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Freshwater Pearl and Sterling Silver Dish Ring

It was lovely to be emailed by Kel, who had a request for a custom made ring to start off her bespoke jewellery collection.

Sterling Silver and Freshwater Pearl Dish Ring

I just love the idea of that! (As an aside, my small son found me this leaf just as I was photographing Kel’s ring – I think they look great together. 🙂 )

Sterling Silver and Freshwater Pearl Dish Ring

Using a freshwater pearl, I created a sterling silver dome for it to sit in.

Sterling Silver and Freshwater Pearl Dish Ring

It’s really quite difficult to photograph highly polished curved surfaces, but you get the general idea. I like the shine coupled with the soft pearl! Thanks, Kel!

Sterling Silver Captain America Ring

Sterling Silver Captain America Ring

It was my older son’s eighteenth birthday recently, and I knew that a Captain America ring was high on his long term list of desires.

Sterling Silver Captain America Ring

I was very glad to create one for him.

Sterling Silver Captain America Ring

Happy birthday, my very lovely son!

(P.S. I have promised my son that this will be the only Captain America shield piece I will ever make ~ that way it’s completely unique to him from me ~ however if you have a different Captain America idea, or another Super Hero that you love, I’d be glad to help out!)

Sterling Silver, Garnet and Cairngorm Tree of Life Pendant

Sterling Silver, Garnet and Cairngorm Tree of Life Pendant  My best friend asked me to create a tree of life pendant for her lovely sister for her birthday.

Sterling Silver, Garnet and Cairngorm Tree of Life Pendant

To me, the brown of the smoky quartz (also known as cairngorm) represents the earth, and the red of the almandine garnet represents the fruit of the tree.

Sterling Silver, Garnet and Cairngorm Tree of Life Pendant

 

I wanted this tree to have a different, softer feel that the tree of life ring I made. So glad to hear the lovely El likes it!

Picasso Marble and Sterling Silver Pendant

Picasso Marble and Sterling Silver Pendant

For my sister’s birthday, I wanted to make her something special. She chose this Picasso marble cabochon from my gemstone collection, and asked if I could make a pendant from it.

Picasso Marble and Sterling Silver Pendant

She wanted the bail to be the symbol for infinity – such a lovely idea!

Picasso Marble and Sterling Silver Pendant

I’m looking forward to seeing the finished product being worn. I feel so lucky to have such a lovely sister!

Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper and Sterling Silver Ring

Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper and Sterling Silver Ring

At the same time as I was creating her this ring, Leesa (for whom I also created this ring), asked if I could make her a ring using this divine Morgan Hill poppy jasper cabochon from my gemstone collection.

Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper and Sterling Silver Ring

The stone matches Leesa’s colouring perfectly – it really looks divine on her.

Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper and Sterling Silver Ring

Thank you, Leesa, it was a joy working with you as always!!

Sterling Silver Domed Matching Pendants

Matching Domed Sterling Silver Sphere Pendants

I created these pendants for a customer, one each for him and his girlfriend.

Sterling Silver Domed Matching Pendants

 

She is going overseas, and he wanted something to symbolise their love.

Sterling Silver Domed Matching Pendants

 

I created them so that when the domes are placed together, a complete sphere is formed. Each dome has a larger and a smaller solid silver sphere inside, to represent each of them.

Sterling Silver Domed Matching Pendants

 

What a beautiful and romantic gesture!

Malachite and Sterling Silver Ring

Maria, for whom I previously made this ring and this ring, asked me to make her a ring using a malachite cabochon I had in my gemstone stash.

Malachite and Sterling Silver Ring

I love this particular piece of malachite – it’s lighter than usual, and very striking!

Malachite and Sterling Silver Ring

I hope Maria enjoys wearing it as much as I enjoyed making it.

Malachite and Sterling Silver Ring

Thanks, Maria!

Story of a Beautiful Tree

I bought the most divine wooden tree puzzle from my lovely friend, Kylie, and it lives in my study where it brings me joy each day! I was inspired so much by it, that I asked Kylie how she would feel if I were to borrow her beautiful tree design for the ‘Earth’ symbol in my new Elementals range. She kindly agreed to let me! I feel honoured both that she was happy for me to use her gorgeous tree shape, and that she liked the pendant I created so much that she bought it! Below is a blog post that she wrote about it. You can read it in full over at Kylie’s Raw Toys website!

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From Puzzle to Pendant

Back when I first started my little shop, I made a handful of two piece tree puzzles. I sold most of them and have not felt inclined to make more so I discontinued them. Out of the blue, I received an email from my silversmithing friend, Ruthie, from The Silver Forge, asking my permission to use the design from one of these trees she had purchased a while back for an idea she had in mind.
It’s no secret how much I adore Ruthie’s work, so as you can imagine, I was thrilled with the idea! Here is the original tree puzzle belonging to Ruthie:
And here is her finished piece.. my tree design as a stunning silver pendant!
I developed an instant crush on this pendant and decided that I neeeded to be it’s owner. The beautiful tree pendant and I are now insperable and it’s especially perfect that it features my birthstone, the peridot. Thank you so much, Ruthie, I treasure each of the beautiful creations of yours that I’m lucky enough to own – you are a rockstar!
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Thank you so much, Kylie!
Pinky Orange Sunset Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

Orange Sunset Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

The lovely Charmaine, who I previously created this ring and this ring for, asked me to make her a ring from this divine orange sunset flavoured drusy agate cabochon.

Pinky Orange Sunset Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

The colours and textures of this stone are simply amazing!

Pinky Orange Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

I hope Charmaine loves it as much as her previous two rings.. it was a pleasure to create it for her! Thanks, Charmaine!

Pinky Orange Sunset Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

Black Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

Black Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

The lovely Leesa, who I created this ring for, recently chose this superb black drusy agate cabochon to be made into a ring.

Black Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

Very stylish and understated, it looks gorgeous!

Black Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

I dropped it off to Leesa today, and she was very pleased. Thanks, Leesa!

Black Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring