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The 5-Minute, 5-Things Ring

By on May 15, 2015
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by Judy Ellis, Wire-Sculpture.com

Daily Wire Jewelry Tip May 15th, 2015

A 5-Minute Project for 5-15-15

In honor of today’s date: 5-15-15, I thought we’d re-visit a great tip that we received from our good friend Kate Richbourg last year at the Tucson Gem Show!

The 5- Minute, 5-Things Ring

Kate says: “I am always up for a quick and easy and off-the-cuff project. The result is this fast and stylish wire ring. Don’t worry that your spiral may not look like mine. Creativity is the key here. Try it with round wire in a different gauge, tighter or looser spirals or more wire for a bigger spiral. Create and have fun.”

The five things you need:

The five steps:

1. Cut 1 ft. of wire and wrap it twice around the ring mandrel at your preferred with the ends crossing on the top with tails of equal length.

2. Use your hands to pull one wire to the left about a quarter way around. The wires will start to form an s-shape to make the interior of the spiral. Repeat with the second tail. Switch between each tail of wire, forming the spiral and keeping it flat. Stop when you have about 1/2″ tails remaining on both wires. Be as free-form as you like and don’t worry about getting a perfect spiral. A free-form spiral looks great with this design.

3. Use chain nose pliers to wrap the tails around the shank of the ring on each side. 2-4 wraps per side will secure the spiral.

4. Place the ring back on the ring mandrel and adjust the shape.

5. You can add a patina to the ring using Liver of Sulfur and polish with a Ultra polish pad. Slip it on your finger and admire!

If you’d like to know more about using Liver of Sulfur, CLICK HERE for great article on how to use it!

Happy Wrapping!

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One Comment

  1. avatar

    Lola Porter

    October 17, 2016 at 10:04 pm

    I am from Australia, so some of the jewelry items are called different names. I would like to know more about Wire and the Jewelry Tools, at this stage.
    What is the best wire to use to make Hook Ear Wires?
    Also, do you know if your ’round dead soft’ wire is what we call ‘tiger wire’? (Usually used to thread beads onto for necklaces).
    Many thanks,

    Lola