Silver Spoon Rings

Out of your element? Jerri, you do so much! I'll bet you'd have no trouble with it at all. I'd think that the hardest thing would be finding spoons that are sterling and not just thickly plated. Is the ring one you just cut/shape, smooth and bend? Or is it more complex? Picture?

Tina

In message , Christina Peterson writes

I have seen bracelets made with a dessert spoon. The bowl is flattened out and the handle curved round to go round the wrist. The flat bowl part can then be decorated with applied silver wire. I think for rings you would have to use a condiment spoon. Hugs Shirley, who is having a bad day today. Breathless and nearly passed out twice this morning.

Hi Tina,

I have the silver, so that's no problem. I have some pieces from a set that was my grandmother's. I know I will never complete the set and use the silver, so I was thinking of having those rings made for the girls in the family for Christmas. Shirley brings up a good point that they may be too big, and the condiment spoons would be better though.

Here's a link to one I saw on ebay:

Hi Shirley,

I'm so sorry you're not feeling well! Are you doing better today?

I'll have to look for bracelets like you're talking about. That might be a better idea. I've also seen bracelets where they cut the bowl off and use two handles for sides to a bracelet. That's something I could think about.

I've also seen rings where instead of the wrap around ring, they solder the handle under the top (design part). I think you're right about the rings being too big, and I have no condiment spoons, so that wouldn't work.

Thanks for giving me another idea. I've thought about pendants, also. I'll look around on the net and see if I can find what you're describing.

Hi Jerri.....

I still have a pair of silver sugar tongs that my mum gave me. In the

60's (at a guess), they were often made into a bracelet because both sides matched. Never got around to it because it was just not my *thing*.

I looked at the ring and am wondering if it was the smaller "coffee spoon"....not a teaspoon that they simply cut the bowl off and used. Trying vainly to remember all the bits my mother had of sterling flatware and I am also picturing a pickle fork, but I believe the shank was longer.

Hope this helps a bit. Never saw a ring made of Oneida, but did see the bracelets made from sugar tongs.

Good Morning (here), Sweet Shirley,

I hope you're feeling better today.

Tina

Good Evening, Yes I am feeling a bit better today. I have good and bad days. Yesterday I got the report from my cardio after my latest test. It does not make very good reading. I have got to see my GP and listen to what he advises. Hugs Shirley

In message , Christina Peterson writes

Shirley, my dear pal..."don't believe everything you read" said my mother, and its good advice. Enjoy every breath, let the others worry about the fine print. What do they know about the power of joy?? Or beads? Or psychic silver spoonsfuls of love--which many are sending you RIGHT NOW!!!! (((((((((((((((Shirley!!!!!!!!!!))))))))))))

I've seen pendants where the bowl of the spoon has the handle/design end curled over into it to act as a fancy bail as well as design element, and then is pierced to dangle drops from.

I've also seen forks used, with the tines curled out to the sides.

OK. I went looking.

Here are several "spoon" rings (a little pickle fork would work too).

This guy has lots of styles Church key spoon ring And here are uses for the bowls -- pendants Pendant with bowl Just the end of the silverware Bracelets With typewriter key Fork ring Fork ring Fork bracelets Fork bracelets use tines to hold stones Tina

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Hi Heather,

The link I sent was just an example. The silver I have isn't Oneida, but is sterling silver. I think you and Shirley are right, that these pieces would be kind of big.

Wow! Some really cool stuff! I love the fork rings!

Thanks, Tina!

Shirley,

I'm so sorry you're having a time of it! I hope the drs. can do something to get you feeling better!

I drew a mental blank and just called it Oneida. (G) Mine are sterling silver as well.....the tongs and the rest of the *inherited silver*. Me, I just use stainless. Don't have to polish that!!

But I do like the site you found where they are using two identical spoon/fork handles. Think I will go hunt down those tongs of mum's. You have given me some ideas.

Cheers....Heather

That makes me sad to hear. Good luck to you, Shirley, and listen to what the doctor says!

Hugs and kisses,

Bart

WOW, from what I have seen, you do wonderful work. Very creative work. No telling what you could do with spoons!

---Lazy

Awwwwww, thanks! I'm not a silver smith though, so I wouldn't have a clue how to do it.

Jerri, I'll bet silver smithing would come naturally to you. After all, you already do the silver work and the flame work with glass. I agree with Lazy Bum.

Tina

I'm thinking about taking it when I go to Wm. Holland, hopefully next year. I REALLY don't need to take up anything new though! Decisions, decisions!

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I have some spoon jewelry (no rings) on my blog plus an explanation of how I made a spoon bracelet, This is not an original design, but I share my method of making it. It's easy- I didn't take a class

the blog is

I think you can do a search