• 0 items$0.00
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Hands Occupied

Colorful knitting, crochet, latch hook and macrame from craft book author & designer Heidi Gustad.

  • BLOG
    • Knitting
    • Crochet
    • Latch Hook
    • Macramé
    • Punch Needle
  • ABOUT
  • Shop
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • TikTok
    • YouTube

Fleur de lis Bar Ring

April 21, 2014 2 Comments

Fleur de lis Bar Ring at Hands Occupied

This ring is fun to make and accessorize with. Bar rings can be a little challenging to DIY, but they’re so rad! Plus the copper color and fleur de lis design are totally hardcore, which makes this fun too. So heat up your glue guns and grab some strong adhesive to whip up a bar ring of your own.

Supplies

mod melts
mod melts royal icon mold
high temp glue gun
2 ring blanks
jewelry pliers
E6000 adhesive
metallic craft paint
paint brush

Fleur de lis Bar Ring at Hands Occupied

Directions

Plug in your glue gun, loaded with a Mod Melts stick, to warm up. Meanwhile, bend one ring blank (if yours didn’t come finger-sized) around the middle finger of one hand, and bend another around the ring finger of the same hand.

Fleur de lis Bar Ring at Hands Occupied

Use a pair of pliers to rough up the surface of each ring blank.

Fleur de lis Bar Ring at Hands Occupied

By now your Mod Melt should be thoroughly be heated up. Fill the long line of fleur de lis shapes in your royal icons mold with Mod Melts liquid.

Fleur de lis Bar Ring at Hands Occupied

Let set for 10 minutes to harden completely before removing from the mold. Check your fleur de lis piece for defects in the mold and re-cast it if necessary.

Fleur de lis Bar Ring at Hands Occupied

Place the fleur de lis back in the mold and rough up the back with your pliers.

Fleur de lis Bar Ring at Hands Occupied

Working in a well ventilated area, put some E6000 adhesive on the center of the fleur de lis piece. Carefully place your ring blanks on it, ensuring your positioning them so the fleur de lis will be right side up when you wear the ring. Since this is a bar ring, you need to remember that it’s designed for a specific hand. The two rings are sized to two differently sized fingers and you’ll probably want the fleur de lis piece to face up. Just something to keep in mind when you place the rings!

Fleur de lis Bar Ring at Hands Occupied

Let your ring dry for at least 24 hours to set, and then paint over the whole thing with copper paint. Let dry before wearing.

Fleur de lis Bar Ring at Hands Occupied

Doesn’t the ring look so much fancier than it should? The finished ring is way cooler than you’d expect a hot glue gun DIY to be!

I originally shared this project at Mod Podge Rocks!.

Filed Under: DIY Style, How-to Tagged With: bar ring, copper, diy, fleur de lis, hot glue gun, metallic, mod melts

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

Previous Post: « Weekly Reader
Next Post: Book Review & Giveaway | Washi Wonderful »

Reader Interactions

DID YOU LIKE THIS POST?
Visit similar articles...

  • Robin’s Egg Nest BraceletRobin’s Egg Nest Bracelet
  • How-to: Stenciled Leaf MugHow-to: Stenciled Leaf Mug
  • How-to: Knotted Metallic BeltHow-to: Knotted Metallic Belt
  • How-to: Ginormous Metallic Canvas ArtHow-to: Ginormous Metallic Canvas Art

Comments

  1. Cristin @ Eve of Reduction

    April 21, 2014 at 5:33 pm

    This technique is incredible! Love the outcome.

    Reply
  2. Rachel | The Crafted Life

    April 21, 2014 at 5:47 pm

    Oh woah! I didn’t even know about mod melts until just now. So cool!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Heidi Gustad from Hands Occupied / Craft Book Author and Knitting, Crochet, Latch Hook and Macrame Designer

Hi! I’m Heidi (she/her/hers), a craft book author & pattern designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. Really anything with yarn! ❤️  My work combines vintage and modern design elements, featuring bold colors and graphic motifs.

Find Me on Social Media

  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • TikTok
  • YouTube
Latch Hook by Heidi GustadDiscover Unique Items

Footer

INSTAGRAM

handsoccupied

Helping yarn crafters untangle various techniques on the internet since 2010
🧶 Really into intarsia
Stay up-to-date 💌 & shop the latest patterns ⤵️

Heidi Gustad 🧶 knitting & yarn crafts
The first lesson of the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest K The first lesson of the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest Knit Along is now up on the bl0g! First thing’s first: better understanding gauge in intarsia, a.k.a. my most-requested intarsia tutorial topic. 🧶
.
Maybe it isn’t the flashiest or funnest of topics, but knitting your patterns at gauge accomplishes 2 important things for projects like the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest. 1️⃣ Your garment will fit properly. 2️⃣ The intarsia you’ve worked hard to knit won’t look squished like an image in Print Wizard 2000. (Is that software reference too niche? 🖨️)
.
Find the first #spiralhillsweatervest Knit Along lesson at the 🔗 in my profle. 
.
P.S. I’m currently finishing editing a related video for the lesson, which will be live on You2ube later today/tomorrow. I’ll post in Stories when it’s up.👍🏻 
.
#handsoccupied #intarsia #knittinggauge #knitting #sweaterknitting #nightmarebeforechristmasknittingbook #knitting_inspiration #stopswatchandblockit #swatching
This audio was me last summer while secretly desig This audio was me last summer while secretly designing the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest pattern behind the scenes. 😆 I very often design with primary colors, so trying to explain suddenly working with black, white and grey was awkward/kinda funny. 🩶
.
In case you missed it, this is my design from the new book ‘Disney Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Knitting Guide to Halloween Town and Christmas Town,’ available now from @insighteditions & @tanisknits. We’re doing a knit along starting very soon, and we’ll be knitting this pattern! I’ve got weekly video tutorials planned for this educationally-focused knit along. This KAL is especially for you if you’re eager to work on your intarsia. 🧶
.
Full KAL details, yarn quantities & pattern information are available on my bl0g, the 🔗 is where you’d think. 
.
Yarn: @brooklyntweed Imbue Worsted
.
#nightmarebeforechristmasknittingbook #handsoccupied #spiralhillsweatervest #knitting #halloweenknitting #knitalong #kal #knitting_inspiration #intarsia #intarsiaknitting #learntoknit
Wow! I am floored by the awesome response to the S Wow! I am floored by the awesome response to the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest. Thank you. 🙏🏻❤️ If you love this pattern & didn’t know already, we are going to be doing a knit along (KAL) from October 1-29 featuring this spooky sweater vest & lots of tutorials, especially for the intarsia part. 
.
Later today my newsletter will be coming out with additional Knit Along details, so if you’re not already signed up, now is a great time - the 🔗 is in my b1o. 
.
Pictured: My Spiral Hill Sweater Vest pattern from the new Nightmare Before Christmas knitting book by @tanisknits. Model is wearing size 1 with 2” of positive ease, knit in @brooklyntweed Imbue Worsted. Vest images via @insighteditions 
.
#spiralhillsweatervest #handsoccupied #nightmarebeforechristmasknittingbook
At long last! I can share the Spiral Hill Sweater At long last! I can share the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest, my contribution to the new book Disney Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Knitting Guide to Halloween Town and Christmas Town, out now! 🎃💀 
.
I’m hosting a knit along (KAL) October 1-29 for anyone who’d like to knit this vest along with a group & learn a little about intarsia while we’re at it. I’ve got weekly tutorials planned to help you knit this worsted weight sweater vest, and there’s a prize package giveaway at the end for KAL participants too. Details are on my site - you know where to find the 🔗 I think. 😉
.
Book by @tanisknits 
Publisher @insighteditions 
Yarn @brooklyntweed Imbue 
Find it wherever fine books are sold. 
.
#handsoccupied #nightmarebeforechristmas #intarsia #sweatervest #knittingpattern #knittingbook #spiralhill #knitting_inspiration #knitting
Since there was some interest in stills of my WIPs Since there was some interest in stills of my WIPs closet after this weekend’s quick tutorial, here are few. ✂️ The tutorial is one post back in my feed as a video.
.
As you can see, I didn’t worry about the wire hangers all being perfectly uniform, but it doesn’t matter to me. Also, this closet holds a lot! Despite that, it is already at capacity. Since the hanging bags don’t appear to be recyclable, I want to reuse them as long as possible. Who knows, maybe this will be a way to limit my WIPs? 😅
.
P.s. In the third photo you can see how I use this system to store the original swatches, scraps, yarn ball bands, & notes from a design project all together. 
.
#handsoccupied #wips #craftstorage #yarnstorage #yarncrafts #knitting_inspiration #craftstudio #craftroom #craftcloset
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2023 / Foodie Pro Theme On Genesis Framework / Branding by Ink + Mortar
All Site & Shop Policies / Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy