DIY: Honey, I shrunk my ring!

My mum has always said that I have the hands of a child. It's true. I reckon my hands are the size of a 12 year old. My fingers aren't exactly slender, but they are definitely not the prescribed 'S' or 'XS' in most commercial accessory shops.


So what happens when I buy rings? Well, I either buy the ones that are adjustable or I clench my fist tightly when I wear the non-adjustable ones out. The latter doesn't always work because sometimes I forget about the ring I am wearing and they fall out as I wave goodbye to my friends after an outing. =_=


A few weeks ago, I bought this ring from Sportsgirl during a sale. It was an 'S' but it was still slightly loose on my finger. I couldn't take it anymore. So, I took a bit of my wire, pulled out my pliers, and began to wrap short lengths of wire around the ring. I guess this looks all right for this design of the ring because it's supposed to look.... grunge? I wouldn't use this method for more feminine designs. 


Now this ring fits really snugly on my finger and I LOVE IT! :D

I know there's something called the ring guard, but I'm not very sure if that would be a feasible idea for me. I'm sure I'd lose those tiny little pieces of plastic all the time. Do you guys have any other suggestions or advice? >_<

Christmas presents 2010

Before people start forgetting about the existence of my blog, I thought I should post something. These photos have been lying on my desktop for the longest time. It's time I show it to all of you.


Christmas presents that I made in 2010:

Possibly gothic ring made with Swarovski crystals

Ear studs made by pasting 2 different buttons together

Keyring with a little crochet heart

I made the crochet heart by following the pattern over here. But my heart looks really different from the original version. The yarn and hook combination that I used probably was not very compatible with the pattern.

The idea for the ring and the ear studs came when I was simply fiddling with the supplies that I have.

FO: Put a Ring on It (Pearls and Diamonds Ring)

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh... *humming Beyonce's hit song...

I finally got the chance to post pictures of this Pearls and Diamonds ring! I got the tiny ring pack from Spotlight quite a while ago. It was in the SALE basket and had a reduced price of $1!!! What a steal!!!

As you can see from the pictures above, the pack comes with everything you need to complete the ring. There are even instructions for it! But I personally think that the instructions are crap. Either that or I just couldn't do it accordingly. So I thought to myself, "Screw that, I'll just do it my own way." I'm glad that I did. I even have some beads left over! And of course I'm keeping them for possible future projects.


Sorry about all these blur pictures. There are 2 reasons for this. Firstly, I can't be very stable with my hand, especially when I could only use one of them since the other one is posing for the ring. I've tried taking pictures of the ring on my table, but the results are not great. The ring looks better on a finger. Secondly, it should be obvious that I edited the pictures to give it a soft focus and a more romantic feel. Blur = romantic. Something new eh?

Most importantly, this post is reminder to all that contrary to what my blog title suggests, this is not a blog that is about knitting and knitting and... knitting. This is a craft blog and I write about anything and everything that I have made (^_^).

That's all for now. Winter is cold and I am already feeling sleepy... at 8.13pm. Bravo.