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Super cute charm ring. Make it as simple or complex as you like!
I have added lots of different styles and shapes of gemstone beads to this ring. This means the how to uses a few different techniques to attach the beads to the ring base. You can make it much simpler by using one type of bead.

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  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 1
    Step 1

    Thread a piece of wire through the hole in the bead. Push the bead a third of the way along the wire. Fold the ends up and over each other so they make a cross above the point of the briolette.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 2
    Step 2

    Push the longer end of the wire so it is pointing straight up and push the shorter end of the wire so it is at 90°.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 3
    Step 3

    Wrap the shorter piece of wire around the longer piece a few times and cut the end off.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 4
    Step 4

    Make a loop using round nose pliers just above where you wrapped the other end of wire around.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 5
    Step 5

    Slide the loop onto one of the loops on the ring base.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 6
    Step 6

    Wrap the wire around down past the hole drilled in the bead. Keep wrapping the wire down over the bead.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 7
    Step 7

    Once you have wrapped the wire down as far as you want fold it up towards where you started wrapping. Wrap the wire around a couple of times. Snip off the end.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 8
    Step 8

    Thread the heart bead onto a headpin.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 9
    Step 9

    Hold the head pin just above the bead using round nose pliers. Bend the end of the head pin around one of the barrels of the round nose pliers to make a loop. (It looks a bit like a P shape.)

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 10
    Step 10

    Thread the loop on to the ring base and cut the end of the head pin off close to the loop.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 11
    Step 11

    Next the Wraptite setting and the topaz stone.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 12
    Step 12

    Place the stone in the setting and hold a headpin in the loop at the top. (This stops you accidentally closing the loop.) Gently squeeze the top of the Wraptite setting (just under the loop) with a pair of chain nose pliers.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 13
    Step 13

    It will look like this. Attach to the ring base using a small jump ring using 2 pairs of chain nose pliers. To open and close jump rings hold either side of the opening in the ring with a pair of pliers. Move the ends in a forward and backwards motion. Never pull the jump ring apart sideways, this deforms the shape of the ring.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 14
    Step 14

    Thread the charms on to jump rings and attach to the ring base using 2 pairs of chain nose pliers.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 15
    Step 15

    Thread the last of the beads on to head pins. Add these to the ring base in the same way you added the heart bead.

  • How to make a cluster ring. Boho Statement Ring - Step 16
    Step 16

    Your ring will look a bit like this.

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