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Grey Freshwater Pearl and Sterling Silver Ring

I received an email from Sharon recently, asking if I could make a ring for her similar to this one which I created for her daughter.

Grey Pearl and Sterling Silver Ring

Sharon wanted the same style, but a grey pearl instead of a cream one.

Grey Pearl and Sterling Silver Ring

I love the luminescence of the pearl against the silky feel of the silver.

Grey Pearl and Sterling Silver Ring

Thanks, Sharon, it was lovely to make this ring for you!

Sterling Silver Tree of Life Ring

Adam wanted a special ring for his wife for their 15th wedding anniversary which is coming up soon.

Sterling Silver Tree of Life Ring

Adam told me he would like a Tree of Life ring, and sent me a few pictures that he liked. Keeping those in mind, I designed a ring for him.

Sterling Silver Tree of Life Ring

What a lovely idea for a wedding anniversary gift, so personal and unique!

Sterling Silver Tree of Life Ring

Sterling Silver Domed Ball Ring

Charlotte contacted me recently, as she had been looking for a special ring for a while, had come across this website and liked the look of some of my domed pieces. We designed a ring to suit her, combining elements of two other rings that I have in my Beyond Silver Dome collection.

Sterling Silver Double Dome Ball Ring

 

Charlotte just picked her ring up today, and she’s very happy with it! So glad. Thanks, Charlotte!

Sterling Silver Double Dome Ball Ring

Sterling Silver Heart Earrings

Nic contacted me with a request for a pair of heart earrings that she wanted to have created especially for her.

Sterling Silver Heart Earrings

Nic wanted them to be elongated, ‘puffed’ hearts, with marquis shaped hooks. We emailed about how they would look and what size they needed to be, and after a little bit of discussion, I got to work!

Sterling Silver Heart Earrings

The hearts are finished with a high polish, as you can see from the reflection in the photos. (It’s hard to capture a good photo of highly polished, curved surfaces! 🙂 )

Sterling Silver Heart Earrings

I created them with a spiral twist on the base of the earwire where it joins to the back of the heart –  forgot to take a picture of that, but you can just see in the reflection in the last picture! Thanks Nic, these earrings were fun to make. I’m really glad you’re enjoying them!

Grassy Green Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

My lovely friend Kylie, from Raw Toys, arranged for her birthday present this year to be one of my drusy pieces! I feel very honoured.

Grassy Green Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

Kylie thought my usual rings might be a bit too chunky for her because she has small hands, so asked would I be able to make her a ring a bit smaller than my usual style. Of course I was totally happy to oblige! I sourced her a special lovely small green piece of drusy.

Grassy Green Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

Kylie is really happy with the way this ring turned out (she even blogged a little bit about that 🙂 ), and that makes me feel happy, too. I love being able to make one of a kind pieces for lovely people!

Grassy Green Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

Thank you so much, Kylie! And for any lovers of beautiful wooden toys and puzzles, head over to Kylie’s MadeIt Shop or her Raw Toys blog and see her gorgeous work. It’s well worth a visit.

Electric Blue Drusy Agate Pendant

Electric Blue Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Pendant

A lovely customer contacted me from Florida recently. She was about to purchase a pendant from The Silver Forge shop, and wanted to make sure she was getting the right one. I was happy to help!

Electric Blue Drusy Agate Pendant

Agate was apparently one of the stones in the breastplate of decision constructed at the God of Israel’s instruction for the priest to wear (Exodus 28:15 – the Holy Bible).  It is felt that the agate in the breastplate was likely a sky blue variety.

Electric Blue Drusy Agate Pendant

 

My customer said of an agate pendant she already has “I wear the pendant to remind me of being grounded in my faith in my Lord and as a symbol of Him as my rock. It is my symbol of a shield guarding my heart.”

Electric Blue Drusy Agate Pendant

I offered some options which I felt might be right for her, and she decided to go with this lovely electric blue stone, which I custom made into this pendant. I was glad to be able to give my support in her quest for spiritual strength and peace!

Cherry Creek Jasper and Sterling Silver Ring

Cherry Creek Jasper and Sterling Silver Ring

I came across this divine piece of Cherry Creek Jasper a while ago, and just finished making it into a ring for myself.

Cherry Creek Jasper and Sterling Silver Ring

 

The design was partly inspired by my dear friend and classmate, Jane.  She makes beautiful rings, and her shanks are often very squared off at the ends.Cherry Creek Jasper and Sterling Silver Ring

I love the very organic nature of the stone.  Jasper is so hugely versatile!

Cherry Creek Jasper and Sterling Silver Ring

Burgundy Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

Rusty, the artisan behind the beautiful ‘Vance’ guitars, commissioned me to create a ring for his daughter’s birthday.

Burgundy Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

 

He chose the stone from my collection, then sent me a copy of a chart on which he’d measured the size of a ring from her ‘little gripper’. (Hehe, ‘little gripper’ made me laugh when Rusty send that to me!)

Burgundy Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

It was such a pleasure to set this beautiful stone for someone lovely to wear.

This is one of Rusty’s guitars: exquisite workmanship, and (apparently, from all who tell me) totally awesome to play. If you’re interested in owning one of these beauties, let me know, and I’ll put you in touch with him!

Vance Custom Guitars

Thanks so much for the honour, Rusty. I really appreciate it!

Lodolite Garden Quartz and Sterling Silver Ring

I bought two divine lodolite bullet shaped cabs a while ago, and I spent some time contemplating how to do them justice. I was waiting for inspiration to strike me, and it eventually did! 

Lodolite and Sterling Silver Ring

Lodolite is commonly known as Garden Quartz.

Lodolite and Sterling Silver Ring 3

It is clear quartz with inclusions, which look like a landscape scene – garden or underwater garden!

Lodolite and Sterling Silver Ring 2

I feel the organic vine-like nature of the ring complements the beautiful stone.

Lodolite

 

I’m looking forward to making another ring with my second gorgeous piece of Lodolite!

Peruvian Blue Chalcedony Castle Ring

Peruvian Blue Chalcedony Sterling Silver Smokestack Ring

For a while now, I’ve had a design for a ring in my head. In part inspired by the power station we drive past a few times a week; and in part inspired by castles and towers, minarets and mosques, factories and smokestacks – I seem to have quite an industrial/architectural theme running through my head lately.

Peruvian Blue Chalcedony Castle Ring

 

The stones are Peruvian Blue Chalcedony Briolettes, which I turned on their ends. Divine colour, don’t you think?

Peruvian Blue Chalcedony Castle Ring

I learned how to flange chenier, which was fun! The briolettes remind me of puffs of smoke.

Peruvian Blue Chalcedony Castle Ring

 

I have some little pear shaped free-form orange carnelians in my gemstone stash, and I think there may be another ring in this style coming along in the future!  What do you think?