When I first started making jewelry the only problem I had was finding a good jeweler that had reasonable prices, did good work, and was easy to work with. The first jeweler I tried was terrible and I’ve paid dearly for the mistake by having to have my current jeweler fix the mistakes made originally. [...]
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Valentine's Designs
Thursday, January 28, 2010
You obviously do not HAVE to buy heart jewelry for Valentine’s day but it does seem to be a popular theme. I decided to do a few heart pendant designs just for the special day that is coming up in a little over 2 weeks.
Trillion Fire Opal Ring
Friday, December 18, 2009
This is another piece that I had made just for fun. The stone is a Trillion shaped Fire Opal with a faceted checker board style top. The stone is a brilliant orange but is translucent rather than transparent. There is very little play of color but it is still a very pretty stone. The mounting [...]
Starburst Ring
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
This is a ring that a friend of mine actually gave me the idea for but I loved it so much that I decided to make it! The main stone is a fire opal cabochon that has great color. On the side view picture you can see some of the play of color inside the [...]
The 4 C's Disected-Part 4-Cut
Friday, October 30, 2009
Cut is what I think is the most important of the 4 C’s. Usually people refer to cut as just the shape of the diamond. That is only part of it. Each diamond shape has specific proportions that make it sparkle. If a diamond is cut too shallow or too deep, the light doesn’t hit [...]