Rings are always a bit challenging… due to individual ring size. And I seem to sell them in cycles. I won’t sell any for a couple of months, then suddently I am out of rings. And here I am again needing rings to round out my inventory.

Because of this, often when I am creating rings I will design and fabricate several at the same time. I start by picking some stones I think will be good for rings and start designing the settings.

Here are the seven stones I startd with for this round. Okay, one was a fail, it really didn’t want to be a ring and the setting went sideways. No fear, it did end up in pendant that I wasn’t planning.

Once I know what the designs are for each stone and begin creating them I can decide the type of band that will be incorporated. Unless the stone and setting is completely integrated, which I was not ding this round. I usualy use on of two styles of bands for my rings.

Stones selected for rings. Dona Miller

Of course my favorite part is when I finally get to start setting stones. They didn’t all come off the bench at the same time during this round. First there was three, then two, then the last one. 

three silver rings with blues tones, aquamarine, chalcedony, aquaprase. by Dona Miller
Silver rings in blue and pink, sea foam chalcedony and rose quartz. By Dona Miller
Angel Blue Chalcedony and Iolite silver ring. By Dona Miller

Angel Blue Chalcedony and Iolite Ring

Angel Blue Chalcedony silver ring. By Dona Miller

Angel Blue Chalcedony Ring

Rose Quartz silver ring. By Dona Miller

Rose Quartz Ring

Aquamarine silver ring. By Dona Miller

Aquamarine Ring

Sea Foam Chalcedony silver ring. By Dona Miller

Sea Foam Chalcedony Ring

 

Aquaprase silver ring. By Dona Miller

Aquaprase Ring