally pennies. But there are fashionistas who know how to make a wire ring with their own hands so that it fits organically into the image.

Required materials

To make this simple decoration you will need very few tools and materials:

• Any thin wire, preferably aluminum. For children's rings, you can use one that is covered with insulating plastic.
• Round nose pliers.
• Scissors for cutting metal.
• Beads.

How to make a wire ring with the inscription love

In order to make a wire ring with the inscription “love” yourself, you first need to have some experience working with this material. With some skill, creating such an accessory will not be difficult for you.

You can write almost any word using this principle. But it must be remembered that it must consist of three or four letters in order to fit on the outside of the finger.

How to make a champagne wire ring with your own hands

Some romantic men, in a fit of emotion, when there is nothing at hand except a bottle of champagne, still want to make their girlfriend happy, at least with a wire ring. In this case, the wire on which the bottle cap is held can come to their aid. The principle of making such a ring is very simple.

Ring with a bead inside

How to make a wire ring so that it is unusual and at the same time very attractive? Most likely, those around you will not remain indifferent to the product in which the bead is hidden.

To make it, you will need to repeat the first steps from the section “How to make a ring from champagne wire”, only instead of forming a rose from the free ends, you will need to make a small spiral, put a bead on it and start randomly wrapping the free ends around it . It is necessary to achieve such an effect that the bead continues to be visible through the wire. But it was as if it were all covered with cobwebs.

Another option is to pass the free end of the wire through the bead, place it in the middle of the ring and make a couple of turns of the wire around the bead so that it is all above the ring.

This accessory will be a great addition to a romantic look.

Unusual accessory: ankle ring

An excellent summer decoration would be a ring worn on your foot. This accessory will look great with open shoes and boho style clothes. Here is a detailed plan on how to make a snake shaped copper wire ring.

1. Take a wire 10-12 cm long.
2. Place it on the back of the toe on which you plan to wear the jewelry, exactly in the center of the wire.
3. Wrap both ends around your finger to make two turns.
4. Remove the ring from your leg and bend one end of the wire using pliers several times, imitating the tail of a snake. Cut off the excess.
5. Using the same pliers, bend the upper end of the wire into the shape of a snake's head and fold the free end down so that it is hidden under your finger while wearing the product. Trim off the excess.

Ring with semi-precious and precious stones

If you are still wondering how to make a ring from wire and none of the options proposed above appeal to you, then you will definitely be delighted with this decoration. If you have several beautiful and small natural stones, you just need to turn them into a beautiful ring. It’s good if there is already a hole in the stone, for example, if it was left over from another piece of jewelry. But you can simply glue the stone in the center of the product. All the initial work follows the steps of creating a champagne wire ring. But for this product it is better to take very thin copper or gilded wire and fold it not twice, but three or four times. Then the loose ends need to be twisted around the stone.

Wire ring with beads

Jewelry with beads looks very beautiful and delicate. To understand how to make a wire ring with small beads, you do not need to have experience in creating such products. All you need to do is string just enough beads onto a thin copper wire to cover the top of your finger. Then, on one side and on the other side of this bead row, you need to make small rings using pliers. Now take a small piece of wire and secure it to the ring of the bead row, then repeat the same on the other side. Try on the product: if it fits you in size, then cut off the excess, if not, then first change the size up or down.

Wedding rings: imitation wire weaving

Interestingly, a few years ago the world of wedding fashion was swept by a wave of wedding rings that seemed to be woven from wire. The newlyweds put an individual and personal meaning into this accessory only for them. But more often than not, such rings hint at the absence of strict boundaries within the newly-minted family. These non-standard wedding rings are chosen by girls and men who do not want to wear ordinary, strict jewelry, but want something more delicate and youthful. In addition, such accessories are often made in the shape of a nest, which symbolizes family.

How to make a wire ring for a wedding with your own hands? Not many people will decide to make an accessory for such an important day on their own, but you can still participate in the creation process: draw a sketch of your future jewelry and take it to the jeweler. This way you are guaranteed to receive exactly the ring you imagined.

Thus, you learned how to make a wire ring with your own hands step by step. It's a lot of fun to experiment with this material, so don't just stop at the tips in this article and try something new!

Every day, future spouses, couples in love and people preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary come to the Zelenin&Yolkin jewelry workshop. The idea of ​​how to do it came to Russia not so long ago from Europe.

The desire to surprise a loved one, please him and give him something truly worthwhile drives each of us, and creating a ring with your own hands means giving a large part of yourself in a small piece of jewelry.

Of course, after all, a master class on creating wedding rings is a symbolic and touching event, both for a couple in love and for spouses, and the opportunity to create your own individual ring design attracts lovers of exclusive jewelry.

How to make wedding rings with your own hands - master class

Let's start with the positive aspects of the master class on creating rings:

New features

Many people think that they cannot create, for example, a gold ring with a diamond, because jewelry requires perseverance, a keen eye and titanic patience. However, the jewelry workshop “Zelenin&Yolkin” daily witnesses how even the most timid apprentices create real masterpieces with their own hands. Master jewelry making skills in three to four hours? Easily!

This is so lovely!

In fact, this is how guests rate rings they have just made with their own hands. It is impossible not to appreciate such rings, and the story of the creation of the ring remains in the memory for a lifetime.

New life for old jewelry

Often young people come to us with their jewelry, which has lost its pristine beauty under the yoke of “millennia”. Heirloom jewelry inherited from grandmothers and their grandmothers sometimes needs a new life. This is exactly what their current owners think. Therefore, many come to make wedding rings from their gold. Giving life to an old piece of jewelry that will shine with new colors - isn’t this a miracle?

A test of strength or an opportunity to prove yourself

This is exactly what lovers think when they take on what at first seems like a difficult job. Step by step, coping with each stage of creating a ring, guests experience indescribable emotions: “I didn’t know that I could do this!”

Exclusive rings

The female half will probably like this more. Lovers of beautiful things that will belong to them alone - in stores you will have to pay a fortune for such decoration, but here you can create your sketch the most unique ring, which will definitely be made in one single copy.

Ideal gift

Often people come to the jewelry workshop who want to make a ring as a gift: to their mother, a loved one, their best friend, their child, etc. The ring is especially valuable because it is created by hand, and the best gift is one made by yourself. A commemorative inscription, date, etc. is usually placed on the back of the ring.

Save time

It would seem that 3-4 hours, during which a master class on creating wedding rings takes place, is not so little. However, Moscow residents know that searching for rings that both spouses will like will take much more time, and disputes over the texture and design of rings without a professional jeweler may lead to nothing at all.

Disadvantages of making wedding rings with your own hands

The downside to taking a DIY ring making class is that you will actually have to put in some effort to make the jewelry you want. Sometimes people simply don’t like to “bother”, and it’s easier for them to buy than to make it themselves. In this case, in our workshop, jewelers will make absolutely any wedding rings to order.

How is the master class going?

The master class on making wedding rings with your own hands in Moscow takes place in several stages:

• Once the ring model and basic parameters have been selected, guests can begin creating rings.

• The jeweler shows how to work with precious metal and gives guests the opportunity to create a ring themselves according to the best traditions of jewelry making.

• The prepared precious metal is melted with a burner in a crucible and mixed with the alloy to obtain the required sample and color. The alloy is poured into a cast iron mold, which gives it the shape of an ingot.

• The finished ingot is rolled through a rolling press. This allows the rectangular block to turn into a blank for the required product.

• A long plate is bent into the shape of a ring, and its ends are soldered.

• The end result is an almost finished ring, which just needs to be perfected.

• The product is placed on the crossbar, and with the help of a textolite hammer it is given the ideal ring shape.

• At the next stage, you can start setting the precious stones, engraving and creating the necessary texture. After all, all that remains is to polish the treasured ring and try it on. Even seemingly simple wedding rings play with different colors and radiate the creator’s energy, warmth and atmosphere.

Everyone brainiacs Hello! Today I'll tell you like with your own hands turn an ordinary nut into a ring, well, maybe not quite a ring, but definitely into a signet ring.

Step 1: Materials

Nut (to fit your finger, my nut is 2cm)
Angle grinder (grinder)
dremel
file
sandpaper (220, 600)
masking tape
sharp knife
power unit
common salt solution
cotton swabs
varnish

Step 2: Stitching the Corners

Carefully, observing safety regulations when working with power tools, grind off the corners of the nut. You can tighten the nut in brain tests and use a grinder to round the corners one by one. Be sure to check that the material is removed evenly, and do not forget that one plane of the nut remains intact.

Step 3: Taper

When the corners are removed, we proceed to narrowing, that is, giving the nut the shape of a ring. We cut/stitch the material from the sides, narrowing it towards the bottom. We constantly check for symmetry, do not grind down too much, so as not to spoil it.

After narrowing it down crafts Enough, we remove small chamfers along the edges of the signet and modify the shape at your discretion.

Step 4: Hole

At this stage, we pick up a suitable tool for removing the internal thread and forming a hole for the finger. I took my trusty “friend” - a Dremel, and grinded the threads for 15 minutes, so that the nut became hot.

We grind the material evenly, maintain symmetry, be sure to make internal chamfers and check how homemade sits on your finger.

Step 5: Sanding

We replace the Dremel with a file and clean and polish our brain trick, smooth out the grooves from the grinder and Dremel. After this, we complete the sanding with sandpaper of various grits, starting from 220 and up to 600.

I don't like rings that are too shiny, so I went with the level of polish shown in the photo, but you can bring the ring as smooth as you like.

Step 6: Print Design

Turn on brain fantasy and develop a design that we will apply to the ring. For example, I stylized my initials, reflected them symmetrically and drew them better so that the print was clear.

Step 7: Preparing for Etching

We will carry out the etching process by electrolysis, so we cover the surface of the ring that should be untouched with nail polish, adhesive tape or something similar. To do this, I chose masking tape, which I tightly glued to the ring, and then evenly and carefully cut out the previously invented design on it with a sharp knife.

Step 8: Etching

The etching process is quite interesting. I did it several times and I will say that everything is not as difficult and dangerous as it seems, although the smell is not very pleasant, but you can just close your mouth. And as a source brain flow I use a 12V charger.

So, we dilute the salt solution and connect the positive charger wire to the ring. We dip a cotton swab in a saline solution and attach a negative wire to it in a wet place, then use the resulting “electrode” stick to pass through those places crafts that need to be etched. At the same time, the longer you hold the stick, the more this place will be etched. Since this homemade not just a ring, but a signet, then I etched quite deep grooves so that the imprint would be clear. And the whole process took about 5 minutes and 7 sticks.

After etching is complete, disconnect the wires, wipe the signet in water and remove the tape. Perhaps in those places where the adhesive tape did not stick well, there was unnecessary etching, but I think this is not critical.

Step 9: Varnishing

After the first day of wearing the ring, my finger became “rusty”, that is, the homemade product has oxidized, so I recommend that you cover the signet with colorless varnish. That's what I did - covered brainprinter polyurethane varnish.

Step 10: Craft ready!

The signet ring made from a regular nut is ready, thank you for your attention.

Good luck in brain creativity!