The lengthy power outages created by winter storm Uri meant online work was out of the picture. I had to find new ways to keep busy. After raiding the crafts drawer, I selected leftover wire from an old science project, some assorted beads from long ago, and the wire cutter and pliers from a jewelry kit and decided to attempt to make the wire rings that have populated Pinterest and TikTok feeds as of late. I had access only to the screenshot of finished rings as a model and the various materials I had managed to find in my house. After testing glue sticks, knitting needles, and pens, I found that a large expo marker was sufficient as an actual ring measurer. After analyzing the picture and trying to recall the odd video tutorial I had glanced at previously, I cut some wire and began twisting it into a ring-like shape. With no sure course of action and limited wire experience, I faced many initial challenges like making the ring too small or too big, not finishing the ring neatly, or ma...