My lovely client Bec chose this beautiful jade stone from my gemstone collection to have made into a jade and silver ring.
I love the colours and the shape of the stone.
Bec visited me in my workshop to choose her stone and discuss this creation. It was lovely to meet Bec and to create for her!
To go with the ring from my previous post, my gorgeous client Natasha had me make her a pair of earrings using green gemstones.
The stones are jade and bloodstone (also known as heliotrope.) Fantastic!
These stacking rings were a custom build for a client who has three children named after gemstones. She chose the correct coloured stone for each child from my gemstone collection.
These remind me of the lovely old style acrostic jewellery. What a gorgeous way to honour your loved ones!
If you’d like a set (or just one!) of your own, let me know – I’d love to make you some.
PLEASE NOTE: This gemstone is reserved for a lovely client.
The beautiful Canadian jade gemstone cabochon shown here is 26mm long. It is available to be handcrafted into a custom made ring or pendant for you.
Some years ago, my gorgeous husband came home from a work trip to Hong Kong with this beautiful piece of jade for me. Yes, I love him!
I created an elaborate design for the stone, and built that during my goldsmithing classes. Part of the component creation included making some chenier – which is hollow tubing, to go through the middle of the jade, which was cut in a donut shape. That was fun!
At the end of the day decided I didn’t like what I had made, so removed a good portion of the framework and left a simpler way to wear the jade. Sometimes, you have to modify your original idea to make the piece work!
The jade gemstone cabochons shown here are 6mm in diameter, and are available to be handcrafted into custom pieces for you.
Virgo, The Virgin, is the sixth symbol of the Zodiac. Anyone born between 23 August and 23 September is born under this sign. Virgo, the latin word for virgin, is a mutable sign, and is ruled by the planet Mercury. Its symbol is 
, representing a sheaf of barley. Virgo is one of the four earth signs.
Carnelian is the traditional stone for Virgo. Carnelian is believed to give energy, guard against poverty, and promote good moods.
Another stone traditionally assigned to Virgo is Jade. It is thought to protect the wearer from coming to harm.
Key words for people born under the sign of Virgo are said to be: Precise, differentiatial, doers of what is necessary, utilitarian. Virgoans take a critical point of view. Virgo rules the digestive system, intestines, spleen and nervous system.
Virgoans share their sign with such notables as Roald Dahl, Stephen King and Jane Addams. You can shop for a Virgo pendant in my Celestials Collection in The Silver Forge Shop.
The beautiful pale green flecked oval chitor jade gemstone cabochon shown here is 32mm long. It is available to be handcrafted into a custom made ring or pendant for you.
Chitor is a town near Jaipur, Rajasthan, India where the stone is found. The name Chitor Jade is a colloquial name, given to this mineral by the local people. I sourced this stone from a gemstone supplier who got the stone in Rajasthan. He tells me it’s quite possible this stone has never been traded outside the area where it is found, which could be why I’d never heard of it. So, this is a very unique cabochon!