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We Couldn’t Afford Wedding Rings, So I Made Them Myself
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We Couldn’t Afford Wedding Rings, So I Made Them Myself

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My fiance is a software developer, so I had him convert a personal message into the binary system (a series of zeroes and ones), and I incorporated that into a white gold custom ring. The square holes in the wedding ring represent each occurrence of the number 0, and solid metal represents the number 1.

The wedding ring sets had such a reaction on social media that I was encouraged to take the plunge and re-open my beloved Etsy store and even include it as my featured handmade jewelry piece. I made it as easy as possible for others to get their messages personalized into their custom jewelry in Sterling Silver, 18k Gold, or 18k White Gold. They just choose their message when they place the order, and I convert it to binary and immortalize it in the precious metal of their choice. The great thing is that it’s not only for weddings that people are asking about these because anything can be translated into binary; a special event, a child’s name, even a family pet (that was a big hit!).

It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to sit down to do any design work, so it’s nice to be back and actually to feel like a jewelry designer again. The support and response to this unique jewelry have meant a lot and made our upcoming special day even more special.

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I’m getting married later this year, but currently being a full-time mum meant that we couldn’t afford wedding rings. Luckily, I’m a silversmith, so I decided to make them myself

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Silversmith & Jewellery Designer, from Finland but living in Wales

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Siina J

Siina J

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Silversmith & Jewellery Designer, from Finland but living in Wales

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Airinga has a degree in Marketing from a Top 10 UK University, which she puts to good use as a digital advertising analyst at Bored Panda. A self-proclaimed writer of fantasy stories (is yet to finish a single one). Typical introvert. An avid fan of anime and manga. Fascinated by ancient history, astronomy, and artificial intelligence.

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Airinga has a degree in Marketing from a Top 10 UK University, which she puts to good use as a digital advertising analyst at Bored Panda. A self-proclaimed writer of fantasy stories (is yet to finish a single one). Typical introvert. An avid fan of anime and manga. Fascinated by ancient history, astronomy, and artificial intelligence.

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Panda Panda
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am I the only one that got "being a sliversmith doesn't pay me enough to buy wedding rings" out of this post?

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In this case it's more because of the full time mum part :) silversmith-on-hold haha!

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Marcellus the Third
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about instead of binary (which is only meaningful to computers), use braille (which is meaningful to humans)? You'll never get round to learning ASCII-in-binary by heart and you rarely see it; but having Braille on your fingertips will make you pick it up & spot it everywhere (elevators, bills, monuments, ... ) and may let you do a kindness at some unexpected points in the future?

Tina Hugh
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Braille isn’t going to fit on there, LOL. Nice thought tho. Maybe Morris Code?

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A B C
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am I the only one being annoyed by the fact that this post ends exactly where it'd get interesting? All the explanation about binary you can learn in about 2 min on Wikipedia, but how did you actually make the rings? Did you use pre-fabricated solid silver rings and cut the holes yourself? If so, were they (CNC-)machined, or drilled and filed square by hand? Did you make a mold with the holes in them and cast them? Did you actually already make them at all, as the pic above looks like a CAD render? I'm really curious, as I'm a maker myself, though I never worked with silver (yet).

Jesper Rasmussen
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A charming and good idea! This software developer probably sat and translated the words into binary himself. Those who are not software developers, however, they can do the same thing on the converters easily found on the internet ;-)

Dorothy Parker
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is beautiful and special coding. Love the idea and execution. I'm thinking bracelets for people in the tech industry who can afford precious metals would sell.

Barbara Berg
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is the meaning of the binary on the rings other than being the letters of each word? Does it make just a nice design that looks unique to you or will it be used digital wise?

Eliyahu Rooff
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As an amateur jewelry-maker, I'd love to see the process for laying out and cutting the holes. It sounds fascinating.

ChiveChilly
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so awesome! I'm not getting married but I still want one :o

Gerry Higgins
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5 years ago

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Full time mum and getting married Next year? Well that's doing things out of order but better late than never.

Tina Hugh
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks for weighing in. I bet she was just sitting there wondering how some rando would evaluate her life, and here you are!

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Panda Panda
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am I the only one that got "being a sliversmith doesn't pay me enough to buy wedding rings" out of this post?

Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In this case it's more because of the full time mum part :) silversmith-on-hold haha!

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Marcellus the Third
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about instead of binary (which is only meaningful to computers), use braille (which is meaningful to humans)? You'll never get round to learning ASCII-in-binary by heart and you rarely see it; but having Braille on your fingertips will make you pick it up & spot it everywhere (elevators, bills, monuments, ... ) and may let you do a kindness at some unexpected points in the future?

Tina Hugh
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Braille isn’t going to fit on there, LOL. Nice thought tho. Maybe Morris Code?

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A B C
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am I the only one being annoyed by the fact that this post ends exactly where it'd get interesting? All the explanation about binary you can learn in about 2 min on Wikipedia, but how did you actually make the rings? Did you use pre-fabricated solid silver rings and cut the holes yourself? If so, were they (CNC-)machined, or drilled and filed square by hand? Did you make a mold with the holes in them and cast them? Did you actually already make them at all, as the pic above looks like a CAD render? I'm really curious, as I'm a maker myself, though I never worked with silver (yet).

Jesper Rasmussen
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A charming and good idea! This software developer probably sat and translated the words into binary himself. Those who are not software developers, however, they can do the same thing on the converters easily found on the internet ;-)

Dorothy Parker
Community Member
5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is beautiful and special coding. Love the idea and execution. I'm thinking bracelets for people in the tech industry who can afford precious metals would sell.

Barbara Berg
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is the meaning of the binary on the rings other than being the letters of each word? Does it make just a nice design that looks unique to you or will it be used digital wise?

Eliyahu Rooff
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As an amateur jewelry-maker, I'd love to see the process for laying out and cutting the holes. It sounds fascinating.

ChiveChilly
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so awesome! I'm not getting married but I still want one :o

Gerry Higgins
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5 years ago

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Full time mum and getting married Next year? Well that's doing things out of order but better late than never.

Tina Hugh
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks for weighing in. I bet she was just sitting there wondering how some rando would evaluate her life, and here you are!

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