PB Cohen Creations

In the beginning of the year, I stumbled on a group of people on Flickr who got together and decided to make a ring a day, for a year. Not everyone is making a "proper" ring every day (I'm looking at you, Peep). But the entries are always interesting: playful, creative, thoughtful, and often beautiful. I became obsessed, and looked at everyone's new photos every day. You can, too! Click to see the Ring a Day group on Flickr.

After many weeks of looking and being inspired, I finally asked if I could join, even though it was already about 100 days into the year, and I knew I'd never be able to make a "proper" ring every day (since I only have access to a torch two days a week [and might have no access to fire over the summer]). You never know what might happen, right? So I joined.

You can see random photos from my Flickr account below and to the right on this page, or see all my Ring a Day entries here. It's been a fun process. I've chosen to only make "proper" rings so far, but since I'm a little short on time, the designs have been somewhat plain (um, streamlined?). We'll see what happens. It's been great to focus on rings, on finishing things, and on getting them photographed. I have a couple of my favorite designs available in my Etsy shop.

Here's one I made yesterday, first the stamped sheet, then the finished ring:

I've been doing a lot of flowers, and should probably move on, but the weather in Michigan has been a little hard to take. My poor daffodils have hardly bloomed this year, what with some very early warm days, and the more normal frost at night. Maybe this "Spring Talisman" ring will help!