Ive been there, to break the paralysis you have to just make things, dont worry about cutting the wire, dont worry about "would it be pretty" or would people like it, or my biggest was I dont want to waste wire, just make and understand that in the beginning we will waste alot of wire, but its part of the learning process. craft wire is cheap, you can buy at any craft shop or I like Parawire.

Very smart!

I believe he was overzealous when he said $30-$40 dollars ea for them, these rings are entry level ring designs and you will have issues trying to sell them at that price point, now at $6-$8 ea or maybe $10, they should sell very well. He made 11 rings in 30 mins, which is 22 rings an hour, if all are sold, that equals to $132($6x22) dollars at a venue, or $16.50 per hour if you sell at the venue for 8hours, and if you only made and sold 22 rings. Now thats not bad for an hourly pay depending on what state you live in, rings like those have maybe $0.75-$1.00 of material in them, so for $6 dollars thats pretty good. Im going to throw in some math here.... ok, so lets say, your hourly rate is $16.50 and you make 22 rings in 1hour, thats $0.75 per ring in labor, now lets add cost of goods, lets say $0.75 per ring, we times that by 3 (3Xmaterial) thats $2.25, we add in the labor which is $0.75 that $3.00 (Product cost) so now we take $3 and we add a multiplier of 2X which is a retail price of $6 which is pretty good. Now of course Im not takings anything away from Mat, he is a great wire artist and is kind enough to show us how his brain works and helps beginner wire artist how to make money and sales, which is why most of us watch him.

I use 20g all the time for rings and haven't had any problems. 😊

11 in 1/2 an hour❤

I believe those are 1lb spools of 20gauge copper round wire you can get them in any craft shop, or I like Parawire, or ottofrei, or contenti.

Ps I have made two stone rings without holes they turned out ok. But I prefer to use the Stones I find can you or do you have any information on drilling ( easy ) lol. Thanks for your help

Most craft wire is coated to prevent tarnishing. With bare copper, you can find a clear spray to seal it but with wear and tear, that will rub off usually in time

raw copper will oxidize, and will need to be coated to prevent it from doing so and reacting to you skin, you can buy tarnish resist copper wire, Parawire sell very nice coated and tarnish resistant wires. Hope this helps.

Thank you for the information! Yes, my skin also turns color from the copper. Appreciate your help. :)

@@Luva-_- You're welcome, glad I could help.

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Don’t watch stuff you don’t like 💎

@@KingRoyal414 sorry you were offended. I was just giving some feedback.🙂

@@pameladudrow247 you didn’t offend me at all .

For me it’s the inspiration and motivation to get some pieces done and not over thinking it. Valentine’s Day is just a few days away! I NEEDED this push!