Our Story

Let's meet Ken Hamar the maker of beautiful jewelry and other unique items. Ken is known as the SpoonRingGuy whom repurposes 1800s-1900s silver and silver plate flatware into jewelry and other unique items. 

After a forty year career in several high-pressure industries Ken suffered a stroke and during physical therapy discovered that although a portion of his brain no longer functioned as it once had, there was a new part with heightened awareness and passion for repurposing . A sister-in-law who is active at beading jewelry suggested beading as a form of physical and mental therapy. Ken gave it a try and re-training his brain by developing small motor skills and coordination using wire, beads, and other materials.

Ken now considers himself "pruned by God" and that the transient ischemic attack, or stroke, was actually a blessing in disguise. 

Several months into his therapy Ken graduated to working in silver, shells, natural stones, glass and took a silversmithing class taught by a well-respected instructor from Colorado.

Now it has been over 10 years and celebrating a full recovery Ken believes that he and his hand made jewelry and silver creations have been repurposed for a reason. The hand made creation process brings joy to him and to those who receive his pieces. He enjoys this new chapter of his life and believes he is better than before with this second chance.

The concept of hand made and repurposing vintage flatware is not a new idea but is a new and rewarding adventure for anyone involved in it.

Ken cleans, cuts, grinds, drills, bends, files, polishes, tumbles and brings back the sparkle to these once-loved items, sending them on their way to be loved again and be Better than new for another 50 years. He likes to think about those people whose hearts and lives the vintage silverware touched in the last 50 to 100 years.

The sparkle in the jewelry is beautiful,

however the new sparkle in the

owners eyes is priceless!

Now, these items will continue their "conversations" with new owners and families. Out of knife handles, Ken crafts ink pens, bottle openers and groomsmen's boutonnieres that actually hold water. Speaking of weddings, Ken has found that, although millennials may not register for silver sets as brides and grooms in previous generations did, they do love the look and feel of repurposed items made from family silver. Recently, he crafted 13 pendants for a wedding party from their grandmother's set.

Seeing the happiness in others is priceless to Hamar. This new mission brings him great joy, as he creates affordable treasures that can be passed down to future generations. 

Ken the SpoonRingGuy makes about 1000 rings each year and has several items in his inventory, rings, ear rings, bracelets, pendants, etc.

Ken Hamar believes that like his creations he has been given a second chance to be better than new.

Kens products are available in Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano and Frisco, Art festivals, Pinners Conferences and other events, or just call we mail out all over the United States.

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A beautiful moment at Oktoberfest in Southlake Texas

My wife Linda and I were working in our tent at an arts and crafts show when a very nice lady and a young girl around 8 yrs. old entered and started browsing. When the lady saw we made elephants out of vintage forks her eyes lit up and she began to explain an experience where she had just recently went to a family funeral and the deceased requested elephants be given out to all that came to her funeral because the elephants stay in the herd for life and morn when one dies. The lady purchased two elephants and explained to the young girl whom just entered the family why she made the purchase. When she gave the elephant necklace to her the young girl ask “does this mean I am in your herd”? The lady in tears joyfully explained you are in my family and in my herd from now and forever and don’t ever forget it!  

Another blessed moment in the booth…

We were enjoying selling flatware jewelry at an inside booth at Canton Texas east of Dallas 60 miles when a teenage girl and her mother walked into the booth and started looking at every piece. We noticed the mother seemed to be more excited and the girl seemed to be somewhat sad. Linda my wife started helping the lady by asking, are you looking for anything specific? The mother responded we are always looking for something with HOPE on it. Linda responded, yes my husband usually stamps HOPE on a few items. After a quick glance sure enough they found rings stamped HOPE. As Linda was checking the sale out, the mother explained she had twins and the one named HOPE had died at an early age so every time the mother and daughter go shopping they always shop for HOPE also…

Needless to say we always will have something stamped with HOPE in our stock!