Colorful, handcrafted chain maille jewelry made with anodized, dyed aluminum rings. Lightweight and strong. Design your own custom piece today, ask me how!
Hi! Welcome to Ember's Rainbow Rings!
My name is Ember and I am originally from California, but moved recently to the Oregon coast where I have begun setting up business both online and in a physical shop in Coos Bay Oregon.
My love of chain maille began when I was very young. I have always been a fantasy lover, and chain maille is one of those things that simply went hand in hand with everything else of that genre. When I was older, I started attending Renaissance Faires, first as a patron, and later as a volunteer. In that environment, you run into a lot of people who make and sell chain maille, usually of the armor variety, but often jewelry also. I always thought it looked difficult, but like a lot of fun, but never had the opportunity to try it.
Then one day, at Joannes Fabrics, I found out that they had chain maille rings on clearance. "Great!" I thought, "Now is my chance." So I bought a bunch and began to play with them. From there I looked online to find more variety, and when I bought my first rings online, I realized that the rings at Joannes had been of terrible quality, which was why they were on sale, I'm sure. Regardless, I had a good sized set of rings to play with, and from there I ran with it and haven't really put it down since.
One of the things that I find unique about the pieces that I make, as opposed to so many other wonderful chain maille crafters out there, are the colors. I love color, I always have. And I absolutely love making super shiny, colorful pieces of jewelry that stand out from everything else around them! Of course, since I do make custom pieces, I have no problems making pieces with more muted colors, like more silver and black with splashes of color. I just personally have more fun with bright, Rainbow colors: which is where the business got its name.
As for my inspiration, I pull much of that from the interests and personal identities of my close friends. I make many Pride themed pieces for a large variety of sexual orientations and gender identities. I also make pieces with symbols or themes from various religions. I draw inspiration for a lot of my work from nature and the world around us. And of course, my personal favorite, I make many pieces that are Fandom based, such as Harry Potter, My Little Pony, and the Avengers to name just a few. I am ALWAYS looking for new places to draw inspiration from, so if you have an idea even as simple as a theme that you would like to see done, or a Fandom you would like represented, let me know. I would love to work with you to build you a custom, unique piece of your very own!
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to message me. Please understand though, I am just one person. I do not have a crew of people working for me, and I do have (unfortunately) another job outside of my jewelry. I will respond to any messages with every bit of speed that I can, but in busy times I may not be as quick as I might like. Thank you so much for your understanding and happy shopping!
