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.
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Comment posted on January 15th, 2012 at 5:50 am
I’m a senior in high school and I’m making recycled jewelry for my AP Studio Art portfolio. One of my teachers gave me some really cool looking old silverware and after I found your page on Stumbleupon it got me interested in the idea of maybe making some rings and bracelets out of them. I was just wondering if there is any way you would be willing to tell me how you cut and bend them so well. I’m guessing you hammer the spoons around a mandrel, but that still seems like it would be really hard to do it that way so I wasn’t sure. I was also wondering how you polish them so well. I understand completely if you don’t want to share your process with me, but if you are willing to I would appreciate it so much because I just love learning about how to make new things. Especially jewelry!
Thanks!
-Lauren
Comment posted on January 16th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Lauren – You need specialist tools and equipment and understand the basics of working with precious metals – so I’ve sent you an email with a list of books I think you should read to get you started. Hope that helps.