Teaspoon Rings

October 22nd, 2009

I bought a beautiful set of silver teaspoons on eBay and they arrived today in a lovely old red case. So I have 6 spoons to make rings from.

I’ve made three rings so far and I really like these ones. Like the shell ones made from cake forks recently, these have a very simple pattern which is very spoon like as it’s quite a traditional standard pattern. They’re very nice to work with as the metal is nice and soft and easy to manipulate. They are also very delicate and light and perfect for my nimble fingers. These images aren’t the best I’ve taken, but the light today is awful, so will try and get some better pictures another time.

I’ve been wondering how I’ll display these rings at craft fairs and the red case this set came in has given me a great idea. I need to make small ridges out of something for the rings to slip into and this will sit within the case that I can have open and on display with small tags explaining the origin of the rings. I’ve been reading up on silverware hallmarks and learning what they all mean and I intend to write a little hostiry for each ring, so people know where and when it was made and who made it.