Thursday, November 17, 2011

Ring Base

Tired of buying pre made ring bases? I was but not anymore. I found this awesome tutoral on pintrest.
Sarah over at Carft Snob made theese awesome bases. Here is what she did.

Materials:

-Wire (between 18 and 20 gauge) – I bought this wire from JoAnn's in the jewelry making section. It comes in several colors.
-Pliers
-Wire cutters

Cut a piece of wire 6 inches long. Fold one end over as shown above. Continue to fold the wire around, creating a spiral. The spiral will act as the base and needs to be large enough to accommodate the item you want to attach to the top if it. Once the spiral is complete, bend the remaining wire around a hi-liter. When the wire meets back at the spiral (step 3), bend and double back to the starting point (step 4). Cut the remaining wire off.

Once the base is made, use E6000 glue or a brad to attach a fabric flower, button, or other fanciful item to the top of the spiral.

The Real Deal: It costs less than $0.25 to make one ring base.

So thats it! Really simple but so cute. So far I have made about 10 of theese. I love it! For more information visit Sarah's site www.craftsnob.com

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