I asked my dear friend Morgan to choose a drusy agate cabochon from my collection, and I made it into a ring for her.
She wanted it to look a bit old-fashioned, so we designed it with a half-round shank, and I gave the silver a very matt finish.
She is thrilled with it, so I am very happy!!
Maria, whom I previously created a gorgeous ocean wave jasper ring for, wanted a drusy agate ring too.
I was happy to show her the stones I have available! She chose this divine orange one.
Thanks Maria! I confess I love this piece of drusy so much, I bought a similar stone in the same colour to make a ring just for me!
One of my fellow students, Jane, asked me if I could make her a drusy agate ring.
I feel very honoured that she would want to buy a piece from me!
I was very happy with the way it turned out, and Jane was very pleased too. Thank you, dear Jane!
Carmen commissioned me to make this ring for her daughter for Christmas.
Funnily, I sourced this piece of drusy with Kish in mind, and out of all the stones there were to choose from in my collection, she chose it! 🙂
I just love this stone, and how at the right angle it looks like a kiss.
Thanks for choosing me to make this piece for your lovely girl, Carmen!
I made this ring for Gracie, my son’s girlfriend, to wear to her Year 12 Formal. She is such a sweetheart, she deserves a whole handful of beautiful rings! This one will have to suffice for now.
She chose the stone, and I set it very simply (as always!) and gave it a high polish.
Thanks for the honour, dear Gracie, and have a fantastic night!! 🙂 xx
I made this drusy agate ring for Leesa. I took it down to her yesterday evening, and she was really thrilled! 
Everyone who saw this stone before I set it coveted it, so definitely a good choice, Leesa!
It’s so lovely when the person for whom you’ve created a piece loves the work you’ve done. Leesa is keen to have another one, this time in gold, so stay tuned!! 🙂
I made this silver cuff ring for Sarah.
I love the simplicity of her choice of finish!
It was great fun to make, with plenty of forging (that’s the hammering kind 🙂 ).
At last, a piece that I am going to keep for myself!!
The stone in this ring is howlite, which is most often seen dyed and passed off as turquoise. I just like it in its natural creamy white form!
Surprise, surprise, this ring is huge – the stone is four centimetres long. I like this ring, it’s really nice to wear, compliments most outfits, and it makes me feel happy!!
This ocean wave jasper and sterling silver ring was created for Maria.
What a gorgeous stone!
The first project for the goldsmithing course I am doing this year was to design a piece incorporating a bearing seat setting method (a ledge put inside the bezel wall for the stone to sit on), and one or more 12mm or larger stones in either a ring or pendant, with texture. I fell in love with these carnelian cabochons, and had to use them in my piece! Carnelians can be quite brown, but these orange ones are just delicious! I’ve got my eye out for some spessartite garnet cabs which can also be that lovely glowing tangerine colour.
It was a great fun project, both the designing and the making of it! With each project, we have to come up with the concept, do a tech drawing of it, do an art drawing of it, and of course create it. So much fun!