Poison Pearly Cake - Adjustable Ring

As seen in the Rings & Things Wholesale Catalog 2011-12
Created by: Toni Plastino

Suggested Materials:
1 #51-000-31-5 Adjustable ring for gluing with violin neck design, antiqued silver plate
1 #44-154-3 25mm round filigree with center hole, silver plate
1 #20-660-011 10-14mm freshwater pearl ball, white
1 #43-147-00-3 6mm open five-petal flower bead cap, silver plate
1 #05-040-06-141 SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS 6mm puffed rondelle crystal bead,
pacific opal
1 #37-091-20-3 2" thin ball-end head pin, silver plate

Tools and Supplies:
dapping and punch block set (#69-199), utility hammer , E-6000® adhesive (#60-266), nippers (#65-700)

Designer Tips:
* Use dapping block and utility hammer to dome the filigree, then glue to ring base.

* Dab entire head pin with adhesive and add components in order shown, snipping excess head pin once glue has dried.

* Glue this bead stack to the filigree.

Check out our blog post tutorial on "How to Dap and Dome Metal Jewelry".

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For additional details about techniques used in this design, see:
Gluing Hints for Metal Findings

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