Wire & Bead Crochet Ring

[knit-errant]

What with the Accessories swap coming up, I thought I'd mess around with some wire and beads and figure stuff out first before I started on The Real Deal.

 

This is a little ring I made with some sterling silver wire, botswana agate, freshwater pearls, and Czech glass. There's a wee more information on my blog.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

(Psst, Katandia -- This is your chance to go, "Ewww! That's horrendous! Please, please don't make me anything like that or I'll cry!")

 

[handbells]

Wow! That's really nice!

[Nan-Nan]

That's beautiful. isn't crocheting with wire fun?

[Kiki]

Wow! That's incredible! Great work!

[Roli]

I really like that ring!

[RachelG]

Wow, you sure picked some fancy stuff to practice with!

 

If I didn't dislike big rings, I'd love it. The color combination is gorgeous. When imagined in a smaller size, it is a very, very nice ring!

[jobean]

amazing ... really unbelievable.

[Fiber Deviant]

OMG!!! I looooooooove this ring! It is so beautiful!!!

[Mommabear_mvj]

this is very beautiful!

[crochetdiva]

That is exquisite! Makes me wish I had signed up for the swap.

[charkitty]

I think your ring is absolutely beautiful! Love it! Nice size...not too big/small. You can make me one anytime!

 

 

 

 

charkitty

[knit-errant]

Thank you for the kind comments and encouragement, everyone!

[Hellen]

I can't believe my eyes!

[MLLORF]

Very pretty.

[wildthing1058]

wow that is stunning

[PrincessOnica]

If she doesn't like it, you can send it to me!

 

Onica

[Ladycrochat]

Wow! that is lovely!

[JesseCat]

Absolutely gorgeous and so unique:cheer I love it...I wish I was your swap partner that is some accessory.....

I just wonder how much $$$ you spent on that project....I want to get into beading, but I am afraid of the cost...How expensive is it???

[Rena Tyrantina]

What a beautiful ring!

 

One of the reasons I took up crochet is so I could try wire crochet at some point. It's great to see the wonderful things one can do with it!

 

Thanks for the inspiration!

[auntbubbels]

Wos - that is just gorgeous !!!

[knit-errant]

Absolutely gorgeous and so unique:cheer I love it...I wish I was your swap partner that is some accessory.....

I just wonder how much $$$ you spent on that project....I want to get into beading, but I am afraid of the cost...How expensive is it???

 

Well, all of the beads were things I already had laying around already. Let's see... I know the wire was $5.10. The agate beads came in a 16" strand with about 15 beads on it; I think it was about $20 ($1.25/bead). The pearls were another 16" strand, but they were fairly low grade so I think that was only about $4-5. The Czech glass came on a 4" strand and was about $1.50, if I remember correctly.

 

Beading cost can be as much or as little as you want to spend on it, really. ...My tastes are unfortunately a little on the expensive side most of the time! I work almost exclusively with semiprecious stones and metals, but it can cost significantly less if you use glass, acrylic, etc.

[jessluvn31]

What a beautiful ring!!! You should make more and sell a few!!!

[ullenastar13]

that is awesome! it doesn't even look crochet'd:manyheart

[theworm]

Wow! I'm impressed! That's nice!!!