Dulcey Heller

Category: Rings

  • Sometimes, you just need a cocktail ring

    This suits the bill! It’s a 10mm Swarovski chessboard flatback crystal, and some clear ab 15s.

  • National Park souvenir

    Hiking in a lovely western national park this summer, I found this indigenous rhinestone ball. (It had a hook on it, which I cut off.) Breaking park rules, I removed this from its natural habitat, brought it home, and made a ring, using beads which reminded me of the pine forests that I hiked through.

  • Furnace glass ring

    I recently saw the instructions for this ring, and decided to make one of my own. The instructions are in Russian (right?), but the pictures are sufficient. I think the instructions are by Tanya.

  • Permanent finish galvanized beads failure

    Less than two days of wear with this ring made of the permanent galvanized Tohos, and this is how the ring looks: A detail of the damage: I was very hard on this ring as I wanted to see what the beads will withstand: I lifted weights (not rubber-coated), showered, did dishes, and cleaned, including…

  • Permanent finish galvanized beads

    I’m hopeful they live up to the “permanent” part of their name! I bought a little of many colors of these galvanized beads from Toho. I made a sample for a ring, both to see how the matte and shiny finishes interplay, and to test the durability — I’m going to be sporting a pink…