New Rings - Redwoods

I had a customer request something similar to this a couple months ago and since then I've been wanting to create an offshoot of my tree bark collection and call it Redwoods - a heavier and chunkier tree bark texture cast in 14k red gold. EtsyMetal has a new wedding ring challenge and I figured this was a good excuse to create them. I also made a simple twig engagement ring to go with it. I used a chocolate diamond for a nice earthy look with the red/rose gold. A very light patina has been added for a final touch. I really love the look of them and I hope many other people do too!

14k Palladium White Gold Subtlety Set

Oy! Where have I been?! busy busy and feeling like I have things pretty organized and under control. Though that does mean I've been lacking in A. editing photos. B. uploading photos. which then leads to C. blogging! Both flickr and blog have been sorely neglected, though my jewelry has not been. So I say this is a good thing, though it does portray me as a bit on the boring side. And it does leave my RAD #'s needing to be organized...

I do have a new lovely set to share - Subtlety Bands in 14k palladium white gold. The photos got taken, edited and listed on Etsy in my wedding shop! So they are the winners for the week, while other designs got neglected and are sitting unedited on my desktop. Maybe this week...

My Ring for Haiti

Ring A Day #6
Originally uploaded by B. Cyr

Tomi of metalriot - fellow etsymetal member, has put together an amazing ring auction to benefit Haiti. All proceeds will go to the Global Giving Relief fund.

So head on over and make a bid on my ring! Check out the auction here.

Oh the Busy-ness!

Well, sadly I am very behind in posting lots of things... but for right now it is just my ring for the day which was also the etsymetal project runway "heart" challenge for this week. I really didn't want to do a heart anything, but I decided to suck it up and just do something quickly that I would wear and quit whining about it! So here it is! A little organic vine heart ring w/ patina that fits me. The heart is very subtle - camouflaged in the vines you might say! ha ha!

Ring a Day #32-36

Some of these rings may at first glance appear to be 'cheat' rings... and well, maybe they are - but they are all somewhat experimental variations of previous rings. So I'm counting them!

#36 - the paperclip triangle

#35 - Palladium Sterling - a new alloy I'm just starting to work with!

#34 - 3mm love rocks milled down from a little piece of 5mm stock, and with a new gold patina. Its different from the previous one I had and I'm not sure I like it - its the first time I used it... so we'll see...

#33 - 2mm love rocks - milled down from a tiny piece of scrap 5mm stock - so proud of myself! I couldn't believe I'd managed to use that little chunk and turn it in to a ring I wanted to make. Granted, it is a sz 4, but it fits me just perfect :)

#32 - two rings, but since they are a pair I'm counting them as one! The new palladium sterling alloy with a satin finish and a more subtle texture than usual.

Blog Carnival 2.1.10

This month's installment for the EtsyMetal Blog Carnival falls in line with our ring a day project - What is our favorite Ring A Day so far?
I think my favorite ring was actually the third ring that I made has been my favorite. I love the form and the color of the real leaf. Its the best kind of sketch - Something I want to cast in metal and recreate as a "real" ring. It epitomizes what the ring a day challenge has meant - an exercise in seeing inspiration in many forms and in many different unusual objects.




Also - make sure to check out the other EtsyMetal members participating in this month's blog carnival:
Alisa Miller
Colleen Baran
Danielle Miller
stacey hansen
Chris Parry
kerin rose
Sara Westermark
Victoria Takahashi
Su Trindle
Nina Dinoff
Maureen "Cosmo's Moon" BZ
Thomasin Durgin
Caitlyn Davey/discomedusa
Catherine Chandler

Ring a Day #27, #28

Two more down - I'd planned on blogging these last night, but time got away from me.

The blue sapphire ring is one of my 'cheat' rings. I'd had it sitting around unfinished for months and finally got a stone in that was suitable to fit in the seat I'd already cut! (long story...) So I got it finished up and used it for my ring a day - without the challenge, it would probably still be sitting around waiting to be finished!




The burlap ring was inspired by the project runway challenge that is due today. I suppose the ring could double as the challenge piece, but its not going to :). I have a pendant using burlap that is almost finished and is much more of a worth piece for the project runway challenge.


Which, by the way, I have forgotten to mention has started back again. I missed the first week due to the craziness of having to get my taxes in order with 4 days notice. It threw everything in to a frenzy!

Ring a Day #21 - 26

I had to get my taxes done and well, they took a little bit of priority over me posting photos online and blogging!
But here are rings from the past, oh... week or so!

#26

#25

#24 and #23

#22

#21

Ring A Day - #16, 17, 18,19,20

I've been making rings and photographing them, but they were all on the camera or I just hadn't blogged about them - I've been busy and away from the computer more than usual (which is probably a good thing I guess!) But it also shows in my lack of creativity in my rings! Ah well... at least they are done and I'm still trucking on...

#20 (I wear this one a lot actually! ha ha!)

#19

#18

#17

#16

Ring A Day - #15

another bandaid cover up - a bummer my photographing hand got injured, hopefully it'll heal up real soon!

Ring A Day - #14

Today my poor little hands and finger had a rough day, so I covered up the band aid with a fancy alligator skin ring! :)

Ring A Day - #13

I made a tree bark ring in tape! Using the exact same method and movements as I make the tree bark rings in wax, I used tape, a pencil, graphite stick and a pen to create a similar two dimensional look.

I think tomorrow I might layer different images through the tape.... maybe... So many ideas!!

Ring A Day - #11 and #12

Yay! all caught up to the proper day. I'll just be doing one a day again :)

#11 - ribbon and more saran wrap - who knew i would love it so much as a material!

#12 - usb cable - I think I have more usb cables than one should have....

Ring A Day - #8

Its simple and has probably been done a million times, but there is something really beautiful and elegant about this one to me!

Ring A Day - #5 and #6

Two for today as I get caught up!

The 'real' ring is one I have been meaning to finish for, well, months now! And today was a great day to get it finished and count it for one of my 'ring a day' entries.

The other fun ring I made was with the string and tab from a mug of tea this afternoon.

I finished 4 other rings today too, but they are all getting mailed out, so I won't count them....

Ring A Day - #4

Sticking w/ the leaf theme for today! I'm not sure what kind of leaf it is though.... and a hair band!

I've also decided that I'm going to go back and make up the first three days - it'll just be easier to figure out what number I'm on if it corresponds w/ the day...

Ring A Day - #3

Today's is a little bit of an offshoot of yesterday's. Right next to my favorite eucalyptus is my favorite lavender. The two smells together are divine.

The lavender leaf can easily be cast and then another kinetic leaf ring could be made! I'm loving this ring a day challenge - mostly b/c I'm looking at it as an exercise in creativity and design, not in construction. Later in the month - I may actually get in to making 'actual' rings, but right now, doing fun and creative projects are so much more fun and better for jumpstarting my creative new year!

Ring A Day - #2

Ring #2 turns out to be something I really like and am thinking I am going to expand upon. I really like the simplicity and true organic nature of it. The leaf becomes part of the ring, not a leaf stuck on top of a band. I have ideas of turning this in to a 'real' ring - maybe the thin band would even spin through the leaf and not just be static. There are other leaves I have that could easily be incorporated in to this theme, and I think will be at least as far as my ring a day challenge is concerned. I am getting so many ideas, I think I might actually have to start a little sketch book... or maybe just a word book. I prefer to not be hindered by sketches...

If you haven't done so yet - check out the EtsyMetal blog for many images of other participants rings.

Ring A Day - #1, 010410

Ring a day - #1, 010410
Originally uploaded by bcyrjewelry

EtsyMetal is hosting a Ring a Day challenge. Though, I do make rings every day, I'm not sure of how "challenging" it will end up being. Except that I think it will feel like cheating if I use rings that I am working on for a customer. Such as today, I'll be working on two rings... but instead I did something quick and easy.... I think the point of the challenge would be lost if I simply used rings I was already making.

The challenge actually started on the 1st... but I was still stuck in my holiday stupor, but I am back in work mode again and will be able to finish out the month! 3 days missed is okay I guess....