If theres one thing being in a relationship has taught me, is that effort counts. Its romantic to take your date out to dinner, its even more romantic to make dinner for your date. You could order something off of Amazon and youd get brownie points for it but theres something much more intimate and special when you build something for someone, putting time, effort, and creativity into it. Theres a lot you can do within this scope make a painting, cook a meal, plan a trip and now Grace Gow wants to add bespoke jewelry to that list too.Designed by artist and metalsmith Cat McCadden (who founded Grace Gow as an homage to her grandmother), the Carve Your Own Ring Kit gives you an extensive set of tools and materials to literally build your own silver or gold ring. Each kit comes with a wax ring mold, a tea-light candle, and a set of tools that let you build out any design of your choice. Once the rings design is ready, you mail the wax mold to Grace Gow and it gets cast in either Silver or Gold and shipped back to you.Designer: Grace GowThe kit is a part of Grace Gows Wax On Workshop (or WOW). The bundle includes the kit along with an online workshop on how to design and carve your own rings. However, you can use the kit entirely on your own without the online classes. Each kit comes with two green wax rings that serve as the canvas for your design. A pencil helps you draw your design on the wax while a metal scraper and multiple grits of sandpaper allow you to carve away at the wax till youre satisfied with your overall design.The kit also includes a few other tools to make the process easier. A candle helps soften the wax or even rearrange it, so you can restructure your ring beyond the dimensions of the mold. A finger-diameter guide allows you to also carve the rings hole based on the finger-width of the person it is for. Once youre done, try the ring out on the finger before packing it back in the kit.The entire process is highly rewarding as you get to design your own jewelry rather than pick something from a pre-set catalog. You learn to work with surfaces, finishes, and even understand the intricate processes used by jewellers. A single kit is perfect for two people making rings for each other, although buy multiple kits and it turns into a wonderful group activity for friends and family. The creative process is much more fun when its collaborative!Once youre done, the rings go back to Grace Gow, who casts them in 925 sterling silver. You can even request gemstones be added onto the ring, but that will work up an additional cost for the gems as well as fitting charges. Grace Gow takes your wax ring and uses the 6000-year-old Lost Wax process to cast them. This usually involves trapping the wax ring in clay or terracotta before heating it up to melt the wax. The hollow space left by the melted wax then gets substituted with molten metal (silver in this case). After the metal cools, the mold is broken to reveal the ring inside. Grace Gow performs a few finishing techniques to bring out the metals shimmering allure before mailing the ring back to you.At the end, youre left with a ring thats as unique as you are not some generic piece of jewelry you picked up at the store. The ring is truly one-of-a-kind and encapsulates your creativity and your labor. Sure, rather than making them for a Valentine you could build them for yourself too. Nothing speaks peak fashion like bespoke jewelry to match your mood and your sense of style!The post Why Buy a Ring When This DIY Jewelry Kit Lets You Design and Make Your Own Silver Rings? first appeared on Yanko Design.