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
Image credits: siinaheijewellery
I made it easy for others to request similar rings for all occasions
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Am I the only one that got "being a sliversmith doesn't pay me enough to buy wedding rings" out of this post?
In this case it's more because of the full time mum part :) silversmith-on-hold haha!
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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?
Braille isn’t going to fit on there, LOL. Nice thought tho. Maybe Morris Code?
Load More Replies... 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).
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 ;-)
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.
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?
As an amateur jewelry-maker, I'd love to see the process for laying out and cutting the holes. It sounds fascinating.
Thanks for weighing in. I bet she was just sitting there wondering how some rando would evaluate her life, and here you are!
Load More Replies... Am I the only one that got "being a sliversmith doesn't pay me enough to buy wedding rings" out of this post?
In this case it's more because of the full time mum part :) silversmith-on-hold haha!
Load More Replies... 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?
Braille isn’t going to fit on there, LOL. Nice thought tho. Maybe Morris Code?
Load More Replies... 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).
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 ;-)
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.
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?
As an amateur jewelry-maker, I'd love to see the process for laying out and cutting the holes. It sounds fascinating.
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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