Along with making jewelry, I also sell jewelry. Some of it I make and some I purchase wholesale to resell. In particular, I’ve lately had a luck with silver toe rings. Because I make jewelry, I can’t help but see a piece and think, "Gee, I could make that."
Here’s the ring I bought.
Here’s the ring I made.
Not bad, huh? Just as the with a fabricated toe ring project that was featured awhile back, this ring doesn’t require any soldering. In fact, it’s made of wire, so it’s a good project for those who enjoy wire wrapping.
To make this toe ring you’ll need:
3 inches of 16 gage round silver wire
wire cutters
round nosed pliers
flat nosed pliers
jeweler’s files
ring mandrel
raw hide hammer
First you’ll need to use a file to smooth off both ends of the wire. Then use round nosed pliers to curl the one end and the flat nosed pliers to continue the curl around about one more time.
The toe ring I purchased fit at approx. the 3 ½ mark on my ring mandrel. So, hold the curl against the mandrel at this line and use your other hand to wrap the wire around the mandrel. Then flatten it against the mandrel using a raw hide hammer.
Pull the ring off the mandrel and use the round nosed pliers to curl the other end of the wire. I just curled it once. (I tried curling it more to match the other side, but it looked too big to me. Even though I’m not a wearer or toe rings, it didn’t look like it would comfortable at that size.) After curling the other end, put the ring back on the mandrel and use the hammer again to flatten the ring and shape it around the mandrel.
It’s that simple. I think there are other possibilities for this design. You could make exactly the same ring and just used twisted wire instead. You could also solder a small charm on the top instead of adding a second swirl. I think that would really look nice.
Here’s the ring I bought.
Here’s the ring I made.
Not bad, huh? Just as the with a fabricated toe ring project that was featured awhile back, this ring doesn’t require any soldering. In fact, it’s made of wire, so it’s a good project for those who enjoy wire wrapping.
To make this toe ring you’ll need:
3 inches of 16 gage round silver wire
wire cutters
round nosed pliers
flat nosed pliers
jeweler’s files
ring mandrel
raw hide hammer
First you’ll need to use a file to smooth off both ends of the wire. Then use round nosed pliers to curl the one end and the flat nosed pliers to continue the curl around about one more time.
The toe ring I purchased fit at approx. the 3 ½ mark on my ring mandrel. So, hold the curl against the mandrel at this line and use your other hand to wrap the wire around the mandrel. Then flatten it against the mandrel using a raw hide hammer.
Pull the ring off the mandrel and use the round nosed pliers to curl the other end of the wire. I just curled it once. (I tried curling it more to match the other side, but it looked too big to me. Even though I’m not a wearer or toe rings, it didn’t look like it would comfortable at that size.) After curling the other end, put the ring back on the mandrel and use the hammer again to flatten the ring and shape it around the mandrel.
It’s that simple. I think there are other possibilities for this design. You could make exactly the same ring and just used twisted wire instead. You could also solder a small charm on the top instead of adding a second swirl. I think that would really look nice.
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