I've had a sort of obsession with homemade jewelry lately, especially rings, but I've had trouble hiding the seam? is that the word? Anyway, that always had to be twisted or cut off, and it never really looked good, and was uncomfortable to wear. Then I came up with an idea-- what if you decorated the seam? I decided to give it a try and here's what I came up with.













Tools and materials:

- Hot glue and hot glue gun

- Embroidery thread

- craft wire

- Wire cutters

- Super glue





Directions:





1) use your wire cutters to cut 3 pieces of wire, I used about 4 inches.





2) Using your hands, twist the wires tightly together. Try to twist all the way from one end to the other. You can always cut it if it's to long.









3) Measure the twisted wire around your finger. Make it a little big, because the thread will make it a tighter fit. I made this mistake, and now it is difficult to take off! Cut to fit.









4) This step is tricky-- hot glue the ends of the ring together. Try to make the amount of glue used minimal so that the ring will fit best.









5) Hot glue a small amount of glue onto the ring about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch away from the seam and attach the end of your embroidery thread. Cut the thread about a yard long so you'll have plenty to work with. Begin carefully wrapping the thread around the thread around until you reach 1/4 to 1/2 an inch away from the seam on the other side. Feel free to make the thread thicker in the middle!









6) I used super glue for this step, because it is easier to monitor the amount used, but you probably could use hot glue too. Add a small amount of super glue to the ring and wrap it in thread. Cut off all excess thread and you're finished!









OK, just a few pics of the finished product and I swear I'm done:











