Scrollwork Ring Tutorial

A very simple ring that I designed for a jewelry making class, inspired by the ironwork gates of Victorian manors. This takes only a few minutes and supplies that can easily be found at a craft or hardware store.

1. Cut a length of wire (approx. 12 gauge) about 2 inches long. Exact length, of course, will vary depending on the size of your finger, so you may have to do some trial and error.

2. Use a pair of pliers to bend the ends of the wire into two spirals. To do this, curl the tip of the wire into a small hook, steady it with the pliers, and curl the wire around it. The two spirals should be pointed in opposite directions.

3. Curl the ring around a ring mandrel or other ring-sized cylindrical object that you find lying around the house. Gently pounding it into place with a wooden mallet will help it form a more geometric ring shape.

How to Make a Bow from Almost Anything

            This is quite possibly one of the easiest DIY projects in existence, and all it really requires is some type of fabric and a pair of scissors. For this one I used scrap fabric from an old pair of pants, but nearly any material would do. This is my first time writing a tutorial, so sorry if the pictures are all blurry and it makes no sense.

1. To begin with, you’ll need two scraps of fabric: a large rectangular one and a long thin one. I folded the larger one over and sewed around the edges to give it a more finished appearance, but this might not be necessary, depending on the look you want.

2. Fold and pinch it in the middle, so it makes a bow shape. Tie the longer piece of fabric around this spot. Trim the excess from the longer piece. 

3. And that’s it! Put in on a hairclip, sew it onto another project…whatever you can think of.