New Work

Montana sapphire, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled palladium sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade Zultanite and recycled 14k white gold engagement ring with recycled 14k rose gold wedding band
{ Zultanite ring available for purchase on my Etsy page }

Moissanite, sapphire, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled palladium sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade Zultanite and recycled 14k white gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

New Work

Afghan tourmaline, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled palladium sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Moissanite, recycled 14k white gold, and recycled palladium sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Afghan tourmaline, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Moissanite, fair trade garnet, and recycled 14k white gold band
{ custom order; sold }

And I was finally able to get some better shots of these two rings, which I finished a couple of weeks ago -

Fair trade fancy sapphire and recycled 18k palladium white gold ring, size 6.5

Moissanite and recycled 18k palladium white gold ring, size 7 or made to order in your size

New Work

Fair trade Zultanite, recycled 14k rose gold, and recycled 14k palladium white gold ring, size 7.5

Recycled palladium sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Moissanite, recycled 14k rose gold, and recycled palladium sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

California green tourmaline and recycled 14k palladium white gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

Conquering Mental Blocks

When I learned how to do flush-set stones about a year and a half ago, I started with silver (easy), moved on to yellow gold (harder), and eventually tried white gold (#$%&@!!!). White gold was tough, literally. Since it's a harder, less forgiving metal, I had a really hard time setting those tiny little stones into it. I tried a couple of times and got so frustrated that I gave up. Ever since, when I've received requests from customers to do flush-set stones in white gold (and there have been many, many requests), I've simply declined. But it pains me greatly, not only to lose out on business, but to be unable to give my customers what they want, and ultimately, to disappoint myself. So today, I resolved to overcome my fear. After all, it's probably been a year since I've attempted this particular skill, and in that time I've had a lot more practice...

... et voila!

Moissanite and recycled 14k white gold wedding band, size 7

I did it!!! And I must say, I'm feeling pretty proud of myself today. There are often many frustrations and let-downs working in any creative field, and I tend to judge myself and my work pretty harshly, so I'm making a conscious effort to enjoy this little success today.

I hope you too are having a success-filled, joyful day.

New Stones

Woo-hoo! Tons of new Oregon sunstone!!! Gorgeous stuff...

These are available for custom orders; drop me a line if you're interested. (I have more photos available of most of these if you'd like to see other views.)

Oregon sunstone; 5.5mm (0.55 carats)

Oregon sunstone; 5.5mm (0.55 carats)

Oregon sunstone; 5mm (0.47 carats)

Oregon sunstone; 8mm (1.53 carats)

Oregon sunstone; 6mm (0.68 carats)

Oregon sunstone; 5mm (0.52 carats)

Oregon sunstone; 6mm (0.83 carats)

Oregon sunstone; 5mm (0.42 carats)

Oregon sunstone; 5mm (0.43 carats)

Oregon sunstone; 4.5mm (0.31 carats)

New Work

Fair trade grape garnet and recycled sterling silver ring, size 8
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

California green tourmaline and recycled 14k gold ring, size 7
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Nevada turquoise and recycled sterling silver ring, size 7
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

California poppy jasper and recycled sterling silver ring, size 8
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Arizona gem chrysocolla, recycled 14k gold, and recycled sterling silver ring, size 6.75
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }