The ring in the title was a mock up of a design I made for a customer who was having trouble deciding on a final design. Just offering lots more sketches was doing the opposite of making a decision easier so I made a quick version of the kind of thing I had in mind. It was so quick and easy to finish I thought it would be a nice ring for the Diamond Mounter channel so here it is! The guide will be a 2 part show. In this first part I concentrate on the leaves showing you a few variations and how to make them. Trees, branches and leaves come in millions of different shapes and sizes so the design options are almost unlimited for making nature inspired jewellery. Once you become successful at making this ring the techniques will cross over in to making earrings and pendants also. The curvy and weightless nature of the design is ideal for jewellery and so its very versatile. The channel has potential to grow in to a great archive of jewellers knowledge with your help! With patrons support I will be able to offer far more information than I am currently able to. With over 2 decades of knowledge gained in the jewellery trade working with some of the best diamond mounters in the UK I can train practitioners of jewellery making, up to and far beyond the skill level found in High Street jewellers workshops. I have been lucky enough to have been taught by actual Bond Street shop model makers and my ambition is to share what I have learned through out my career to as many people as possible. My vehicle to do this is the Diamond Mounter YouTube channel and now after nearly 1 year of uploading video guides, its time to take it up a level. My ambition is to be able to make instructional videos with not just silver, but gold and platinum also. Some proper jewellers soldering equipment will enable me to create much more special pieces too! This will open up a whole new world of information I have to share. There are many specific methods and techniques used for the different precious metals and knowledge about gemstones I can teach that will never enter my videos unless I am actually working with them. If you may be interested in becoming a patron and supporting the channel to help it grow please click the link below to go to the Patreon website and find out about all the benefits that come with being a Diamond Mounter patron. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41878460 There is now a new entry level tier which costs just £1 a month. Its named the supporter tier which allows you to support the channel with out any substantial financial obligation. I will thank you personally on the next Diamond Mounter video uploaded! I hope you will consider becoming a patron. Thank you, C.Bilton With this channel I will share with you the methods and techniques I h ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPmVVGLf9nk

First upload after a 6 week vacation I thought Id mention how making jewellery will toughen your hands over time... but it doesn't last forever. You learned something from this video?? Why not support the channel and help me share more of what I've learned from over 2 decades being a professional jeweller by becoming a patron or member. For access to new uploads 2 weeks before they go public on youtube ,regular exclusive content and all of the jewellery making full instructional guides please become a Diamond Mounter patron - https://www.patreon.com/diamondmounter ... or I'd be grateful if you would help support the channel by becoming a member! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_H... #diamondmounter #handmade ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7uUwZY8qEc