WIRE WRAPPED RINGS
The prices shown are for the completed rings, not just the stone by itself. If you wish for any of these to have a thicker band, I can also do that for you for a small $10 additional fee, since wrapping the rings with more wires is much harder and also costs more. The normal style uses only 4 to 5 feet of wire, while the thicker band can use over 9 feet if the band is also wrapped in 3 feet of wire. The thick band style shown below is without the additional 3 feet of wire it takes to wrap that size band. The wire itself can cost anywhere from $1.50 per foot to $3.75 per foot depending on where I'm able to buy it from. Also since the price of silver is rising, now is the time to buy these rings because the cost will just go up higher and higher each year. While an ounce of silver was only $7 a few years ago, it's now doubled in cost! And for argentium silver wire, the price is even more expensive than pure fine .999 silver! An ounce costing anywhere from $30 to $50!
If you think these rings might not be strong and durable since they're made from wire, let me assure you that they are indeed very strong. The square shape of the wire helps to make them very "solid" and the stone is wrapped in there so tight that it would take some serious work to remove it. The band of the ring also doesn't bend easily and is very strong. The wire wrapped amulets are even tougher, and they feel like their made of solid steel! So don't be misled by the fact these items are made from wire -- the wire itself is extremely strong when bound together this way. You can see in the photos how perfectly tight I make each ring, so there are no loose wires. That's part of the reason they photograph so well, as opposed to some of the wire wrapped jewelry you see on eBay that is very loosely done and not photographed in sunlight.
My rings are made to last for generations to come, and the expensive Argentium silver I use in all my wire wrapped items will always polish to a brilliant shine, and will take years to dull before needing another polishing. But even a simple polishing cloth or glove alone will do the trick -- no need to use solvents or polishing compound.
Soon I will have many more rings posted, like hematite, black onyx, and malachite, as well as blue-green Amazonite. Check back frequently because this store will continue to grow to massive size!
STYLE 1
This first section show cases the first style of wrapping the rings which is the easiest and uses the lest amount of wire. It looks very lovely on females, so not that many males select this style unless they're tight on money or they simply don't want to pay more for the 2nd style. There will be 4 or 5 other styles of rings that I'll have posted here as soon as I learn to wrap those styles.
In addition to the stones you already see here, I will also have some other very beautiful colors that are more on the feminine side, like the rainbow colored "Peacock's Stone" you can see on the Gemstone page, as well as beautiful sky blue Amazonite, deep royal blue Lapis Lazuli, and the incredible iridescent blue sheen of Kyanite. I'm gonna try to get some purple Charoite, but it's a hard stone to find in large 18x13mm sizes.
But the stone I highly recommend to all female customers is the Rhodochrosite shown below. Not only is it extremely beautiful on females, but it's also a very powerful stone with amazing energies, as you can see from the description below.
I estimate about 80% of my customers are female, so it makes sense that I have more rings in this female section than in the male section below this. But I'll be stocking the male ring section up with lots of other stones as well.
CLICK HERE to go to the catalog order page for these rings.
The paypal buttons below won't work since my paypal account is closed now. I'm still working on updating the website with my new shopping cart, but in the mean time I'm setting up a catalog of every product I have in the store, and more.
Carnelian 18x13mm Ring -- Style 1 |
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$ 63.21 USDI use tarnish resistant Argentium Silver for all of my wire wrapped rings & amulets. It's more expensive than Sterling Silver and even more expensive than pure .999 fine silver wire, and contains more germanium to help resist tarnishing. It's so bright, it doesn't really need to be polished, but I polish all of my silver items before shipping them anyway. |
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Mother of Pearl Ring -- Style 1 |
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$ 57.30 USD"Mother of Pearl" is made from a natural material produced on the inside of mollusk shells, and is the exact same material pearls are made of. It's also known as "Nacre" if you want to look it up in Wikipedia. Very thin layers of aragonite (a type of calcium carbonate mineral) make up the surface of the stone, reflecting light in different directions to cause an irridecent effect. I have listed here the properties of pearl and aragonite since they both apply to what Mother of Pearl is made of. |
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Rhodochrosite Ring -- Style 1 |
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$ 60.30 USDPhoto is an example only! This stone has unique variations in patterns. Usually I can allow you to select which stone you want in an email, but only after you place an order. |
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Amethyst 20x15mm Cabochon Wire Wrapped Ring -- Style 1 |
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$ 80.75 USDAmethysts are harder to find and tend to cost a little more than the other stones. Even on eBay the bidding wars get intense, and the prices get out of control. I have many Amethysts of different shapes and sizes, and some even emerald cut, and others faceted instead of the normal cabochon style you see in the photo. |
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![]() | TIGER EYE As you can see I've set this ring up a little differently than the others by creating the Paypal button myself instead of using the store's built default button which doesn't allow menus to be added. So now you can choose either the female version "Style 1" shown in the photo, or you can choose "Style 2" which has the wider band like all the rings below in the Men's section. Eventually ever ring will be setup like this, or I may just make one button with a big list of all the different stone types to choose from, just like the way I did the RINGS 4 page. You can't tell from the photo's, but this stone is actually very
beautiful in the way it reflects light off the tiny fibers inside the
surface of the stone, and it changes color from light brown to dark
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![]() | AMAZONITE Amazonite is quite a beautiful stone and is a favourite of my two sisters, and I made them each a free ring from this stone because it's the one they both liked the most after looking over all the various stones I have. This particular variety comes from Brazil, and the stone is 20x15mm instead of 18x13mm like the other rings on this page. Unfortunately that's the smallest size I could find them as. The color of this stone has more blue in it than the photo shows -- really like a baby or sky blue instead of the green color you see in the photo. But some stones do come as this exact green color, so it's a bit of a gamble when you order this one; you just can't be too picky about it and you'll be happy with whichever stone you get. I'll have the metaphysical properties posted here soon.
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STYLE 2
This next style below is what I call the "men's style" because the wider band make the ring look less feminine. With rings, it's standard for female rings to have thin bands and male rings to have very wide bands, so it makes perfect sense why most men prefer this style. However there is also another style I'm learning to make that also looks very handsome for males, and it will be posted below this section soon. Of course, females should feel free to buy this ring style if they prefer because it does indeed look stunning of females as well.
I'm currently working on wrapping many different stones with this style, including green striped Malachite, high gloss jet-black Onyx, Hematite, Carnelian, and brown Tiger Eye that has a beautiful iridescent quality and changes to darker or lighter depending on the angel it's being viewed at.
Men's Mother of Pearl Ring 18x13mm stone |
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$ 68.40 USD
I call this the "men's style" because it has a wide band that looks better on males than the first style above. But of course this style would also look stunning on a female's hand as well, especially with the iridescent pearly shine of this stone; the pictures simply can't do this stone justice.
There is also a 3rd style of wrapping cabochon stones that I'll have posted below in it's own section soon. And then for faceted stones, there are 3 or 4 more ways to wrap the rings, so there will be many different choices here soon. I originally made this ring for a man who bought a normal style mother of pearl ring like the other one listed above, and since I needed a photo of this style of wrapping with this stone, I "upgraded" his ring for free. This style is very difficult because I use 10 wires that are 21 gauge, so it's hard to make the wires stick together and act as one single band during the process. But the end result is definitely worth all the effort. "Mother of Pearl" is made from a natural material produced on the inside of mollusk shells, and is exact same material pearls are made of. It's also known as "Nacre" if you want to look it up in Wikipedia. Very thin layers of aragonite (a type of calcium carbonate mineral) make up the surface of the stone, reflecting light in different directions to cause an iridescent effect. I have listed here the properties of pearl and aragonite since they both apply to what Mother of Pearl is made of. Pearl material symbolizes purity can help to activate that condition in your body and mind. It signifies faith, innocence, and charity. It also greatly helps to focus the mind and allow your attention to be set on one specific task at a time. Aragonite material creates an atmosphere of ease for centring yourself, especially in times of frustration or anger. And it's very useful during the preparation of a meditative state of mind. It enhances patience, and allows you to remain comfortable during times that require you to accept an overwhelming amount of responsibility. When used with conscious direction, it can enable you to bring strict discipline to your daily activities. An elixir prepared from it can be used to alleviate common aches and pains, instead of reaching for the asprin or other basically useless forms of OTC pills. |
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Men's Carnelian Ring 18x13mm stone |
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$ 66.24 USD
Carnelian has a strong relation to blood, due to it's blood-red color and the fact it gets that color from the iron it contains and your blood itself is packed with iron, which is why it tastes like metal. Carnelian helps with the purpose of inner transformation and mental/psychic power. There's a very Medieval/Gothic style look to it which I personally love.
Carnelian is a stone used to produce strong inspiration from the spirit world. It can prevent you from feeling envy, rage, fear, sorrow, and general depression of many kinds. It helps stabilize your mind and your surroundings, especially your home environment. Carnelian stimulates the inquisitive mind, and also makes you take initiative about the things that fascinate you. It can change a person from being passive and lazy, to being active and the "take charge" type of personality due to the level of inspiration it stimulates inside you. Things that might have seemed like hard work before suddenly become easy because you do them because you're inspired to, not because you have to. Writing an entire book is a good example since that would seem like hard work to a normal person, but when the mind is heavily inspired and motivated, the book practically writes itself. It helps increase physical energy, personal power related to health (both physical and mental health), and creativity and deep compassion. Used in combination with Kammererite, it opens a connection between the physical self and the Higher Mind, which can be very useful when trying to go through an inner alchemical transformation process. Used in combination with Chlorite and Ruby crystals, it can eliminate psychic attacks and help earth-bound spirits leave an area, like a haunted home. Making a simple elixir from Carnelian by placing it in water for 24hrs under the sun and moon can help you absorb its powers, and in this case that includes all the spells on this ring. The Argentium sterling silver in the ring resists tarnishing, so you don't have to worry about getting it wet like you do with normal sterling silver. And the silver itself kills bacteria so the water remains pure and nothing is allowed to grow in it while it sits for 24 hours. |
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Red Tiger Eye faceted cut face Wire Wrapped Ring |
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$ 72 USDThe price is for the male "Style 2" version of this ring made with this stone, but if you prefer the "Style 1" version, you will receive a $10 refund after purchase. |
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Onyx Wire Wrapped Ring -- Style 2 |
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$ 67.30 USD
Be sure to check out the Amulets for the Onyx stone as well. The wire wrapped amulet looks very impressive with the big 40x30mm stone, and you'll find equally impressive Onyx pendants on the Amulet 2 page as well.
PROPERTIES OF ONYX Onyx helps to start the process of aligning the user with his/her higher powers. Banishes grief, increases self control, enables wise decision making, and helps with happiness and good fortune. It accomplishes all this by allowing the user to absorb all the energies they require from the universe to manifest those things which are needed, which makes sense because the black color itself is an absorbing color. It also clears out the intuitive receivers to allow the feeling of being connected to "the whole" while being aware of opportunities to use intuition for guidance. It helps you to both hear and see or visualize the guidance. Allows the user to synthesize the yin-yang energies, meaning that the person wearing this stone can actually create an abundance of the yin-yang energy that most people never get to feed their astral bodies with; and yet at the same time it allows the absorption of all the energy from the universe around them required for manifestation. Promotes the following of "the path" alone, showing you your personal strengths and and helping you see the reality of the moment. In these ways, it helps you to become the master of your own future. |
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