Thursday, 29 September 2016

vintage wedding ring gets a new life


I've been hand cutting these branch rings using vintage wedding bands. It's a great way to preserve inscriptions and hallmarks on the original band whilst making it an interesting new ring. I made this one as a replacement for my wedding ring when my fingers swelled during pregnancy, I wear it on my first finger now that I'm back to normal size again. Original British hallmarks are preserved inside, it came to me in a lot with a bunch of other unwanted jewellery so unfortunately I don't know its story. Reworking old family wedding rings is a wonderful way to preserve their stories in your history.