Adorable boyfriend learns how to make engagement ring from scratch for the ultimate proposal

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Adorable boyfriend learns how to make engagement ring from scratch for the ultimate proposal
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When Mike Boyd went shopping for an engagement ring for his girlfriend Kim, he couldn't find one that felt quite "right."

So, he decided to something a little bit unconventional. He took a jewellery class and learned how to make a diamond engagement ring entirely from scratch, all by himself. And, it turned out beautifully!

"I want to make a ring 100% by myself. Can that be done?" Boyd asked jewellery designer Scarlett Erskine. Boyd watched and listened as Erskine showed him every single step involved in the ring making process and he then applied this knowledge.

It took Boyd six hours and 16 minutes to make the diamond ring, but he said he wanted to make sure his creation would be "a ring that Kim says yes to."

And, spoiler alert: he succeeded!

Awwwwww.

Video Credit: Storyful / Mike Boyd

Rachel Thompson, sits wearing a dress with yellow florals and black background.
Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.


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