If you were a member of the Creative Wire Jewelry forum many years ago, you will remember Maaria, whom Aislyn dubbed “The Queen of Beautiful Chains”. I have searched but I can’t find the exact date that she posted a picture of some unique rings that she had made; I believe it was 2003 or 2004. That image has stayed with me all these years and I finally got a chance to try one of my own. Here is my version of the Maaria Ring:

I used 12ga Dead Soft Half Round for the ring, 14 22ga/2.25mm rings for the byzantine section and 4 20ga/2.75mm rings for the connectors.

If you would like a little more Maaria inspiration, you can visit her web site. Don’t worry that you don’t understand her language (Finnish), just click the links, then click on the pictures. Her work is gorgeous!

Tags: byzantine, gold filled, rings

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