The blue topaz gemstone cabochons shown here are 6mm in diameter, and are available to be handcrafted into custom pieces for you.
Tag Archives: hand made
Black Onyx Cabochons (6mm Round)
The black onyx gemstone cabochons shown here are 6mm in diameter, and are available to be handcrafted into custom pieces for you.
Haematite Cabochons (6mm Round)
The haematite gemstone cabochons shown here are 6mm in diameter, and are available to be handcrafted into custom pieces for you.
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli has been mined in Afghanistan for over 6,000 years.
(image credit Philippe Giabbanelli)
Lapis is the Latin word for ‘stone’, and lazuli comes from the Latin ‘lazulum’ which was derived the name of the stone in Persian. The name of the stone came to be associated with its color – the word azure comes from lapis lazuli.
(image credit Parent Géry)
Lapis was long ground up to make the pigment ultramarine, which was widely used during the Renaissance in frescoes and oil painting (this method was replaced in the 19th century with a synthetic compound.)
(image credit Walters Art Museum)
Because of its amazing blue colouring, Lapis has been prized; carved and worn throughout antiquity, in pieces like this Roman Imperial Eagle. I saw quite a lot of it in precious pieces in museums while travelling in Egypt.
Lapis is believed to be good for communications and good judgement, for enhancing memory, and to attract success.
Lapis is gorgeous – and I have these pieces in my gemstone collection just waiting to be made into something fabulous!
Peridot, Black Onyx and Moonstone Sterling Silver Stacking Rings
It’s always lovely to create for people you love, so when my bestie asked me to make her daughter a set of stacking rings as a sixteenth birthday present, I was stoked!
The stones come from my embarrassingly extensive gemstone collection.
If you’d like a set (or just one!) of your own, let me know – I’d love to make you some.
Pink Opal Cabochons (6mm Round Rose Cut)
The pink opal gemstone cabochons shown here are 6mm in diameter, and are available to be handcrafted into custom pieces for you.
I used a similar cabochon to create this custom piece:
Tourmalinated Quartz and Sterling Silver Ring
Tourmalinated quartz is such a lovely stone, and when my gorgeous client Jane chose this one from my gemstone collection for a ring to replace one that we had an issue with, I was very happy to create with it!
I still get such a buzz out of every ring that I make.
If you need one of your own, let me know!
Boulder Opal and Sterling Silver Ring
My Granny likes opals, (I created this opal ring for her a few years ago), and I wanted to create her a ring that she could wear each day.
She admired this opal ring I made a dear friend, so I thought she would like one of her own! This stone is a boulder opal, which is found only here in Queensland, Australia.
I love my dearest Granny! xx
Sterling Silver Llama Pendant
It’s not often you get asked to handcraft a llama!
I was commissioned by a lovely client to create this pendant as a farewell gift for a psychodrama therapist, who also breeds llamas. Yes, a psychodrama llama farmer.
I was very taken, both by the notion, and by the recipient! A joy to create.
Raw Ruby and Sterling Silver Earrings
One of my clients asked if I could create a pair of earrings to match this raw ruby ring.
I was able to source her some matching cabochons, and here is the end result!
I think they turned out pretty well. I was fond of that ring, too, so it was nice to see it going off to a good home!