Pearl Rings

I was quite inspired to make some pearl rings after I recently sold some on my store. The first I made is a 18K gold ring. I like gold, but it is really tough working it. Long before I started working with gold, I always thought gold is soft. Well, I was wrong. Pure gold is soft, but 18K and 14K is hard, really hard. I always have to anneal the ring several times if I am hand forging it.

The gold ring is made from a piece of 2mm thick gold wire. With the way prices of gold are heading nowadays, I wonder how much longer I can afford the luxury of working with it. Let's keep our fingers crossed.....






Lily Pearl Ring
I was at a local park last week and saw some of the most beautiful water lilies in a large pond. I decided to make a ring of it. I made the pad from a silver disc, one that has been domed sawed and pounded away with two different types of hammer. The ring shank is made of a single piece of 16 ga wire.




Quite proud of my work this week. Let's see what inspires me next week.