I know many of you don’t get the chance to read Australian Beading magazine! For those that haven’t seen the August 2010 issue, I wanted to share a part of a wonderful article that was written by Jean Yates – featuring some of my Filigree rings! Jean’s article was inspired by our friend Lisa Kan’s beautiful handmade glass Botanical Floral beads. She saw some of my ring designs and asked for me to share a few of them for the feature. On page 113 of the magazine Jean says, “In a wonderful collaboration, Lisa has offered some of her beads from this series to Jess Italia Lincoln of Vintaj Natural Brass Company, vintaj.com. What Jess has come up with, as you can see here in the photos of the rings, is enchanting. I would love to own one of these rings; I think they are exquisite.”
Thanks Jean for the shout out & Lisa for creating such inspiring components!
Below are three rings incorporating Lisa’s Botanicals. Each is set on a different filigree – turned into an adjustable ring base. Learn how you can create a variety of filigree rings in 6 easy steps…
My Cute Buttercup
1. Form a Diamond Trellis Filigree on a ring mandrel.
2. Make a hole in the center of a Violet Petal Filigree.
3. String the following components onto a 2 inch head pin; 6mm Flower Spacer Bead, Botanical floral lampwork bead and Violet Petal Filigree.
4. String the head pin through the center opening of the filigree ring base.
5. While holding the pieces together, use your fingers to wrap the wire in a figure eight around two notches at the top of the filigree to secure beads.
6. Cut the remaining wire with a side cutter.
Spring’s Ring
1. Form an Etruscan Swirl Filigree on a ring mandrel.
2. Flatten a 12mm Filigree Bead Cap using chain nose pliers.
3. String the following components onto a 2 inch head pin; Erinite 6mm rondelle crystal, 6mm Blossom Bead Cap, Botanical floral lampwork bead and flattened filigree bead cap.
4. String the head pin through the center opening of the filigree ring base.
5. While holding the pieces together, use your fingers to wrap the wire in a figure eight around two notches at the top of the filigree to secure beads.
6. Cut the remaining wire with a side cutter.
Passion Flower
1. Form an Etruscan Drop Filigree on a ring mandrel.
2. Make a hole in the center of a Violet Petal Filigree.
3. String the following components onto a 2 inch head pin; 8mm Blossom Bead Cap, Botanical floral lampwork bead and Violet Petal Filigree.
4. String the head pin through the center opening of the filigree ring base.
5. While holding the pieces together, use your fingers to wrap the wire in a figure eight around two notches at the top of the filigree to secure beads.
6. Cut the remaining wire with a side cutter.
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