Thank you so much for checking it out even if!! I really appreciate it :) I’ll be having a Black Friday sale as well!

@@rurusrings my pleasure. black Friday sale? I was unaware.

Thank you so much for commenting!! I’ve tried that once before but the orings wouldn’t stay still and my blade kept sliding and ruined the inside of the orings… so you have any recommendations for that? I might’ve just done it wrong the first time I’ll have to try it again!! Thank you!!

Thank you so much for watching and subscribing I’m so glad you enjoy🫶🥰

@rurusrings ofc! Keep up the good work 😊

I use a hand vise and drill bits/ball burs and work my way up in sizes until the stone fits. It’s a long and annoying process but until I can afford a flex shaft that’s all I can do. The rotary tool I have runs at one speed and it is too fast to use my drills bits. They legit run flat and lose the blade anytime I’ve tried so I just take my sweet time hand drilling my settings. It is good though as it allows full control over the process so I don’t take away too much metal. I have a full length video coming out either Sunday or Monday that will be going over flush setting where I go through that process. I have a video posted of flush setting a diamond that I go over how I do it as well!! Thanks for the question :)

@@rurusrings thanks for the reply love the content

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Aww that’s so sweet!! I’d love to make a custom for you whenever you’re ready just reach out :) I’m currently working on a launch that will include some one of a kind and some made to order items!! That should be out within this next week, and I will definitely post about it on here once it’s out!! Thanks so much for watching and commenting🫶🥰

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Oh my goodness that is so kind!! I worked so hard on it lol thanks for checking it out :)

I’m starting fall in love with it again. I’ll probably have a good mix of both organic and symmetrical once I get back in the full swing of wax carving!!

@rurusrings definitely go for it! I'd honestly love to have an "uneven" style ring from you!😄 with the nicks and unfilled bits, I thought it paired beautifully with the organic style ring💓

Ofc!! Try checking out the other chain video I made, that might help with soldering smaller items. I definitely had trouble with soldering small items and I still do, not gonna lie lol. It’s definitely a hard thing to grasp but perseverance is truly what gets you through. Don’t give up. You got this <3

@ omfg I was using the wrong flux 💀 actually gonna cry. I finally got it tho!!!!!

Different places but Rio Grande is my go to!!

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Matching drop earrings would be so cute with this!! Thank you so much🥰🫶

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I was actually going to film the process, but it was the first time making a bezel for a faceted stone / marquise setting so I knew I’d get way too stressed out trying to film it and just wanted to fully focus on making the setting. I plan to make another faceted bezel setting soon and will probably film that process now that I know what I’m doing. It might not be for a marquise but I will definitely share soon!! For this specific one, I laid out two layers of the same gauge sheet metal one longer than the other. I soldered those together to make a stepped sheet metal. If you look up stepped bezel wire or sheet metal you’ll understand what I mean. then cut to make two identical in length and started to form it like a semi circle. I checked against the stone during this process to make sure the curvature matched that of the stones. Once I got to a good curvature I started to file down the edges until they sat flush together. At this point it looked like this ( ) I continued to file it down until when sitting together they fit the length and width of the stone. I then soldered them together and bam. I hope this helped some at least until I make a video!! Thank you for watching!!🥰🫶

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Ive really been trying to focus on simple staple pieces for starting my jewelry career as they’re timeless classics you can pair with anything. Thank you for watching and commenting 🫶🥰

Oh my goodness I was definitely very frustrated setting this stone!! Thank you so much for watching and I hope it encourages you to try again!! At least when you fail, you learn what you can do differently the next time. I appreciate your kind words and hope this video gets you motivated try again! I’d probably say for next time some advice for this specific stone shape setting / faceted stone is to make sure there’s a good seat for your stone to sit in, that it’s even on both sides and your stone sits flush with the metal when inside. If it has a sharp point like princess cut, marquise, pear etc. use a tiny ball bur on the inside of the setting where those points would sit to allow enough space when setting. It keeps it from chipping the stone(I learned after chipping the first stone) and take your time!! Never rush stone setting as one wrong move can ruin your piece. I usually do this and screw up because it takes forever and I’m just ready to wear my jewelry lol! It’s worth the wait though. Thanks again🥰🫶

@@rurusrings Sound advice thank you. I'll keep that in mind. I'm not great at taking my time because I imagine what a piece will look like when it's finished and I want to see it now. I'm not there yet but I'll get there.🤗

Thank you so much!! That means so much🥰 I started with wire wrapping too!! It took a while but here I am! You can make some pretty intricate items with wire wrapping, it’s definitely a cool way to wear/make jewelry. I don’t post much wire wrapping anymore but I have some items I’ve made in the past on my TikTok and instagram if you want some tutorials or inspo for that! It can definitely be a while before fully transitioning to metalsmithing or wax casting, but taking the step was so worth it. You can even incorporate both styles into one piece!! Can’t wait to hear about your next jewelry venture!!

Absolutely!! Thank you for watching🥰

Oh my goodness thank you so much for your comment!! That makes me so happy you enjoy my videos!! I’m so glad you like the style of them. I know for me I love to know every detail I can and it helps tremendously when it’s easy to find the info. I try to keep that in mind when creating my videos so I really appreciate that🥰 thanks again <3

Thank you so very much!! I really appreciate that and am so glad you enjoy my videos!! I get a lot of my metal materials from Rio Grande. It truly depends on what type of ring you’re making but I usually use a range of 16-12 gauge sterling silver wire as I have mainly focused on more simple pieces as I’ve started out. Truly depends on what look you’re going for and how chunky you want your band to be. I get my sheet metal from them as well. I accidentally bought too thick of sheet metal my first go around but am working with it anyways because I don’t want it to go to waste lol. There’s ways you can work around buying too thick of metal so don’t worry too much about it. I can always make a video if you need over more details of items or any other questions you have if you’d like. That’s amazing and so exciting you’re starting your jewelry making journey!! It’s such a fun craft and I fall more in love with it each day. I started metalsmithing only six months ago and I’ve gotten further than I imagined in this amount of time. It’s all about determination!! Also I completely understand waiting to have a website, it took me a while before I committed to getting mine because of money. Honestly starting on Etsy or a marketplace as such would be a great place to start selling as long as you factor it into your pricing. I believe Shopify has a 5$ a month website option but it’s bare minimum. If anything you could sell off of instagram if you market yourself right too. I’m still working on marketing myself and getting consistent in sales, it can be a tedious process but worth it in the end. Let me know where I can check out your stuff I’d love to support!! Thanks again so much🥰God bless you

Hi there!! So glad you watched my video!! So yes it is very expensive especially right now. It just keeps going up and up! I saved up for a while a good portion to make at least two items as you see in the video that I know would test the process of creating with gold. I’ve been working with silver for 6 months now and I definitely waited a while for gold mainly to save up with it and get used to using silver. It’s basically the same process as using silver except the melting point is different. Gold feels like butter vs silver being a little more stiff in my opinion. I definitely waited til I was confident using silver but it didn’t take long. I mainly waited so long just to save up enough money for it with out breaking the bank lol. 🫶🥰I hope this all helps!!

I am going to send them to Mitera Made. Honestly just looking up casting houses near me and researching is a great thing to do, but everywhere near me has a minimum amount required and is super far away. I’m probably gonna send four or five, not an insane amount. Thank you for watching!!

OMG THANKS FOR COMING BACK!! <3 Yea I definitely have trouble with it with bigger pieces but would have issues trying to keep the pieces pressed against eachother tightly. It really depends on the piece. Luckily when my little torch is full full it gives just enough heat to let the solder flow.

16 gauge square wire!!

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Thank you so much!!🥰 It’s super fun😋

That sounds great!! Does it by any chance have a foot motor or offer different speeds?

@@rurusrings It has a foot pedal that controls the speed.

Thank you!!

Thank you! I definitely want to try doing it on a finished piece for sure.

lol thanks dawg

I will always order dead soft wire just because It’s so easy to reharden and resoften your metal. I just stick to using dead soft also so I don’t get mixed up lol

@@rurusrings thank you!! I want to make a chain for my boyfriend for Christmas but I was concerned the dead soft would be too soft and would bend out of shape. Do you have a technique you like to work harden the wire?

That’s so sweet🥺🥰I’m so glad you enjoyed <3

lol glad to hear that🫶

Thank you so much!!

The process I use to make the items I am currently offering don’t require gold grain. I could probably use it for these specific items but grain comes in different granules which would make it a little too inconsistent. I have a specific sized wire in a specific amount and it comes out to be the exact size each time. Once I can get the equipment to cast I will definitely get grain though.

Thank you for asking though!! I hope you enjoyed the video :)

You must have worked very hard to accomplish this at such a young age! Congratulations and keep up the good work!

Thank you!! I’m very excited about it 😋 thank you for watching as well<3

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Thank you for watching I’m glad you enjoyed!! Love meeting a fellow jewelry designer 😉 and thank you for the tip!! I finally got some blue tack to help keep my stones in place, I couldn’t find it for the longest time lol. I’ll check out Polly Plastic as well!! Thanks again <3

Once I get consistent in making gemstones I might start making kits but I just don’t enough rough or rub to do it. Maybe soon though!! Thank you for watching!!

Thank you so much!! I watch a lot of videos of people with different accents and I swear I hear it different every time I have no idea if I pronounce things right lol I appreciate it 🫶. I’m glad you enjoyed I hope hearing my incorrect pronunciation didn’t distract too bad 😂 thank you for watching and for commenting!!

Thank you for your input!! I adore harbor freight and idk why I hadn’t thought to look at their sandpaper options!! Thank you so much for commenting!! I’m glad you’re enjoying the video🥰 that’s awesome advice I really appreciate it, I will definitely be checking into those cabbing machines first. And yes it’s better to use a mask AND water. Thank you again I hope you have fun making stones yourself 🫶

@@rurusrings most welcome 🤗

Aww that sounds so fun!! I’m hoping to save up for a cabbing machine and facet machine. I wear a mask while sanding because of the dust but yes I definitely need to make a drip system. I’ve been looking at some ideas for it. Thank you for watching I hope your enjoyed <3

Thank you so much for watching Im glad you enjoyed 🥰🫶

One of my gemstone dealers randomly had a one time deal on instagram for them. He doesn’t do them anymore but I’ve seen on Etsy where you can find kits like that with great options all the time!! Look up “lapidary beginner kits or hand polishing gemstone kit” on Etsy or even on safari. I recommend starting with Ethiopian opals as they’re cheaper. If not you can look up everything I mentioned in the video needed separately, and search “gemstone rough” or “gemstone rub” on Etsy or safari and you’ll find tons of options