Stadium Love Taxidermy Ring

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  Step 1

  Just after we'd been to see Metric, the barman in my favourite pub gave me this old piece of hardware he'd salvaged from a computer hard drive and thought I'd like to turn it into something.

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  Step 2

  It reminded me of a bird, which gave me the idea to make a piece of taxidermy jewellery inspired by the Metric song Stadium Love.

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  Step 3

  You can use any piece of hardware you like for this ring. Gather your hardware and a ring blank with a base large enough to hold the hardware.

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  Step 4

  Cut a couple of lengths of jewellery wire in a matching colour.

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  Step 5

  Thread the wire through the ring base.

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  Step 6

  And attach to your hardware, using any holes and gaps to secure it to the ring base.

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  Step 7

  Tie securely and trim off any excess wire.

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  Step 8

  Check it sits nicely on your finger.

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  Step 9

  Break off a small ball of air dry clay.

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  Step 10

  Begin sculpting the clay around the hardware to form the skull of your taxidermy.

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  Step 11

  Make sure to leave coolest parts of the hardware exposed.

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  Step 12

  I found a pair of gold eyelets that fit perfectly in the eye sockets.

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  Step 13

  Build up the clay around the eye sockets, using a little water to get the clay nice and sticky to hold the eyelets in place.

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  Step 14

  Press the eyelets firmly in place.

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  Step 15

  Use an awl to scrape out the excess clay from inside the eye.

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  Step 16

  I then found some gold feather charms which matched perfectly.

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  Step 17

  Wet the back of the skull with a little water to get it nice and sticky.

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  Step 18

  Press a feather bead into the back of the skull.

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  Step 19

  Continue with the rest of the feathers, making sure they look nice.

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  Step 20

  I then placed another lump of clay at the back of the skull to secure the feathers in place. This looked a little plain until I found a gold charm that matched perfectly and pressed it into the clay to embed itself.

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  Step 21

  The ring was looking good but it looked like it needed one more thing.

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  Step 22

  Remembering the amazing studded bra that Emily Haines from Metric had worn on the stage, I knew a star stud would be the perfect finishing touch.

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  Step 23

  Simply press the stud into the centre of the skull and leave the clay to set so that it embeds.

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  Step 24

  Leave the ring to set overnight so that all the embellishments embed into the clay.

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  Step 25

  Use the awl to chip off any excess clay from around the feathers.

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  Step 26

  Add a final layer of clay, using water to smooth it over the surface of your ring and get it looking perfect.

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  Step 27

  Use the awl to add a dotted pattern around the eyes.

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  Step 28

  Add a little dotted decoration to the nose.

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  Step 29

  Leave to set one last time and then it's ready to wear!

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Carla B. · Gravois Mills, Missouri, US · 1 project 6th May 2019

Very cool!

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